Category Archives: British Columbia
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...
Feb 01, 2016
Former B.C. premier Bill Bennett’s accomplishments celebrated at memorial
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia premier is being remembered as a warm, witty man who helped guide the province out of a recession. A celebration of Bill Bennett's life was held in his hometo...
Jan 31, 2016
‘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
