Category Archives: British Columbia
Coquihalla now open following brief closure
KAMLOOPS - The southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway have now re-opened following a vehicle incident. Northbound lanes remained open the entire time. There’s no word how many vehicles were ...
Dec 20, 2016
Miss Canada uses beauty pageant to fight China on human rights
VANCOUVER - Anastasia Lin says when she first learned about allegations the Chinese government was harvesting organs from religious prisoners to fuel its transplant industry, she decided to use an unc...
Dec 20, 2016
How Canada’s legalization of marijuana could change its relations with the U.S.
VANCOUVER - Their position on marijuana is hardly the only difference between Canada's prime minister and the president-elect of the United States. But when Justin Trudeau's government introduces legi...
Dec 20, 2016
B.C. says insurance rates to go up by 4.9 per cent as affordability is reviewed
VICTORIA - Those who insure their vehicles in British Columbia will see a rate increase for basic insurance of 4.9 per cent. The provincial government has directed the B.C. Utilities Commission to app...
Dec 19, 2016
Snowfall warning issued for the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt this evening. The forecasting service says a system moving through the area is expected ...
Dec 19, 2016
Trudeau to visit Vancouver on Tuesday, but no public events planned
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Vancouver on Tuesday, but there are no public events on his itinerary. Trudeau is scheduled to sit down with the editorial board of the Vancouver Sun f...
Dec 19, 2016
B.C. records spike in number of overdose deaths from illicit drugs in November
VICTORIA - The annual number of fatalities from illicit drug overdoses in British Columbia reached 755 by the end of November, causing health officials to speculate whether an even stronger drug like ...
Dec 19, 2016
Vancouver police shoot man on SkyTrain allegedly threatening riders with machete
VANCOUVER - A man who allegedly used a machete to threaten passengers on a busy SkyTrain car during the Monday morning commute was shot after refusing to drop the weapon, Vancouver police say. Const. ...
Dec 19, 2016
Search and rescue team in Sparwood, B.C., loses equipment in fire
SPARWOOD, B.C. - Members of a search and rescue unit in southeastern B.C. say the team is still operational but much of its equipment has been destroyed by fire. A blaze broke out Saturday in the buil...
Dec 19, 2016
Blanket of wet snow creates commuter woes across Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A blanket of heavy, wet snow cut off power to thousands in British Columbia and caused commuter chaos in Metro Vancouver on Monday. The snowfall caused trees or branches to come down over ...
Dec 19, 2016
