Category Archives: British Columbia
Former neighbour furious at slow SPCA response to cat crisis
CHASE, B.C. - The woman who reported dozens of cats living in squalid conditions on a Chase property months ago says she’s incensed it took this long for the SPCA to act. Kimberlee Colliver says...
May 17, 2017
Residents downstream of Shuswap River fuel spill advised to watch water quality
VANCOUVER - Tap water in the North Okanagan city of Enderby, B.C., has been switched to a ground water system as officials take no chances following a fuel spill about 15 kilometres to the east. A tan...
May 17, 2017
Trudeau to promote Canadian tech, lure foreign investment at Microsoft summit
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to pitch major multinational companies on investing in Canada's technology sector on Wednesday, joining top business leaders inside the closed-doo...
May 17, 2017
High river levels ease across B.C., but rising Okanagan lake raises new concern
VANCOUVER - Homeowners are being asked to build nearly one-metre high sandbag barriers to protect their property from possible flooding caused by rising water levels in British Columbia's Okanagan Lak...
May 16, 2017
B.C. pedestrians hit by drunk driver hope others will learn from graphic video
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are marking Canada Road Safety Week by posting a graphic video on YouTube showing a drunk driver mowing down six young people. A security-camera video sh...
May 16, 2017
Greens want specifics on potential horse-trading deals with B.C. Liberals, NDP
VICTORIA - British Columbia's upstart Green party has set up a negotiating team and is planning a series of chess moves that could shake the direction of the province following last week's inconclusiv...
May 16, 2017
Volunteer saves life of pet mouse that had overdosed on heroin in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A harm reduction group on the front line of Vancouver's overdose crisis can now include a small, furry mouse on the list of lives it has saved. Melissa Patton was volunteering with the Ove...
May 16, 2017
Women-only overdose prevention site opens on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - A safe injection site that will only serve women has opened on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Dr. Patricia Daly of Vancouver Coastal Health says many women, including sex trade workers in ...
May 16, 2017
59 cats rescued from horrific conditions in Chase
CHASE, B.C. - The BC SPCA has seized dozens of cats from squalid conditions on a Chase property. The agency says the 47 adult cats and 12 kittens had been neglected, and some were injured and sufferin...
May 16, 2017
Park board approves bylaw banning whales, dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - A bylaw banning whales, dolphins and porpoises in captivity has been approved by Vancouver's park board. The board voted 6 to 1 in favour of approving the bylaw at a meeting Monday night, ...
May 15, 2017
