Category Archives: British Columbia
‘Unacceptable’ that some fuel from spill can’t be cleaned: First Nation chief
PORT HARDY, B.C. - An oily rainbow-like sheen on the waters surrounding a diesel fuel spill off the north coast of Vancouver Island cannot be cleaned up, sparking fears among a nearby First Nation tha...
Mar 06, 2017
Vancouver police say protests against Trump tower opening cost an estimate $105k
VANCOUVER - Protests against the opening of the Trump International Hotel and Tower last week in Vancouver cost the police department more than $100,000. Const. Jason Doucette says estimates show poli...
Mar 06, 2017
B.C. adds three cancers to list of firefighters’ illnesses eligible for coverage
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is adding three types of cancer to those that could be considered occupational diseases suffered by firefighters. A release from the Ministry of Jobs, Touri...
Mar 06, 2017
Proposed class action against B.C. says foreign-buyers’ tax unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit says British Columbia's 15-per-cent tax on foreign nationals who buy homes in the Vancouver area is unfairly prejudiced against people from Asia, who have h...
Mar 06, 2017
RCMP, coroner investigating death of student skiing at Whistler, B.C
WHISTLER, B.C. - RCMP say they're investigating the death of a youth skiing at the Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort on Friday. Police say they received a call just after 5 p.m. on Friday about a missing ...
Mar 06, 2017
Vancouver police say suspect arrested, charged following weekend homicide
Vancouver police say a man has been charged after the fourth homicide in the city last weekend. Const. Jason Doucette says police were called to a condominium near the city's downtown on Saturday when...
Mar 06, 2017
Gottfriedson resigns as BCAFN chief
KAMLOOPS - Former Tk’emlups Chief Shane Gottfriedson has resigned his position as BC Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations after a controversy over a social media photo. Gottfriedson h...
Mar 06, 2017
Vancouver police say four under arrests after shots were fired at officers
Vancouver Police have made four arrests after they say shots were fired at officers from a home in southeast Vancouver early Monday. Police were responding to the home at around 1:30 a.m., following r...
Mar 06, 2017
Company ‘highly regrets’ fuel spill at B.C. fish farm, will review procedures
PORT HARDY, B.C. - The owner of a British Columbia salmon farm where hundreds of litres of fuel spilled on the weekend says it "highly regrets" the incident and will review its procedures. Cermaq Cana...
Mar 06, 2017
Softwood envoy heads to Washington
VICTORIA - The man Premier Christy Clark appointed to represent B-C in softwood lumber talks with the U-S will soon travel to Washington to pitch on behalf of the province. David Emerson will be in Ot...
Mar 06, 2017
