Category Archives: British Columbia
Iranian-Canadian sculptor home in Vancouver after having passport confiscated
VANCOUVER - A celebrated Iranian-Canadian sculptor considered one of the greatest living artists of the Middle East says he still doesn't know what prompted Iranian authorities to confiscate his passp...
Jul 19, 2016
First Nation to use blockades if necessary to protect ancient B.C. burial site
VANCOUVER - Members of a British Columbia First Nation are remembering a warrior chief who was wrongfully hanged 151 years ago and say they won't allow another injustice to be done to their ancestor. ...
Jul 19, 2016
Former B.C. Premier out as High Commissioner to U.K.
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion has wiped the diplomatic slate clean of several high-profile appointments made by the previous Conservative government. More than two dozen ambassadors ...
Jul 19, 2016
American skier lauds new technique at Vancouver hospital for brain recovery
VANCOUVER - A competitive skier from Utah is crediting a new technique at Vancouver General Hospital for a swift recovery from a brain injury she suffered in Whistler, B.C. Jamie Crane-Mauzy was the f...
Jul 19, 2016
Calgary man, 21, identified after fatal fall in B.C. national park
FIELD, B.C. - The coroner's service in British Columbia has identified a 21-year-old Calgary man who died after a fall in Yoho National Park. It says Ryan James McIntosh was one of a group of four who...
Jul 18, 2016
Police say death of man pulled from water in Bella Bella appears suspicious
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - RCMP say a man who died after being pulled from the water near a dock in Bella Bella, B.C., may have been involved in an altercation. Cpl. Dave Tyreman says police were called abou...
Jul 18, 2016
Firefighters battle blaze at Port Moody mill; workers douse fire at another mill
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Firefighters in Port Moody, B.C., spent hours battling a blaze at a sawmill on Monday afternoon. City spokesman Paul Lockwood said the fire began in the Flavelle Sawmill Co. Ltd.'s ...
Jul 18, 2016
Wind storms, viral outbreak possible causes for fish die-off in Okanagan Lake
PENTICTON, B.C. - Warm water or possibly a viral outbreak are a few of the suspected causes for an ongoing fish die-off in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia's southern Interior. The Natural Resources ...
Jul 18, 2016
First Nation to use blockades if necessary to protect ancient B.C. burial site
VANCOUVER - Members of a British Columbia First Nation are remembering a warrior chief who was wrongfully hanged 151 years ago and say they won't allow another injustice to be done to their ancestor. ...
Jul 18, 2016
Advisor appointed to head review, audit of Vancouver School Board
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has hired a special advisor to lead a forensic audit and full review of the Vancouver School Board. Education Minister Mike Bernier says the government hired...
Jul 18, 2016
