Category Archives: British Columbia
New documents offer little insight on UBC president’s resignation
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of pages of documents relating to the resignation of a former University of British Columbia president have become public, but they don't reveal why Arvind Gupta relinquished his ...
Jan 25, 2016
Threatened seal, endangered sea turtle rescued off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - The head veterinarian at Vancouver's aquarium says the warm currents of El Nino may be behind the recent strandings of two animals rarely seen in Canadian waters. A green sea turtle was re...
Jan 25, 2016
Nurses Union demands B.C. government make mental health a priority
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Nurses Union says the provincial government must do a better job at providing mental-health services. A release issued by the union says there are not enough programs to meet the ...
Jan 25, 2016
Closure date moved closer for Cache Creek landfill
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The closure date for the Cache Creek landfill has been moved a little closer. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says Metro Vancouver now says it will stop sending its waste to the landf...
Jan 25, 2016
Eldorado Gold to write down assets up to US$1.6 billion, mostly Greek mines
Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) will be writing down the value of its assets by up to US$1.6 billion, primarily because of its troubled mining operations in Greece. Eldorado has been at ...
Jan 25, 2016
Powerful northern B.C. coalition inks pact to save Skeena River from LNG plant
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A declaration to protect what environmentalists say is crucial salmon habitat in northwestern British Columbia could be the latest hurdle for development of a liquefied natural g...
Jan 25, 2016
Homicide in Lytton
LYTTON., B.C. - Lytton RCMP are investigating after a 39-year-old man was found dead Saturday January 23. The victim, whose name has not been released, was stabbed in a rural property on Two Mile Road...
Jan 24, 2016
Avalanche kills one person near Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - One person was killed in an avalanche in Torpy area Saturday, according to Prince George Search and Rescue. PG SAR's Dale Bull says, "a party of five snowmobiles were riding when...
Jan 24, 2016
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team probes suspicious death in Langley hotel
LANGLEY, B.C. - Homicide investigators have been called to a suspicious death at a Langley hotel. Langley RCMP responded on Friday afternoon to the hotel, where a man was found deceased in one of the ...
Jan 24, 2016
One person dead after shooting related to ‘criminal activity’ in Port Coquitlam
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - One person is dead after a shooting in Port Coquitlam. RCMP responded just after 9 p.m. Friday (to the area of the 2100-block of Rindall Avenue) after reports of shots fired. Mo...
Jan 24, 2016
