Category Archives: British Columbia
Luxury cars caught in B.C. government plan to slow down rising rates
VANCOUVER - Transportation Minister Todd Stone says he’s trying to put the brakes on British Columbia’s rising vehicle insurance rates, which could have gone up by more than 15 per cent th...
Nov 23, 2016
Police say masked man wielding meat cleaver in Vancouver charged with 4 offences
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against a man who was allegedly wearing a mask and wielding a meat cleaver as he threatened a pedestrian on a Vancouver street. Police say officers responded to seve...
Nov 23, 2016
Naming of otter pups brightens Vancouver Aquarium as vets fight to save beluga
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says despite recent challenges, as staff cope with the death of one beluga whale and the critical illness of another, some new residents of the aquarium are helping ...
Nov 23, 2016
B.C. commission calls for tax reforms, exemptions worth $1.1B to spur investment
VICTORIA - A panel of experts is recommending the British Columbia government chop taxes to provincial businesses by about $1.1 billion a year in an effort to spur lagging investment. The Improving B....
Nov 23, 2016
Author Steven Galloway apologizes in first statement since firing
VANCOUVER - Author Steven Galloway has issued his first statement since he was fired in June under a veil of secrecy from the University of British Columbia. Galloway confirms in the statement issued ...
Nov 23, 2016
Prosecution expected to start making case in trial involving polygamist sect
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The prosecution is expected to begin making its case today in a trial for three people connected to a polygamist sect in southeastern B.C. Opening statements were slated for Tuesday,...
Nov 23, 2016
Tonnes of trash from Vancouver Island beaches avoids landfill: Living Oceans
VANCOUVER - An environmental group says it has recycled almost three quarters of the tonnes of garbage scavenged this year from the beaches of Vancouver Island’s west coast. Living Oceans says j...
Nov 23, 2016
Founder of iconic Victoria book store Munro's Books dies
VICTORIA - The man behind a beloved bookstore in downtown Victoria has died. James Munro, the founder of Munro’s Books, died at his home in Victoria on Monday. He was 87 years old. The storeR...
Nov 23, 2016
One dead following fatal crash near Spences Bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - RCMP say a violent crash between a semi and a pickup truck on the Trans Canada Highway yesterday took a man’s life. The crash happened mid-afternoon yesterday southwest of...
Nov 22, 2016
B.C. says 2,900 affordable housing units to be built within two years
SURREY, B.C. - Premier Christy Clark is promising to build 2,900 affordable housing units across much of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland in an effort to increase the supply of rental options. ...
Nov 22, 2016
