Category Archives: British Columbia
‘Bigger than thou’: Awestruck snowmobilers won’t stop after 5 avalanche deaths
MCBRIDE, B.C. - The day after a colossal avalanche killed five snowmobilers in eastern British Columbia, Thea Pelletier climbed aboard her machine and returned to the backcountry wilderness. She unfas...
Jan 31, 2016
Two B.C. byelections see parties field testing tactics ahead of 2017 election
VICTORIA - Two British Columbia byelections to fill vacant Metro Vancouver seats are being fought against a much larger political backdrop than who wins or loses. Premier Christy Clark's Liberals, the...
Jan 31, 2016
Man found dead in Vancouver apartment first murder of 2016: police
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are investigating the city's first homicide of 2016. Const. Brian Montague says in a release a body was discovered in an apartment Saturday night (on Granville Street near...
Jan 31, 2016
Missing snowboarder found dead on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A 40-year-old Surrey man who went missing while snowboarding on Cypress Mountain has been found dead. Mike Danks of North Shore Rescue says the man's body was found near Montizambert Creek...
Jan 30, 2016
Five snowmobilers killed in B.C. avalanche all from Alberta: RCMP
MCBRIDE, B.C. - All five snowmobilers killed in an immense avalanche in eastern British Columbia were from Alberta, authorities said Saturday as the local community reeled from the tragedy. The B.C. C...
Jan 30, 2016
Concern a new operating fee is nothing but a tax grab
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake councilor and owner of a propane business is calling a proposed provincial policy a tax grab targeting rural businesses that are heated and powered by propane. Sc...
Jan 30, 2016
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla
MERRITT., B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope today. Environment Canada says up to 25 cetimetres of snow could fall at higher el...
Jan 30, 2016
1930s ‘knockdown’ listed for $2.4M typical in Vancouver’s pricey housing market
VANCOUVER - It's missing a few shingles, the bathroom walls show some rot and it needs a paint job, but the tiny home in a tony Vancouver neighbourhood has been listed for nearly $2.4 million and coul...
Jan 29, 2016
Northern communities struggle to recruit and retain teachers: advocates
VANCOUVER - The first year Clint James worked as a teacher in northern Ontario, a student asked him in October whether he was coming back after Christmas. It's a sadly familiar question for educators ...
Jan 29, 2016
B.C. mom and dad convicted of assault for spanking 14-year-old girl for sexting
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A British Columbia mother and father who used a plastic hockey stick and a skipping rope to spank their 14-year-old daughter have been found guilty of assault with a weapon. A prov...
Jan 28, 2016
