Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. plans to use 'fair share' pipeline money on environmental fund
VICTORIA - A senior official with the British Columbia government says the province expects to negotiate a fair share agreement with Kinder Morgan that sees the pipeline company pay for an environment...
Dec 01, 2016
Victoria, Vancouver to co-host 2019 world junior hockey championship
Vancouver and Victoria will welcome the world's top under-20 hockey players in 2019 when the cities co-host the world junior hockey championship. Hockey Canada and the Canadian Hockey League announced...
Dec 01, 2016
Montreal man suspected after fentanyl seizure at Vancouver’s airport
VICTORIA - The Canada Border Services Agency has seized a package containing enough fentanyl that Victoria police say could cause a potential 725,000 overdoses. Acting Chief Del Manak told a news conf...
Dec 01, 2016
Fisheries investigation after second deadly whale entanglement in B.C. waters
VANCOUVER - A necropsy has been completed on the latest humpback whale to be killed from being trapped underwater by fish-farm equipment off the British Columbia coast. Results are not yet available, ...
Dec 01, 2016
Family warns against 'guardian homes' after teen's therapy dog taken by breeder
VANCOUVER - Since Devon Wagner's dog was taken away, he says he feels like there's a "hole" inside of him. The 18-year-old suffered a life-changing concussion playing hockey six years ago. It caused b...
Dec 01, 2016
CMHC president warns against scapegoating foreign buyers in housing debate
VANCOUVER - The president of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is warning against an "us versus them" mentality in Vancouver, where he says foreign buyers are not the major factor driving unafford...
Nov 30, 2016
Woman escapes serious injury in parcel bomb explosion in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. – A woman in Penticton, B.C., has suffered minor injuries after trying to open what appeared to be a Christmas package left on her property. Dorothy Czerniak says she found a sma...
Nov 30, 2016
BC leaders sound off on Kinder Morgan approval
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark says the federal government is close to meeting British Columbia's five conditions for its approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline, but with those conditions come abou...
Nov 30, 2016
B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s five conditions for pipeline approval
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday the federal government is "very close" to meeting her five conditions for pipeline approval. The premier said all but two of the condi...
Nov 30, 2016
Independent probe involving Kelowna RCMP finds complaint unwarranted
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Abbotsford Police Department says it has found no evidence of wrongdoing by an individual at the RCMP detachment in Kelowna, B.C.. Officers from Abbotsford conducted an investig...
Nov 30, 2016
