Category Archives: British Columbia
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
B.C. woman accused of beating dog that had to be euthanized facing two charges
COURTENAY, B.C. - The SPCA says charges of animal cruelty have been laid against a Vancouver Island woman accused of beating a dog that had to be euthanized. It says Kylie Nikkels of Courtenay, B.C., ...
Oct 13, 2016
Sister of man killed in police manhunt sues over use of lethal force
VANCOUVER - The sister of a man shot and killed by police at the end of a manhunt in Slocan, B.C., is suing the provincial and federal governments over the RCMP's handling of the incident. Peter de Gr...
Oct 13, 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 13, 2016
B.C. Liberals reject nomination bid from former cabinet minister Terry Segarty
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A former Social Credit cabinet minister in British Columbia won't get another crack at provincial politics as a Liberal. The party's candidate approval process has rejected an applic...
Oct 13, 2016
Merritt Mayor keeping fingers crossed on Coquihalla maintenance this winter
MERRITT - There’s already been one travel advisory this fall for the Coquihalla highway. Snowfall Saturday resulted in a number of accidents for police. That’s raised some concerns about w...
Oct 13, 2016
Storms have started to batter the Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER - The first of a series of storms is starting to batter the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Global News weatherman Mark Madryga says it’s very wet and windy, and it’s going ...
Oct 13, 2016
Study: More than 45,000 Canadians sought treatment abroad in 2015
VANCOUVER - Tens of thousands of Canadians left the country last year for non-emergency medical procedures, the Fraser Institute says, but some health experts are challenging the way researchers at th...
Oct 12, 2016
Rain warnings and cautions prepare B.C.'s south coast for a drenching
VANCOUVER - A heavy rainfall warning has been issued for Metro Vancouver in what Environment Canada is predicting will be the first in a series of storms to swamp British Columbia's south coast. Heavy...
Oct 12, 2016
B.C. minor hockey, baseball coach faces child porn, voyeurism charges
COQUITLAM, B.C. - A man who has spent three decades coaching youth baseball and hockey across B.C.'s Lower Mainland is facing multiple child pornography charges, police announced Wednesday. Coquitlam ...
Oct 12, 2016
