Category Archives: British Columbia
British Columbia picks new head of treaty commission
VICTORIA - The provincial government has picked a lawyer known for her work with the Musqueam First Nation to head the B.C. Treaty Commission. The provincial cabinet picked Celeste Haldane on Feb. 22,...
Feb 27, 2017
Assault charge stayed for northern B.C. politician Pat Pimm
VICTORIA - An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed, the province's Criminal Justice Branch said Monday. A spokesman for the branch says Pat Pimm has agreed to a peac...
Feb 27, 2017
B.C. targets irresponsible breeders with animal welfare legislation
VICTORIA - Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick held a Yorkshire Terrier named Dijon on Monday just before he announced changes to animal welfare legislation in British Columbia that would establish a re...
Feb 27, 2017
Trans Canada open after morning hydro line incident
HOPE, B.C. - UPDATED: The highway is now back open. EARLIER: The Trans Canada Highway is closed in both directions this hour just north of Hope. According to Drive BC, the closure is due to hydro line...
Feb 27, 2017
B.C. announces 50-cent-an-hour increase in minimum wage, starting in September
VICTORIA - The minimum wage in British Columbia will rise by 50 cents to $11.35 an hour in mid-September. The ministry says there will be an identical increase of 50 cents to the minimum wage for liqu...
Feb 27, 2017
Convicted British Columbia killer Kelly Ellard to ask for parole again
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Convicted killer Kelly Ellard is expected to once again ask for escorted releases today, nearly 20 years after she killed a teenage girl near Victoria. Ellard made the same request ...
Feb 27, 2017
Police say man dead after campervan goes up in flames in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP say a man is dead after a campervan caught fire in Surrey, B.C. Police say fire crews were already at the scene when officers arrived Saturday. Once the fire was extinguished, the ...
Feb 26, 2017
Fentanyl trafficking presents new challenges for police, experts say
VANCOUVER - Illicit drugs have always been a problem in port cities, but experts say the emergence of highly potent synthetic opioids that are fuelling British Columbia's overdose crisis are slipping ...
Feb 26, 2017
B.C. plane crash survivors granted access to cockpit voice recorder
VANCOUVER - Survivors of a fiery plane crash just outside Vancouver's international airport have won access to an audio recording of what was happening in the cockpit before their aircraft plummeted f...
Feb 25, 2017
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake reported off northwestern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - A series of small earthquakes off Vancouver Island in recent days likely aren't a precursor of bigger shake-ups to come, but are a reminder of the complex geological zones along coastal Bri...
Feb 25, 2017
