Category Archives: British Columbia
Better support for non-opioid pain management options is crucial: experts
VANCOUVER - Lynn Cooper wanted to be an urban planner as a university student. But her dream came to an abrupt end with a workplace accident, sentencing her to a life of curtailed ambitions and chroni...
Feb 05, 2017
Blast of winter smashes snowfall records in Abbotsford, Vancouver
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Snowfall records across southern British Columbia are falling as a winter storm continues to wallop the region. The white stuff has been flying since Friday, prompting Environment C...
Feb 05, 2017
Sun Peaks celebrates grand opening of outdoor ice rink
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Sun Peaks is already world renowned for its snowboarding and skiing, and now the resort is hoping to add ice skating to that list. Local dignitaries laced up their skates and took to...
Feb 03, 2017
Two of three people found guilty in child-bride case by a B.C. court
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former couple from the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., have been found guilty of taking a 13-year-old girl into the United States to marry the now-imprisoned leader of the...
Feb 03, 2017
Big city mayors launch fentanyl task force to share experience, best practices
VANCOUVER - Mayors from a dozen major Canadian cities have launched a task force to tackle the opioid crisis. The big city mayors' caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities wants to share ex...
Feb 03, 2017
$40M infusion for B.C. program encouraging switch to green transportation
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is pumping another $40 million into the Clean Energy Vehicle Program. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett says the funds will be distributed over the next three year...
Feb 03, 2017
B.C. fruit growers consider national proposal to revitalize orchards
PENTICTON, B.C. - Members of the BC Fruit Growers Association have gathered in Penticton, B.C., for their annual convention and are looking to build alliances outside the province in order to strength...
Feb 03, 2017
U.S. students affected by Trump's travel ban look to Canadian universities
VANCOUVER - An Iranian citizen who was awarded a full scholarship last year to complete his PhD in economics at the University of Minnesota is now applying at Canadian institutions. Mahdi Ebrahimi Kah...
Feb 03, 2017
Accused Tamil human smuggler gets bail while awaiting new trial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A Sri Lankan man accused of bringing hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers into Canada illegally has been granted bail after more than six years in jail. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled on Thu...
Feb 03, 2017
Former ICBC employee charged for accessing names in Justice Institute attacks
SURREY, B.C. - A former employee of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia has been charged after a string of violent attacks on people associated with a justice training centre in New Westminster, B...
Feb 02, 2017
