Category Archives: British Columbia
Billionaire businessman Jim Pattison gives $75 million to new Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER - The campaign to build a new hospital in Vancouver got a $75 million boost on Tuesday from billionaire businessman Jim Pattison. The president and CEO of the Jim Pattison Group made the don...
Mar 28, 2017
Rain swamps South Coast as evacuation order, alert, in place elsewhere in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Rainfall warnings have been issued for the Howe Sound, Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley regions of B.C.'s south coast, with Environment Canada cautioning the deluge could cause flash ...
Mar 28, 2017
B.C. government Facebook page restored after brief hacking Monday
VANCOUVER - The provincial government has tweeted an apology after its Facebook page was hit by hackers. In separate tweets posted Monday night, the government apologized for any inconvenience and sai...
Mar 28, 2017
B.C. audit finds vulnerable police data system should be strengthened
VICTORIA - A second audit of British Columbia's police records management system has found sensitive data involving investigations should be more securely protected. Auditor general Carol Bellringer s...
Mar 28, 2017
Former asylum seeker steadfast about clearing his name looks to Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - An El Salvadoran asylum seeker who became a permanent Canadian resident after spending two years in sanctuary in a British Columbia church is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada to clea...
Mar 28, 2017
Bomb squad detonates suspected explosive near Vernon
VERNON, B.C. - A loud noise that sounded like a gunshot early this morning near Vernon, was actually an RCMP explosives unit disposing of a suspected explosive. The RCMP say a resident found something...
Mar 28, 2017
Chummy east Vancouver crow faces lengthy recovery after suspected beating
VANCOUVER - The east Vancouver crow that is celebrated for his gregarious antics will remain in a bird hospital for at least another week after his caretaker says the bird was attacked. Shawn Bergman ...
Mar 28, 2017
Prescribed burn near Lytton
LYTTON - It’s a soggy day near Lytton and that may be exactly what crews need as they prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. The Ministry of Forests and the Lytton First Nation hope to spark ...
Mar 28, 2017
Ride hailing, electric vehicles, self-driving cars: Ford Canada looks to future
VANCOUVER - Ride hailing, electric vehicles and self-driving cars are transforming the future of Ford Canada, and CEO Mark Buzzell says the company is gearing up for a radical shift toward becoming an...
Mar 28, 2017
‘Tough as nails’: Brother of Mark McMorris shares photo of injured snowboarder
VANCOUVER - There were tubes in Mark McMorris's nose and bruises around his left eye and cheek, but the Canadian snowboarding star was giving the thumbs-up and flashing a small smile in an Instagram p...
Mar 28, 2017
