Category Archives: British Columbia
Health officials seek input on safe consumption sites in Victoria
VICTORIA - Health officials in Victoria are looking to open two supervised drug consumption sites, and they’re asking the public for feedback. The Vancouver Island Health Authority says a planni...
Nov 15, 2016
Ashcroft celebrates re-opening of community post office
ASHCROFT, B.C. - After 10 days of renovations, the Canada Post office in the Village of Ashcroft has offically re-opened. The building has been around since the early 1980s, and Canada Post earmarked ...
Nov 15, 2016
Ashcroft's newest doctor enjoying his new rural lifestyle
ASHCROFT, B.C. - It has been an ongoing struggle for the community of Ashcroft for years, a constant cycle of doctors coming and going. The problem has made it very hard for the village to maintain a ...
Nov 15, 2016
Former New Brunswick youth advocate, politician, picked as B.C.'s new child rep
VICTORIA - A former New Brunswick politician and the province’s first child advocate is slated to become British Columbia’s new representative for children and youth. Bernard Richard, 65, ...
Nov 15, 2016
First Nation says sunken tug lifted from ocean after 33 days in B.C. waters
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A sunken tug has been lifted from the waters off British Columbia’s central coast more than a month after it ran aground and sank, releasing thousands of litres of fuel into ...
Nov 15, 2016
B.C. home sales slide in October, but show strength in some regions says analyst
VANCOUVER - Figures from the British Columbia Real Estate Association show October was another challenging month for housing sales in some parts of British Columbia, while other regions prospered. The...
Nov 15, 2016
Fight between Mounties, teens, in Prince Rupert, B.C., sparks internal probe
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - RCMP in Prince Rupert, B.C., have launched an internal investigation after cellphone video surfaced online apparently revealing a confrontation between officers and two teenagers...
Nov 15, 2016
Prominent writers sign letter demanding probe of UBC firing of Steven Galloway
VANCOUVER – Margaret Atwood, Yann Martel and Madeleine Thien are among the names of prominent Canadian authors attached to an open letter demanding an external investigation of the University of...
Nov 15, 2016
Blast of snow expected on the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - If the weather forecast is to be believed, Old Man Winter will make his return to the Coquihalla Highway overnight and into tomorrow morning. The forecast calls for a significant dump of sn...
Nov 14, 2016
B.C. teachers want immediate action on Supreme Court win, Clark says time needed
VICTORIA - The president of the teachers’ union in British Columbia says he expects more teachers in classrooms as early as January after a Supreme Court of Canada decision last week that affect...
Nov 14, 2016
