Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver board looks at amending bylaw to prohibit whales at aquarium
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board has unanimously decided to have staff look into amending the Parks Control bylaw to prohibit the importation and display of live whales, dolphins and porpoises. Th...
Mar 10, 2017
Elections BC refers investigation into alleged Elections Act violations to RCMP
VICTORIA - The RCMP is investigating possible violations of British Columbia's Election Act related to indirect political fundraising contributions and other unspecified contraventions. The investigat...
Mar 10, 2017
Elton John pops into a Vancouver record store to pick up some vinyl
VANCOUVER - The owner of a small, independent record shop in downtown Vancouver is crossing his fingers for a repeat visit after music legend Elton John popped into his store unexpectedly earlier this...
Mar 10, 2017
Gang unit investigating after two men killed in East Vancouver shooting
VANCOUVER - Police have identified one of the victims of a deadly shooting in east Vancouver. They say 32-year-old Vancouver resident Navdip Singh Sanghera was killed (in the area of East 31st Avenue ...
Mar 10, 2017
B.C. unemployment rate continues to be the best
OTTAWA - The jobless rate hit a two-year low in February. Statistics Canada reports the economy added 15-thousand, 300 jobs last month, blowing past analyst estimates for a gain of just 25-hundred job...
Mar 10, 2017
Winter weather just won't go away
KAMLOOPS - There is some hope that the snowfall that has come from the system lingering over the BC Interior may be done. Environment Canada has ended snowfall warnings previously in place for the Coq...
Mar 10, 2017
NDP stalwart, social activist Margaret Mitchell dies in Vancouver at 92
VANCOUVER - Margaret Mitchell, a former New Democrat MP who became a leading voice in raising awareness about domestic abuse, died Wednesday. She was 92. Mitchell represented the riding of Vancouver E...
Mar 09, 2017
B.C. announces four-year, $500-million plan to improve seniors care
VICTORIA - Seniors in British Columbia residential care facilities can expect more baths, walks and bathroom breaks as a result of a $500 million government care plan, Isobel Mackenzie, the province's...
Mar 09, 2017
Vancouver sees 174 overdose calls in one week, highest so far in 2017
VANCOUVER - Emergency crews in Vancouver say they are dealing with an "extremely high" number of overdose calls, including 174 last week. The city says the number of overdose calls Vancouver Fire and ...
Mar 09, 2017
Vancouver park board debate on whales and dolphins in captivity to continue
VANCOUVER - A debate on the future of whales and dolphins in captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium is set to stretch into a second night after more than 60 speakers signed up. The Vancouver Park Board s...
Mar 09, 2017
