Category Archives: British Columbia
Highway 97 now open near Cache Creek following accident
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - According to DriveBC Highway 97 has now re-opened as of 8:30pm. UPDATE – #BCHwy97 ***OPEN*** from #BCHwy99 Junction to #ClintonBC. - Drive BC (@DriveBC) July 3, 2017 Earlier:...
Jul 02, 2017
Crews fighting several wildfires across B.C. as warm, dry conditions persist
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. - Several wildfires around British Columbia have crews working around the clock as warm, dry weather conditions persist. BC Wildfire Service says the latest fire was discove...
Jul 02, 2017
B.C. woman regains Canadian citizenship stripped by arcane law
VANCOUVER - Byrdie Funk marked Canada Day by taking a citizenship oath, but unlike the 150 people around her who also raised their right arm to do the same, she is hardly a newcomer. Funk, who is a th...
Jul 02, 2017
Former cabinet minister says ‘little daylight’ separates Liberals and NDP
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal cabinet minister in British Columbia says he's been mulling over his poverty reduction plan that was rejected by the party he once sought to lead. George Abbott said the L...
Jun 30, 2017
B.C.’s premier-designate talks with Trudeau, plans Ottawa summer visit
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan said he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday about the softwood trade dispute with the United States and he is planning meetings...
Jun 30, 2017
BC Ferries reports $77.4M in earnings, increased passenger traffic last year
VICTORIA - Coastal travellers can expect fares with BC Ferries to remain steady as the company reports it has experienced a surplus for the second year in a row. BC Ferries says in a release issued Fr...
Jun 30, 2017
More than four people a day on average die in B.C. from illicit drugs: coroner
VANCOUVER - More than four people a day on average died in British Columbia in May from illicit drugs, a death toll the coroner's service says should serve as a warning to people who are not drug-depe...
Jun 30, 2017
Accused rented car 10 days before Jonathan Bacon murder, trial hears
KELOWNA, B.C. - One of the men accused of killing Jonathan Bacon in a daytime gang shooting outside a Kelowna hotel rented a car in Surrey 10 days before the incident, a court has heard. Car rental do...
Jun 30, 2017
Trudeau, Notley welcome B.C.'s Horgan despite Trans Mountain pipeline rift
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley have welcomed British Columbia's new premier-designate John Horgan despite simmering tensions over the Trans Mountain pipeli...
Jun 30, 2017
B.C.'s new NDP premier wasn't always on the path to becoming a political leader
VANCOUVER - John Horgan’s fight for society’s underdogs started early in life. His father died from a brain aneurysm when he was 18 months old. Money was tight for his mother who struggled...
Jun 30, 2017
