Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.’s new attorney general says province won’t delay Trans Mountain permits
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general says the NDP government will not artificially delay permits for the Trans Mountain pipeline, despite the premier's vow to use every available tool to st...
Jul 25, 2017
First Nations top priority with B.C. NDP government, includes treaty revenue
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has placed British Columbia First Nations issues near the top of his government's priority list, committing his cabinet to transform the stalled treaty talks and negotia...
Jul 25, 2017
Tragedy averted on Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a tragedy was averted on Okanagan Lake. Officers conducting boat patrols on Sunday located 12 and 13 year old boys in a rubber dinghy that was pushed into the middle of the ...
Jul 25, 2017
Theft, fraud charges laid after alleged fraud at Surrey, B.C., school
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a woman has been arrested after the alleged theft of thousands of dollars from the parent advisory council at an elementary school in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say staff from KB Wood...
Jul 25, 2017
The evaporation of an LNG project: A chronology of Pacific NorthWest LNG
VANCOUVER - Here is a look at how the Pacific NorthWest LNG project evolved over the last several years before the announcement of its demise Tuesday: Feb. 19, 2013: Pacific NorthWest LNG submits its ...
Jul 25, 2017
Police say cougar dropped dog after owner in Port Moody, B.C., yelled
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in the Metro Vancouver suburb of Port Moody say a cougar walked into a residential neighbourhood and tried to carry away a dog. Police say the dog's owner reported yelling at...
Jul 25, 2017
Pacific Northwest LNG megaproject not going ahead
VANCOUVER - Petronas and its partners have cancelled the $36-billion Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas megaproject they had planned to build in British Columbia. Anuar Taib, chief executive of P...
Jul 25, 2017
Preparations underway to welcome more B.C. wildfire evacuees home
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mayor of Williams Lake, B.C., says the city is ready to welcome thousands of residents home, as soon as fire officials give the okay. About 10,000 residents of the Interior city w...
Jul 25, 2017
B.C. Premier John Horgan delivers mandate duties to cabinet ministers
VICTORIA - British Columbia's new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday, and the tasks include a mix of both campaign promises and new plans. John Horgan, who appointed his ...
Jul 24, 2017
New Democrats promise to fix Insurance Corp. of B.C. amid spectre of rate hikes
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general is reassuring drivers they will not be on the hook for a hike in auto-insurance rates, despite a report released Monday forecasting prices could soar as...
Jul 24, 2017
