Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. says no risk of tsunami from earthquake in the South Pacific
VANCOUVER - British Columbia says there is no risk of a tsunami reaching the province's coastline following a powerful earthquake in the South Pacific. The United States Geological Survey says a magni...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. boy with mysterious broken bones returned to parents after abuse ruled out
VANCOUVER - While watching their son and daughter play in a home near Vancouver's children's hospital, a couple from northern British Columbia received the news they had been praying for. The Ministry...
Dec 08, 2016
Lower Mainland residents brace for cold weather, significant snowfall
VANCOUVER - British Columbians are being warned to pack their toques and mittens as a winter storm blows into the region. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement, saying an intense P...
Dec 08, 2016
High property prices mean change needed for home tax breaks: Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver is urging the province to revise the criteria for property-tax grants, saying soaring real estate prices have made fewer homeowners eligible for the tax break. The regional...
Dec 07, 2016
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
