Category Archives: British Columbia
Federal Liberals to reinforce Trans Mountain pipeline support with B.C.
CALGARY - Canada’s Liberal government will make clear its support of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion when it meets with the newly elected government of B.C., the country’s natural re...
May 11, 2017
B.C.’s Okanagan prepares for record flooding as residents protect property
VANCOUVER - The threat of a storm and record flooding in British Columbia's Okanagan region has residents trying to protect homes that could be evacuated. Parts of the area that were flooded last week...
May 11, 2017
Man, 34, dead after construction site accident in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Worksafe BC and the BC Coroner's Service are investigating a fatal workplace accident on Wednesday afternoon in West Vancouver. Police say a worker was thrown from an excavator when it acc...
May 11, 2017
Experts see instability in the legislature after B.C. election
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia's election are still not in, but experts already see scenarios for an unstable provincial government that is unlikely to last a full four-year term. V...
May 10, 2017
B.C. limbo: provincial election results in doubt for at least two more weeks
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election hangs in the balance with thousands of votes still to be counted, kicking off weeks of speculation and backroom negotiations with the newly influential Green pa...
May 10, 2017
Final results in tight B.C. election could take weeks to be finalized
VANCOUVER - Preliminary results of Tuesday's election in British Columbia show the province heading for a minority government for the first time in 65 years, with the incumbent Liberals one seat shy o...
May 10, 2017
British Columbians voted for a change in government: NDP Leader John Horgan
VANCOUVER - At the end of a 28-day campaign where John Horgan campaigned for change, the leader of British Columbia's New Democrats was ready to claim victory on Tuesday night despite finishing slight...
May 10, 2017
It’s not easy being Green after B.C. election as party could face tough choices
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Green party has emerged from Tuesday's election with a unique opportunity that could help decide the province's political future but it comes with risks for the upstart ...
May 10, 2017
Failed equipment, poor risk management caused barges to run aground: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. - Investigators say the grounding of two barges near Victoria last year was caused by inadequate towing equipment and poor risk management. The Transportation Safety Board has released ...
May 10, 2017
Police say father, son found dead, woman still missing near B.C. river
BURNABY, B.C. - RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., say a search continues along the banks of the Fraser River in Richmond for a 36-year-old woman who went missing with two other members of her family on Sunday. S...
May 10, 2017
