Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government says Site C hydroelectric project surpasses 2,000 workers
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - More than 2,000 people are now working on the Site C hydroelectric project on the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia, reaching what the provincial government says is an...
Mar 20, 2017
Coroners inquest to probe fatal police-involved shooting in Surrey, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - A coroners inquest is scheduled to begin today into the case of a 23-year-old man who died after he was shot by transit police in a Surrey, B.C., grocery store. Police have said Hazelt...
Mar 20, 2017
Teachers start what could be a nasty campaign with new ads
VANCOUVER - The BC Teachers’ Federation is going after the Liberals for what they’re calling failures in providing quality education to children. Full news release on the #bced #bcpoli ad ...
Mar 20, 2017
Former children’s representative sues B.C. government over pension
VICTORIA - British Columbia's former children and youth representative has launched legal action against the provincial government, alleging it broke an agreement about her pension benefits. Mary Elle...
Mar 20, 2017
High-heels debate should include industries other than restaurants: experts
VANCOUVER - Servers clad in short skirts and stilettos could soon be a thing of the past, as British Columbia and Ontario take steps to ditch sexualized dress codes. But women in other industries can ...
Mar 19, 2017
Fight to protect Nicola Valley ranchers from invasive species gets funding boost
MERRITT, B.C. - The B.C government is investing more than $2 million towards a pilot project aimed at combatting invasive plants in the Thompson-Nicola Region. The three-year project led by Fraser-Nic...
Mar 19, 2017
Lali wins NDP nomination for Fraser-Nicola
KAMLOOPS - Harry Lali has won the NDP Fraser-Nicola nomination. Lali was declared the official NDP candidate for Fraser-Nicola yesterday, winning a large majority over the Chief of the Lower Nicola In...
Mar 19, 2017
Vancouver police say injured man found Saturday accidentally shot himself
VANCOUVER - A man in Vancouver was sent to hospital with injuries described as life-threatening after he accidentally shot himself. Police say they were called to the Maple Hotel in the Downtown Easts...
Mar 18, 2017
Four men in hospital after shots fired at Abbotsford, B.C., house party
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Four men have been hospitalized after shots were fired at an Abbotsford, B.C., house party. Police say they were called to the house late Friday night to find large groups of people...
Mar 18, 2017
Mounties investigating 3 deaths in northeastern community of Moberly Lake
CHETWYND, B.C. - The RCMP are investigating the deaths of three people in the remote northeastern B.C. community of Moberly Lake. Investigators say Mounties from the Chetwynd detachment discovered the...
Mar 18, 2017
