Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. nurses' union says candidates can't run in election due to misleading info
VANCOUVER - BC Nurses Union elections have been marred by disunity after the removal of three candidates' names from the ballot before voting begins. The candidates vowed to take their case to the pro...
May 23, 2017
High winds add to flooding fears as storm approaches southern Interior
VANCOUVER - High water levels could persist for several weeks in British Columbia's flood-weary southern Interior, officials warn. Residents also braced for another battering, as Environment Canada is...
May 23, 2017
Strong winds cause multiple power blackouts across BC
KAMLOOPS - BC Hydro was reporting close to 70,000 homes and businesses without electricity late Tuesday due to strong winds throughout the province. The utility says most of the outages, affecting mor...
May 23, 2017
Vote count grows closer as groups push for NDP-Green pact in legislature
VICTORIA - The latest ballot count shows the Liberal candidate taking the lead in a tightly contested British Columbia riding that could determine the outcome of the province's election. Elections BC'...
May 23, 2017
Traffic now flowing on the Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. - More than a day after traffic on a busy British Columbia highway was stopped by a fire that destroyed a truck hauling hazardous materials, vehicles were allowed past the scene on Tuesd...
May 23, 2017
Meet history-makers during free tours of B.C.'s iconic legislature building
VICTORIA - Mary Ellen Smith appears unannounced at the chamber gates and recounts the historic moment in 1918 when she rose to speak in the legislature as British Columbia's first elected female provi...
May 22, 2017
Traps set, trails closed after bear attacks hiker near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Trails were closed in a mountain community north of Vancouver after a bear attacked a hiker. The District of Squamish says in a Facebook post that a man and a woman were hiking in the...
May 22, 2017
Absentee ballot, recount results trickle in across B.C. following tight election
VANCOUVER - Counting is underway for thousands of absentee ballots that could determine the results of British Columbia's tight election. Elections BC says the final count is complete in 16 ridings, w...
May 22, 2017
Mentally ill dad who killed three kids up for review in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The case of a British Columbia man found not criminally responsible for killing his three children because of a mental illness is up for review, two years after a provincial board opened t...
May 22, 2017
Kids of anti-vaccination parents stigmatized more than their parents: study
VANCOUVER - Children who aren't vaccinated face harsher judgment than their parents who refused immunization, says a study examining attitudes involving a contentious public health issue for which Can...
May 22, 2017
