Category Archives: British Columbia
Montreal-born author appointed new chair of UBC's creative writing program
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has announced a new head for its creative writing program, nearly two years after the former chair was suspended amid "serious allegations." The school s...
Jun 20, 2017
Search for missing plane, two passengers ‘reduced’: military spokesman
KELOWNA, B.C. - A military spokesman says the search for a small plane and two passengers missing in British Columbia has been reduced. Rear Admiral Art McDonald says more than 70 Royal Canadian Air F...
Jun 19, 2017
Judge rules homeless man not criminally responsible for fatal stabbing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled a homeless man can't be held criminally responsible for a fatal stabbing two years ago because he was suffering from a mental disorder. Dav...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C. Liberals to support ban on corporate, union donations to political parties
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberals say they are now ready to take big money out of politics after rejecting calls for political fundraising reform for more than a decade. Attorney General Andrew W...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C.'s police watchdog investigates man's death after officers on scene
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says it has launched an investigation into a fatal incident after RCMP responded to a report about a distraught man threatening to harm himsel...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C. Liberals promise welfare rate hike days before government is expected fall
VICTORIA - There will be a promise to raise welfare rates in British Columbia by $100-a-month in the government's throne speech on Thursday, which is expected to set in motion the defeat of the Libera...
Jun 19, 2017
Quake measuring 4.6 rattles central Vancouver Island, no damage reported
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 has rattled an area of central Vancouver Island. Natural Resources Canada says the shaker hit at 10:22 a.m. and was centred 41 kilometres west ...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C. home sales to exceed 100,000 units for third straight year: association
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association says housing sales in the province are expected to drop 10 per cent in 2017 compared with last year, but it is still predicting a strong year a...
Jun 19, 2017
B.C. man charged with first-degree murder in double slaying on Sunshine Coast
POWELL RIVER, B.C. - Two charges of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder have been laid against a 19-year-old Powell River, B.C., man. RCMP in the Sunshine Coast city say Jason Foulds...
Jun 19, 2017
Highway washout leads to miraculous rescue
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - One person has been rescued from a major washout on an Interior highway. North District RCMP say Highway 20 washed out at about 3:00 a.m., approximately 25 kilometres west of Wil...
Jun 19, 2017
