Category Archives: British Columbia
Crash in Thailand kills Vancouver woman, seriously injures her friend
VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver woman has been killed and her friend has been injured in a crash in Thailand. Doug Lambert says the crash happened Friday during a heavy rainstorm near Phuket as hi...
Jan 24, 2017
Three men accused in teen’s murder plead guilty, no parole for 18 years: police
VANCOUVER - Police say three men have been sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 18 years after pleading guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to second-degree murder charges in the slaying of a 19-ye...
Jan 23, 2017
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses First Nations' challenge of B.C.'s Site C dam
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenged filed by two British Columbia First Nations that argued the $8.8-billion Site C dam project violated their treaty rights. The Pr...
Jan 23, 2017
Fraser-Nicola NDP set date to pick candidate
MERRITT, B.C. - BC NDP members in the riding of Fraser-Nicola finally know when they will pick their candidate. A selection meeting has been set for March 18. The race is expected to be hotly conteste...
Jan 23, 2017
Mojito with your manicure? B.C. now let’s businesses apply for liquor licences
VANCOUVER - From book stores to barber shops, businesses across British Columbia can now ask the provincial government for permission to serve liquor. Under new legislation that came into effect Monda...
Jan 23, 2017
B.C. girl subject of Amber Alert in Washington state found by police
BELLINGHAM, United States - A Vancouver mother and her nine-year-old daughter who was the subject of an Amber Alert in Washington state have been found. Bellingham police have tweeted that officers ar...
Jan 23, 2017
'Do not use' order continues for the North Thompson
VAVENBY, B.C. - The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it now has three consecutive days of clean tests from the North Thompson River near Vavenby. The district is testing the water after a crash ...
Jan 23, 2017
B.C. aims for diversified economy, as jobs targets missed on mines and LNG
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark says her government's retooled jobs plan aims to make British Columbia the most diversified economy in Canada. The premier said Monday during a five-year update on he...
Jan 23, 2017
Vancouver’s housing market third most expensive in the world: survey
VANCOUVER - An annual international survey rates Vancouver as the third least affordable housing market on the planet and it also has a warning about Toronto housing. The 2017 Demographia Internationa...
Jan 23, 2017
Nine-year-old dead following crash on Vancouver Island: RCMP
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Police say a child has died following a single-vehicle collision on Vancouver Island. RCMP say a vehicle lost control near Shawnigan Lake, B.C., on Sunday morning and struck a h...
Jan 22, 2017
