Category Archives: British Columbia
Man arrested following assault at health centre in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP say a man is in custody following an alleged assault against an employee and a Mountie at a community health centre in Kelowna, B.C. Const. Jesse O'Donaghey says officers responde...
Oct 04, 2016
Vancouver home sales plunge nearly 33% last month, real estate board says
VANCOUVER - Home prices in Metro Vancouver's once-surging real estate market are on the cusp of falling, housing experts say, as new figures show another month of plunging home sales in the region. Th...
Oct 04, 2016
Highway 99 near Lillooet may reopen later this week
LILLOOET, B.C. - BC Ministry of Transportation officials say they think they have a temporary solution that may have Highway 99 north of Lillooet partly open by later this week. The route has been clo...
Oct 04, 2016
WorkSafeBC probes allegations of bullying, harassment at Vancouver School Board
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's education minister says allegations of a toxic workplace are plaguing the Vancouver School Board and prompting an investigation by the province's health and safety agenc...
Oct 04, 2016
B.C. auditor general says IT projects costing millions need more oversight
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the government's information technology projects must be developed with input from people who actually use them to ensure they don't fail. Carol Bell...
Oct 04, 2016
Renowned Vancouver-based architect Bing Thom dead at 75 from brain aneurysm
VANCOUVER - Bing Thom, a Vancouver-based architect whose unique work transformed communities around the world, has died at the age of 75. A statement from his wife Bonnie said Thom was in robust healt...
Oct 04, 2016
Aboriginal girls most at risk of sexual violence in care: B.C. representative
VANCOUVER - Aboriginal girls are the victims of sexual violence more than twice as often as other girls in care of the British Columbia government, a "disturbing" new report finds. The report from the...
Oct 04, 2016
Vancouver Realtors predict sales data for September will show dramatic decline
VANCOUVER - Realtors are predicting a steep decline in detached-home sales when the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver releases sales data for the month of September later today. The numbers are e...
Oct 04, 2016
B.C. Lottery Corp. misses mandatory review on some web, casino games
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Lottery Corp. launched some Internet games and casino projects without performing a mandatory review that included assessing a game's impact on problem gambling, an in...
Oct 04, 2016
Mexican officials say suspect arrested in death of Canadian artist
VANCOUVER - Robbery appears to be the motive behind the murder of Canadian photographer and artist Barbara McClatchie Andrews, says a Mexican prosecutor. Yucatan state Attorney General Ariel Aldecua a...
Oct 03, 2016
