Category Archives: British Columbia
Students at B.C. school where teen killed need to be heard: mom who’s been there
VANCOUVER - Students returning Monday to a B.C. high school where a Grade 9 girl was stabbed to death will need long-term support to prevent further tragedies years from now, says a mother whose son w...
Nov 06, 2016
Trans-Canada Highway reopens near B.C.-Alberta boundary following rock slide
FIELD, B.C. - A section of the Trans-Canada Highway has re-opened, more than a week after a rock slide closed the interprovincial route. The slide occurred west of Field, B.C., on Oct. 24 as crews did...
Nov 05, 2016
Amber Alert cancelled, children found safe
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The RCMP have cancelled an Amber Alert that was issued Friday evening for two children and their mother who went missing in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Police said the three were located Fr...
Nov 04, 2016
Suspect in racist rant video turns himself in to Abbotsford, B.C., police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia man charged with multiple offences after a video of a racist rant went viral has turned himself into police. Abbotsford police say 47-year-old Karry Corbett was t...
Nov 04, 2016
Woodfibre LNG says it is proceeding with LNG project, B.C.'s first
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Woodfibre LNG said Friday it is proceeding with its proposed liquefied natural gas development near Squamish, B.C., in what would be the province's first LNG project. The $1.6-billion...
Nov 04, 2016
Security reviews due after B.C. school stabbing, but tighter rules not expected
VICTORIA - Security is being reviewed at British Columbia's schools following the stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl, but metal detectors, security guards and airport-style scanners are not needed t...
Nov 04, 2016
B.C. Unemployment rate jumps substantially
Aside from Atlantic Canada, B.C. had the biggest jump in its unemployment rate last month. The B.C. jumped 5/10ths of a point to sit at 6.2 percent, up from 5.7 percent last month. Most other province...
Nov 04, 2016
Mental, physical and economic health of B.C. youngsters “quite good”: report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer has taken a comprehensive look at the health and well-being of the almost one million children and youth in the province in a report that is the...
Nov 03, 2016
TSB rules fuel-flow problem likely forced pilot to land on B.C. highway
RICHMOND, B.C. - An investigation has determined that trouble with the flow of fuel into the engine of a small plane likely forced the pilot to land on Highway 97 near Osoyoos, B.C., last year. The pr...
Nov 03, 2016
Soil dumping to resume at Shawnigan Lake, B.C., following court ruling
VICTORIA - A B.C. Court of Appeal ruling has cleared the way for soil dumping to continue at a Vancouver Island contaminated soil facility. The decision overturns a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that prev...
Nov 03, 2016
