Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. rule changes make liquor taste tests easier, allow retailers to charge fee
VICTORIA - If you're hesitating to buy a pricey bottle of liquor you've never tried, the British Columbia government has stepped in with a taste-test solution. The government is now allowing establish...
Jun 23, 2016
B.C. mine at site of tailings-pond disaster to reopen after nearly two years
VICTORIA - A gold and copper mine in British Columbia's Interior is reopening nearly two years after its tailings pond collapsed, setting off an environmental disaster. In August 2014, a massive breac...
Jun 23, 2016
Police respond to 3rd targeted shooting in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police are at the scene of the 3rd targeted shooting in Prince George, in less than 2 weeks. Mounties say the home on Gould Crescent was hit just after midnight, June 23. A 26-ye...
Jun 23, 2016
Viral video of failed parking attempt leads to charges for Vancouver teen
VANCOUVER - An online video showing the end of a teen's joy ride may be funny to viewers, but it wasn't a laughing matter for his mother or police in Vancouver. The YouTube video of a white Porsche Ca...
Jun 23, 2016
Radio amateurs make history in B.C. disaster drill, play key role: minister
COBBLE HILL, B.C. - When every way of communicating was cut off during an earthquake exercise on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, amateur radio operators were the first to step in with a call for h...
Jun 23, 2016
Province adjusts transit fee for the disabled, but keeps bus pass costs
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is cancelling an annual $45 administration fee for disabled people who buy bus passes, but it won't drop monthly transit charges. The provincial government ...
Jun 23, 2016
Highway 97 to reopen west of Chetwynd, B.C., following severe floods
VICTORIA - A major stretch of highway in northeastern B.C. from Mackenzie Junction to Chetwynd is set to reopen, one week after it was closed by severe flooding. Transportation Minister Todd Stone adv...
Jun 23, 2016
Winnepeg Jets T-shirt made by company licensed to sell NHL stock shocker for fan
KELOWNA, B.C. - A lifelong Winnipeg Jets fan was shocked to learn she'd bought a team T-shirt with the city's name misspelled as Winnepeg. Heather Prevalnig, 33, said she paid $30 for the T-shirt at a...
Jun 23, 2016
Do you resemble van Gogh? Douglas Coupland wants you for his latest art piece
VANCOUVER - Paging Vincent van Gogh lookalikes: Douglas Coupland wants to transform you into a work of art - and he's willing to pay. The Vancouver-based artist is embarking on a global search for an ...
Jun 23, 2016
Coroner details fatal fall, frantic rescue effort in Wells Gray Park
KAMLOOPS - The BC Coroners Service has revealed details into the death of a young Danish woman who died in Wells Gray Provincial Park last Friday. According to a news release, 20 year old Mia Nrgaard ...
Jun 22, 2016
