Category Archives: British Columbia
Banking regulator warns lenders not to become complacent about mortgages
VANCOUVER - Canada’s banking regulator warned lenders Monday not to become complacent about the way they underwrite mortgages, reminding them that low interest rates and rising property values a...
Nov 28, 2016
International visitors continue to flock to B.C.
VANCOUVER - Travellers from around the world continue to come to BC. In the first 9 months of this year, nearly a half a million more international visitors came over the same time last year. That's a...
Nov 28, 2016
Highland Valley Copper running at reduced capacity
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - A spokesman for Teck Resources says it’s too soon to say what caused one of Highland Valley Copper’s three massive ore stockpile covers to buckle Saturday night. The inc...
Nov 28, 2016
RCMP say pedestrians find body in Surrey, B.C., ditch
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say pedestrians walking along a road in rural area of Surrey, B.C., found a body in a ditch. Police say the pedestrians reported seeing the body in a watery ditch on Saturday...
Nov 27, 2016
B.C. company mixes technology, storytelling to design high-end theme park rides
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Every day, thousands of thrill seekers around the globe strap themselves into amusement park rides and are taken on a multimedia adventure, whether coming face to face with a fi...
Nov 27, 2016
B.C. RCMP suspect foul play in case of missing man
GIBSONS, B.C. – RCMP say foul play is suspected in the case of a missing man from British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast. Gibsons resident Dane Stanway, 27, was reported missing on May 12. Poli...
Nov 26, 2016
Vancouver Aquarium's beluga whale Aurora dies after two week illness
VANCOUVER - Sad news from the Vancouver Aquarium - the beluga whale name Aurora has died. The Aquarium released a statement late Friday night that said Aurora was surrounded by people who loved her wh...
Nov 26, 2016
Former school principal faces child luring charge after Creep Catchers sting
MISSION, B.C. - A charge has been laid against a man who was a school principal after a confrontation with a vigilante group at a shopping mall in Abbotsford, B.C. Const. Ian MacDonald of Abbotsford p...
Nov 26, 2016
Six people arrested after Vancouver homeless camp moved following court order
VANCOUVER - Advocates for Vancouver's homeless population are calling on the city to do more after six people were arrested at a relocated homeless camp. Police were called to Thornton Park on Friday ...
Nov 25, 2016
B.C. to use bikes, ATVs to fight drug overdoses in hard to reach areas
VANCOUVER - Paramedics will use bicycles and all-terrain vehicles in high-overdose areas to respond to a worsening opioid crisis in British Columbia, the province’s health minister says. “...
Nov 25, 2016
