Category Archives: British Columbia
Highly toxic opioid found at scene of fatal overdose in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Coroners Service says a highly toxic opioid has been found at the scene of a fatal drug overdose in Vancouver. Officials say a drug sample was seized from an East Vancouver home w...
Nov 29, 2016
Final piece of a land conservation puzzle protects unique B.C. valley
VANCOUVER - A 15-year effort to protect land in a section of British Columbia's southern Interior has ended successfully with the donation of a 29-hectare property. The Nature Conservancy of Canada sa...
Nov 29, 2016
Deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium remains a mystery
VANCOUVER - All possible explanations - from food sickness to intentional poisoning - are being investigated for the deaths of two of the Vancouver Aquarium's beluga whales after examinations failed t...
Nov 29, 2016
Higher tax revenues help boost B.C.'s bottom line
VICTORIA - A boost in personal income tax revenue increased British Columbia’s bottom line for the second quarter. Finance Minister Mike de Jong says income tax was up by $200 million, provincia...
Nov 29, 2016
Young cougars destroyed after becoming too used to humans in coastal B.C. town
OCEAN FALLS, B.C. - Two young cougars have been destroyed in a small town on British Columbia’s central coast after the animals grew increasingly bold and even entered buildings in the community...
Nov 29, 2016
B.C. announces 1,900 new campsites in $23 million expansion plan
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark says British Columbians are getting more opportunities to experience the great outdoors. Clark says the province is adding 1,900 new campsites at provincial parks and ...
Nov 28, 2016
Brief renaming of Vancouver's Trump Tower prompts apology from Google Maps
VANCOUVER - Google Maps is apologizing for what it says were inappropriate names used for Trump landmarks that surfaced on its maps over the weekend, including in Vancouver. For a brief period on Satu...
Nov 28, 2016
Child porn charges for Dawson Creek, B.C., man after Abbotsford police probe
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A Dawson Creek, B.C., man has been charged with child pornography offences following an investigation that spanned the province. A news release from Abbotsford police says the major...
Nov 28, 2016
Reason for death of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium still unknown
VANCOUVER - The head of the Vancouver Aquarium says the sudden illness and death of two of its beluga whales over the past two weeks remains a mystery. John Nightingale says that the cause of death co...
Nov 28, 2016
Defence Department names master seaman who died in industrial accident in B.C.
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - The Department of National Defence has released the name of a master seaman who died following a serious industrial accident near Victoria. Guillermo Castellon died Friday, four days...
Nov 28, 2016
