Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey, B.C., police arrest man for alleged child luring attempt
SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a man has been arrested and charged with attempting to lure a child for a sexual purpose. RCMP say they received a complaint about the attempted luring on Mo...
Apr 08, 2017
Landslide destroys two homes near Tappen, B.C.
TAPPEN. B.C. - A large mudslide in the Shuswap has damaged two homes and forced the evacuation of four others. Indications are two houses have been knocked off their foundations in the Sunnybrae Road ...
Apr 07, 2017
Premier responds to health-firings report; retired judge to oversee payouts
VANCOUVER - Days before Tuesday's election call, British Columbia's premier again apologized for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including one man who l...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. regulation means employers can't require women to wear high heels to work
VICTORIA - A move by the British Columbia government to ban mandatory high heels in the workplace is being lauded as a step towards ending discriminatory dress codes. Requiring women to wear high heel...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. premier more hopeful for softwood lumber deal under Trump than Obama
VANCOUVER - Canada is more likely to reach a lasting solution for the softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States now that President Donald Trump is in power instead of Barack Obama, says Bri...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. appoints former Supreme Court judge to oversee health firing payments
VICTORIA - A retired Supreme Court of Canada judge will oversee financial payments to those harmed when the British Columbia government fired eight workers, including one man who later took his life. ...
Apr 07, 2017
Motorists urged to use road sense around dopey, hungry bears on B.C. roadsides
NANAIMO, B.C. - Bears across British Columbia are emerging from hibernation and the BC Conservation Officer Service says they are hungry and will stop anywhere for a snack. Deputy chief Chris Doyle sa...
Apr 07, 2017
B.C. woman guilty of killing great- grandson’s mom after parenting argument
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Penticton, B.C., woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of her great-grandson's mother. A B.C. Supreme Court jury in Kelowna returned with a guilty verdict for...
Apr 07, 2017
Man accused in crash that killed B.C. Mountie gets three-week court delay
VICTORIA - The case of a man facing charges for a crash that killed an RCMP officer on Vancouver Island has been delayed. A provincial court judge in Victoria has granted a three-week delay so lawyers...
Apr 06, 2017
Windy weather heading for B.C. South Coast
VANCOUVER - People living along British Columbia's southern coast are being warned to brace for windy weather. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for Howe Sound, saying gusts will roll in la...
Apr 06, 2017
