Category Archives: British Columbia
Lower Nicola chief seeks NDP nomination
MERRITT, B.C. - The chief of the Lower Nicola Indian Band is throwing his hat in the provincial political ring. Aaron Sam announced his intention to seek the NDP nomination for the provincial riding o...
Dec 05, 2016
Weather warnings issued as snow hits B.C.'s South Coast and Vancouver Island
Vancouver’s first snowfall of the season is causing widespread traffic delays and has prompted the shut-down of a university campus. Environment Canada issued a weather warning early Monday pred...
Dec 05, 2016
Prosecutor says sect members could infer girls moved to U.S. for sexual purpose
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A prosecutor says members of religious sect in British Columbia carried out the instructions of a now-imprisoned polygamous leader to the letter, and could infer they were taking gir...
Dec 05, 2016
Vancouver mayor's national profile on the rise in pipeline debate
VANCOUVER - The ever-simmering world of pipeline politics is once again threatening to boil over after the federal government approved the Trans Mountain project, as both backers and critics of the po...
Dec 04, 2016
University class takes on case of B.C. woman stripped of citizenship
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A group of university students in Squamish, B.C., is hoping their school work will help change the life of a woman whose Canadian citizenship was stripped under a little-known policy....
Dec 04, 2016
Significant snowfall hits Coquihalla Summit
KAMLOOPS - Motorists are being reminded to practice extra caution on the Coquihalla Summit after a large snowfall overnight. According to Environment Canada, 44 centimetres of snow fell on the summit ...
Dec 04, 2016
Highway washout cuts off access to Vancouver Island communities
UCLUELET, B.C. - DriveBC says a highway washout is cutting off access to the west coast of Vancouver Island. The washout has closed off traffic in both directions on Highway 4 about five kilometres fr...
Dec 03, 2016
Cops trying to save lives with CPR or naloxone won't be investigated: Watchdog
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog will no longer investigate police officers who have provided life-saving measures resulting in someone's death. The Independent Investigations Office say...
Dec 02, 2016
Rescuers in northwestern B.C. search remote highway for missing U.S. man
ISKUT, B.C. - A search was underway along a remote northwestern B.C. highway for a 70-year-old Alaska man who was last seen on the route Monday. A news release from the RCMP says family members report...
Dec 02, 2016
Four life sentences for man who shot two former co-workers, injured two others
NANAIMO, B.C. - A man who fatally shot two former co-workers and injured two others at a sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C., has been handed four life sentences. Kevin Addison, 50, was found guilty of two count...
Dec 02, 2016
