Category Archives: British Columbia
West Coast whale boat tragedy scars survivors, families and rescuers
VICTORIA - Entire communities have been honoured, individuals cited for heroism and boats blessed, but one year after the sinking of a whale-watching vessel off British Columbia that tossed 27 people ...
Oct 20, 2016
Hypothermic turtle once near death warmed and freed off the West Coast
VANCOUVER - The sea turtle believed to be the first ever successfully rehabilitated in Canada is now swimming, free and healthy, in the warm waters off San Diego, Calif. The Pacific green turtle nickn...
Oct 20, 2016
Youth rep says boy’s death shows B.C. must fund program for drug-addicted kids
VICTORIA - The father of a 15-year-old drug-addicted boy whose death has sparked calls for government-funded services says he will push for change in the run-up to a provincial election so other youth...
Oct 20, 2016
Vandals, thieves, target salmon returning to two Victoria-area streams
VICTORIA - A police investigation has begun after a successful salmon enhancement program was targeted in Greater Victoria. Colquitz Salmonid Stewardship Society president Chris Bos says it began last...
Oct 20, 2016
Vancouver Island pet food bank seeks to shed effects of recent robbery
SOOKE, B.C. - More than a week after a specialized food bank was hit by thieves in Sooke, B.C., efforts are underway to rebuild the stores of dog and cat food and pet supplies. In a Facebook post, Vic...
Oct 20, 2016
100 Mile House looks for support to build water park
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Support has been coming in in droves for the 100 Mile House waterpark project competing in the Aviva Community Fund contest. Organizer Jamie Hughes says the idea for the communi...
Oct 20, 2016
Case of Mountie charged with child luring in B.C. court, new date set
SURREY, B.C. - The case of an RCMP officer charged with child luring has been put over to Nov. 2 in B.C. provincial court. Const. Dario Devic was represented by his lawyer Wednesday during a brief cou...
Oct 19, 2016
Windy, stormy weather puts clean up operations on hold for sunken B.C. tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Blustery, wet weather thwarted efforts Thursday to assess the fallout of a sunken tugboat leaking diesel in a remote region off British Columbia's central coast. All small boats in...
Oct 19, 2016
Girl’s leg broken during cheese-rolling festival in Whistler, B.C.: lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A cheese-rolling competition in Whistler, B.C., went from fun to frightening when a runaway wheel of cheddar crashed into a three-year-old girl and broke her leg, a lawsuit alleges. The no...
Oct 19, 2016
Basketball star Steve Nash wants court to order fit clubs to stop using his name
VANCOUVER - Former basketball superstar Steve Nash is seeking a court order banning the use of his name or image on nearly two dozen fitness clubs in British Columbia. A civil lawsuit filed in B.C. Su...
Oct 19, 2016
