Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver police traffic stop uncovers 56 kilos of cocaine
VANCOUVER - A traffic stop by Vancouver police has resulted in a large cocaine bust. Police say patrol officers stopped a SUV with two people inside on Tuesday after they saw some suspicious behaviour...
Dec 07, 2016
Clark says Notley’s trip to B.C. to promote pipeline took courage
VICTORIA - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley showed courage visiting British Columbia to voice her support for Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday. Clar...
Dec 07, 2016
B.C. grants program involving millions of dollars needs improvements: auditor
VICTORIA - An audit of a British Columbia program that distributes millions of dollars in gaming grants to non-profit groups has found the government needs to ensure the money is used as intended. Aud...
Dec 07, 2016
Province to spend $60M fixing 10 Mile Slide near Lillooet
LILLOOET, B.C. - The provincial government says this is the long term solution residents of the Lillooet area have been waiting for. Transportation Minister Todd Stone and MLA Jackie Tegart announced ...
Dec 07, 2016
Solar power lights school at off-the-grid Vancouver Island alternative bastion
LASQUETI ISLAND, B.C. - The solar-power energy system that lights up False Bay School on Lasqueti Island passed a major test this fall when the tiny two-classroom building suddenly went dark. That was...
Dec 07, 2016
Submissions in B.C. child-bride case wraps up, judge to rule Feb. 3
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The fates of three people accused of removing girls from Canada so that they could be married to older men are now in the hands of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Paul Pearlman, who is to...
Dec 07, 2016
World Cup luge races pushed back by heavy snow
WHISTLER, B.C. - World Cup luge races scheduled for Friday at the Whistler Sliding Center have been delayed until Saturday because heavy snow has delayed the delivery of sleds. The sleds that were shi...
Dec 06, 2016
Falling ice from Metro Vancouver bridges damages at least 40 vehicles
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's transportation minister says more needs to be done to prevent chunks of ice falling from Metro Vancouver's bridges and damaging vehicles. A winter storm brought more tha...
Dec 06, 2016
Vancouver to hold public forum on increasing number of overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has scheduled a public forum on drug overdoses as the opioid crisis puts increasing pressure on its budget and first responders. Thursday's forum at city hall is expe...
Dec 06, 2016
Notley won’t weigh in on B.C. election after meeting anti-pipeline NDP leader
VANCOUVER - For Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, pipeline politics begin and end at home. Her support of Kinder Morgan Canada's $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has put her at odds with Br...
Dec 06, 2016
