Category Archives: British Columbia
Manslaughter charge laid in Vancouver nightclub death of a woman
VANCOUVER - An altercation in Vancouver's entertainment district in August that left a 28-year-old woman dead has resulted a criminal charge. Vancouver police say 29-year-old Samantha Doolan has been ...
Oct 14, 2016
Ugly U.S. election discourages women from taking part in politics: B.C. premier
VANCOUVER - The premier of British Columbia says the toxic nature of the United States presidential election race is a setback in the campaign to get more women involved in politics. Christy Clark say...
Oct 14, 2016
Back-alley tent in Vancouver offers safety for addicts in bid to curb overdoses
VANCOUVER - Sarah Blyth was weary of rushing to counteract an overdose every time someone screamed "Narcan!" from a nearby alley in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, so she joined other activists to set ...
Oct 14, 2016
Supreme Court to hear First Nations case pre-dating Confederation
OTTAWA - A British Columbia land-claims case that predates Confederation will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada. The court agreed Thursday to hear the case of the Williams Lake Indian Band, whic...
Oct 14, 2016
Bella Bella fuel spill prompts B.C. premier to blast federal government
VANCOUVER - As crews scramble to contain and clean up a diesel spill in waters off British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest Premier Christy Clark lashed out Friday at the federal government's inadequa...
Oct 14, 2016
Former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice among four killed in plane crash near Lake Country
KELOWNA, B.C. - The family of Jim Prentice expressed its "profound shock and heartbreak" Friday after a plane carrying the former Alberta premier and three other people crashed into a heavily wooded a...
Oct 14, 2016
Second windstorm hits B.C. Coast, third storm on its way
VANCOUVER - It will be a wet weekend in Kamloops, but nothing like what’s expected on the coast. Gusty winds hit our area overnight, but they were mild in comparison to what happened on the Isla...
Oct 14, 2016
Search for missing hunters focuses on Kamloops area
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are searching for two missing hunters. A release from the Abbotsford Police Department says Raymond Selinger, 67, and Reid Bacon, 65, each set out in their own vehicl...
Oct 14, 2016
Sunken tug boat leaking diesel fuel near B.C.’s Great Bear Rainforest
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A containment boom has been placed around a tug boat that began leaking diesel fuel after it ran aground and sank on Thursday near British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, says th...
Oct 14, 2016
BC Treaty Commission aims for more First Nations deals with expedited process
VANCOUVER - The head of the independent agency that facilitates treaty negotiations between Canada, B.C., and First Nations in the province says at least eight of 33 bands could be nearing agreements ...
Oct 13, 2016
