Category Archives: British Columbia
Canadian teams reimagine carbon dioxide emissions for $20M competition
VANCOUVER - What if carbon dioxide emissions could be transformed from a liability into an asset? That’s the $20-million question behind the NRG COSIA Carbon XPrize, a global competition to crea...
Jan 08, 2017
Patients being treated in hallways at overwhelmed hospital in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - Patients at a Kelowna, B.C., hospital may be finding themselves treated outside rooms as the facility grapples with a surge in numbers. Kelowna General Hospital is in the midst of one ...
Jan 08, 2017
B.C. economy forecast to fall from top but stay strong despite housing crunch
VICTORIA - British Columbia's high performance economic engine is forecast to gear down this year as the province's housing market cools, say some economic experts. B.C.'s economy has led Canada over ...
Jan 07, 2017
B.C. property data show sharp decline in foreign investment after tax
VICTORIA - Government data released Friday show a steep drop in real estate transactions in the Vancouver area after British Columbia introduced a tax for foreign buyers last summer. Tax revenues from...
Jan 06, 2017
Space heaters identified as cause of Vancouver fire that claimed toddler’s life
VANCOUVER - Space heaters caused a fire that killed a sleeping toddler and injured her twin sister, older brother and mother, fire officials said Friday. The home also did not have working smoke alarm...
Jan 06, 2017
No damage as 5.1 magnitude earthquake recorded in the ocean west of B.C.
VANCOUVER - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 has been recorded in the Pacific Ocean, off the northwestern tip of British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada says the quake hit at 7:49 a.m. today. ...
Jan 06, 2017
B.C. unemployment rate best in country
VANCOUVER - While Canada’s unemployment rate was up last month, Western provinces saw their rates head in the opposite direction. And B.C.’s rate was the best in the country, dropping to 5...
Jan 06, 2017
Edmonton man identified as victim of avalanche in popular B.C. area
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The victim of an avalanche in a popular recreational area near Valemount, B.C., has been identified as a 27-year-old Edmonton man. The BC Coroner's Service says Joshuah Maurice B...
Jan 06, 2017
Child dies in Vancouver home fire; 2 other kids and 3 adults hospitalized
VANCOUVER - A child has died in a house fire on Vancouver’s east side and five family members rescued from the residence are in hospital. Capt. Jonathan Gormick of Vancouver Fire and Rescue coul...
Jan 05, 2017
Accident victim identified following crash near Canoe, B.C.
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The BC Coroners service has identified the man killed in a crash just east of Salmon Arm on Monday. 55-year-old Richard Allen Davidson of Sicamous was driving a Ford F-250 pickup we...
Jan 05, 2017
