Category Archives: British Columbia
Newspaper jobs to be saved through deal with Postmedia, union says
VANCOUVER - A union representing staff at two B.C. newspapers says it has reached a deal to save jobs after dozens of employees were issued lay off notices. Postmedia announced plans last month to lay...
Apr 17, 2017
B.C. New Democrat leader ‘feeling good’ as campaign enters second week
VANCOUVER - As the second week of British Columbia's election campaign begins, one leader says he's feeling good about his party's prospects. B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan was the only leader o...
Apr 17, 2017
Woman's body pulled from Thompson River after crash
ASCHROFT, B.C. - Fears that someone was inside a vehicle that went into a river south of Ashcroft Saturday have proven true. There were solemn mourners at the water’s edge Sunday at the Thompson...
Apr 17, 2017
Premier Clark boasts about B.C.’s low jobless rate, but rural areas struggle
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark often highlights the fact British Columbia has the lowest jobless rate in Canada, but rural and remote areas in the province are struggling with major industry downtur...
Apr 16, 2017
B.C. New Democrat leader alone on the campaign trail on Easter Sunday
VANCOUVER - Only one of the leaders of British Columbia's main political parties is on the campaign trail today, with two others opting to take Easter Sunday off. B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan ...
Apr 16, 2017
Pickup truck crashes into Thompson River near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT - Kamloops Search and Rescue responded to a call of a pickup truck completely submerged in the Thompson River just south of Ashcroft Saturday afternoon. Search Manager Alan Hobler says KSR re...
Apr 16, 2017
B.C. party leaders take election campaign to annual Sikh celebration
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Liberal and NDP leaders largely kept the politics out of their speeches while addressing the Sikh community at the annual Vaisakhi celebration this weekend. The leaders ...
Apr 15, 2017
Escaped inmate from B.C.’s Mission Institution recaptured
MISSION, B.C. - A convicted killer who went missing from the minimum security unit of the Mission Institution in British Columbia has been recaptured. The Correctional Service of Canada says Robert Ra...
Apr 15, 2017
Investigation into Highland Valley Copper contaminated water leak continues
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - An investigation continues into what led to a large volume of contaminated water being leaked from the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake. According to Teck Resources Limit...
Apr 15, 2017
Man convicted of killing teenage girl missing from B.C.’s Mission Institution
MISSION, B.C. - An arrest warrant has been issued for a convicted killer who went missing from the minimum security unit of the Mission Institution in British Columbia. The Correctional Service of Can...
Apr 15, 2017
