Category Archives: British Columbia
Booze a likely factor in brawl between parents at children’s hockey game: RCMP
OSOYOOS, B.C. - The RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a key factor in a brawl that broke out between parents of opposing hockey teams at a children's tournament in southern British Columbia. T...
Apr 07, 2016
Driver released without charges after collision that killed B.C. Mountie
LANGFORD, B.C. - A driver taken into custody after a collision that killed a British Columbia Mountie has been released without charges. RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoihet confirmed the man was released Wednes...
Apr 06, 2016
B.C. premier announces $470-million turbine contract for Site C dam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has announced a $470-million deal for turbines and generators for the Site C dam, despite ongoing protests and court challenges against the controvers...
Apr 06, 2016
Pain medication can be used to treat severe heroin addicts: study
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver study suggests severely addicted heroin users could be treated with an injectable pain medication. The Study to Assess Longed-Term Opioid Medication Effectiveness, or SALOME, f...
Apr 06, 2016
B.C. apple growers fear late frost as balmy weather speeds apple blossoms
KELOWNA, B.C. - A stretch of unseasonably mild weather has some apple growers anxious about trees that are growing too fast. The apple blossom may come as soon as the third week of April, about three ...
Apr 06, 2016
Edward Snowden discuses Panama Papers at Vancouver webcast
VANCOUVER - A trove of leaked data about offshore tax havens in Panama highlights more than ever the vital role of the whistleblower in a free society, says one of the tech era's most prominent figure...
Apr 06, 2016
Whistler Blackcomb's $345-million plan includes indoor water play area, townhomes
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Whistler Blackcomb mountain resort is planning a renaissance over the next few years that would include real estate developments in the later phases and a price tag of about $345 ...
Apr 06, 2016
Survivors sue tour company over Tofino whale-watching tragedy, allege negligence
VANCOUVER - Two men who survived last year's fatal capsizing of a whale-watching boat off Vancouver Island have launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the tour company. Brothers Dirk and Chr...
Apr 05, 2016
Turbulent battle as Golden, B.C., fights to save local river rafting industry
GOLDEN, B.C. - Tourism officials in the southeastern B.C., town of Golden say letters of support are flooding in as they fight for access to the Kicking Horse River. Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) ...
Apr 05, 2016
B.C. judge refuses to order homeless from grounds of Victoria’s law courts
VICTORIA - Cheers erupted at a homeless camp in Victoria on Tuesday when residents heard British Columbia's Supreme Court had rejected the government's bid to take down their tent city. "We won, we wo...
Apr 05, 2016
