Category Archives: British Columbia

Discovery of starving dog leads to animal cruelty charges
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - The owner of an emaciated husky in Maple Ridge, B.C., that ate gravel to try to stay alive faces two charges of animal cruelty. The charges were laid Monday following an investigat...
Kayla Derkach Feb 02, 2016

B.C.’s earthquake preparedness progressing slowly but surely: expert
VANCOUVER - Perceived public apathy towards the threat of a major earthquake off Canada's west coast hasn't stopped governments across southwestern British Columbia from quietly earmarking millions of...
Kayla Derkach Feb 02, 2016

Federal audit reveals problems with B.C. First Nations Health Authority
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia has numerous problems with executive hiring, compensation and conflict of interest, a report by Canada's auditor general says. Michae...
Kayla Derkach Feb 02, 2016

BC Housing studying foreign ownership in real estate market: Premier Clark
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark says the agency that manages and administers subsidized housing in British Columbia is studying the level of foreign investment in the real-estate market. Housing aff...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

Body found near Salmon Arm Secondary School
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A dead body was found on the grounds of a Salmon Arm school on this morning. In a letter sent to families of students at Salmon Arm Secondary School, the principal said the body was...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

Passengers taken off Vancouver-to-Maui WestJet flight after tire blows on runway
VANCOUVER - A Maui-bound WestJet (TSX:WJA) flight aborted takeoff today in Vancouver after the aircraft blew a tire. WestJet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart says Flight 1876 was supposed to depart at 10 a....
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

Police investigating sudden death near Hixon
HIXON, B.C. - RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a report of a sudden death in the community of Hixon. RCMP were called to the scene around 6am, February 1. The body of an adult female...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

Toddler unhurt, man found dead after standoff near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A two-year-old boy is safe after an 11-hour standoff in a northeastern British Columbia home, but police say a man who allegedly held the child has died. Fort St. John RCMP say o...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

Landmark deal protects huge swath of central B.C. coast from logging
VANCOUVER - A jewel in the crown of British Columbia's magnificent landscape - the Great Bear Rainforest - has been largely protected from logging in a landmark agreement between First Nations, forest...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

B.C. chief coroner expects to know cause of deadly avalanche that killed five
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Coroner's Service is confident it will pinpoint the cause of an avalanche near the community of McBride that killed five Alberta snowmobilers last week. Coroner Barb McLintock say...
Kayla Derkach Feb 01, 2016

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