Category Archives: British Columbia
Health Canada confirms laced chemicals found in illicit drugs in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Health Canada tests have confirmed the presence of dangerous substances laced into other illicit drugs in two B.C. communities. The RCMP say pebble heroin seized in Surrey last December...
Feb 24, 2017
Thousands in custom motorcycles, equipment, forfeited to B.C. government
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The Solicitor General's Ministry says a man behind a large stolen vehicle and parts operation in West Kelowna, B.C., will hand over motorcycles, vehicle parts and equipment to the...
Feb 24, 2017
Geotechnical experts called as 400-metre crack spotted near Site C work area
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro has confirmed that a 400-metre crack has appeared in the ground near the Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia. In a news release, Hydro says the crack is ...
Feb 24, 2017
Whistler Blackcomb inks long-term agreement renewals with B.C., First Nations
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Colorado-based company that owns the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort in British Columbia has announced a 60-year renewal of the resort's master development agreements with the B.C. ...
Feb 24, 2017
Trump tower opens in Vancouver but the welcome isn’t warm
VANCOUVER - The furies unleashed by Donald Trump's rise to the U.S. presidency are shaking Vancouver, where a gleaming new Trump International Hotel and Tower is about to open. The mayor wants its nam...
Feb 24, 2017
MacDonald, Dettwiler to buy satellite imaging company DigitalGlobe in $4.7-billion deal
VANCOUVER - Canada's leader in space technology, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA), will buy Colorado-based DigitalGlobe, Inc. in a friendly deal valued at about $4.7 billion (US$3.6 ...
Feb 24, 2017
Douglas Treaties translated into First Nations languages nearly 170 years later
VICTORIA - In the English language, a fish is just a fish, but for the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island, words can vary when referring to catching, preserving or cooking the animal. Vancouver...
Feb 24, 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 24, 2017
B.C. court sides with First Nations band, orders end to office occupation
TERRACE, B.C. - The chief of the Gitwangak Band says the courts have ordered an end to an occupation of the band's office, about 100 kilometres north of Terrace, B.C. Chief Frederick Johnson made the ...
Feb 24, 2017
Christian festival dismisses mayor’s request to replace controversial headliner
VANCOUVER - A polarizing American preacher with controversial views on Muslims and the LGBTQ community will headline a Christian festival in Vancouver despite protests from the city's mayor. A spokesm...
Feb 23, 2017
