Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. government to fund up to 1,100 new teachers with a $50 million instalment
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is providing $50 million for school districts to hire hundreds of new teachers in response to a scathing Supreme Court of Canada decision, but the educators' union says th...
Jan 05, 2017
Man shot when police called to stabbing of woman in Surrey, B.C.: investigators
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog says an RCMP officer in Surrey shot a man who had been holding a knife. The Independent Investigations Office says in a news release that police were ...
Jan 05, 2017
Yellow or blue? Thermal imaging project in Vancouver to identify home heat loss
Vancouver has launched a project to determine if thermal imaging of homes could help residents identify heat loss and save on energy costs. The city says thermal images show the temperature over the s...
Jan 05, 2017
B.C. judge questions Crown’s urgency in applying for peace bond in terror case
VANCOUVER - A provincial court judge in British Columbia is asking why the Crown doesn't wait to apply for a peace bond until after the appeal of a decision that threw out guilty verdicts against a co...
Jan 05, 2017
Three arrested in lengthy probe of alleged steroid smuggling ring in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three B.C. residents face charges after an investigation that officials say broke up an alleged anabolic steroid smuggling and distribution ring. The Canada Border Services Agency says 33 ...
Jan 05, 2017
B.C. judge questions Crown’s urgency in applying for peace bond in terror case
VANCOUVER - A provincial court judge in British Columbia is questioning the Crown's urgency to impose additional restrictions on a couple freed five months ago after a higher court overturned verdicts...
Jan 05, 2017
UBC looks to raise mental illness awareness by retiring jersey of goalie who committed suicide
VANCOUVER - Sitting a few metres from the rink where she and the rest of the UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey team celebrated last season's league title, Mikayla Ogrodniczuk's brave front shows a tiny ...
Jan 05, 2017
Avalanche safety courses recommended for backcountry enthusiasts
PRINCE GEORGE - Avalanche conditions are currently low to moderate over most of BC’s mountains but Avalanche Canada says that does not mean skiers and snowmobilers should head into the wildernes...
Jan 05, 2017
Hydro demand hits new record
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro set a new record for power consumption Tuesday between 5 and 6 pm when demand peaked at 10-thousand-126 megawatts. That broke the previous record set ten years ago by 13 megawatts...
Jan 05, 2017
Court hearing on conflict case involving B.C. premier delayed until next week
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Supreme Court has delayed a hearing on a case that seeks to set aside two rulings made by the provincial conflict of interest commissioner involving Premier Christy Clar...
Jan 04, 2017
