Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. parrot refuge set to close Aug. 1, hundreds of birds in need of homes
COOMBS, B.C. - Hundreds of parrots living at a Vancouver Island sanctuary need new homes as an Aug. 1 deadline approaches for the closure of the World Parrot Refuge. Between 450 and 500 parrots, inclu...
Jun 27, 2016
Arrest made after threats close B.C. school, force grad ceremony postponement
NELSON, B.C. - A male student has been arrested after threats forced the evacuation of a high school in southeastern British Columbia. Nelson RCMP said they received reports last Thursday about a poss...
Jun 27, 2016
Critics of Canada's assisted dying laws to launch new court challenge
VANCOUVER - Just days after Canada's physician-assisted dying law came into force, a 25-year-old British Columbia woman with a degenerative muscle disease is challenging it in court. Julia Lamb who li...
Jun 27, 2016
BASE jumper who died in B.C. identified as former marine from Seattle
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A Seattle man who died BASE jumping from the Stawamus Chief Mountain in British Columbia wouldn't want anyone to assume the worst about the extreme sport, says his girlfriend. Gary Kr...
Jun 27, 2016
Federal government invests $150 million for affordable housing in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced it will invest $150 million in affordable housing in British Columbia, as real estate prices in the province continue to skyrocket. The money will be s...
Jun 27, 2016
Bullying alleged in case of UBC professor, questions raised about investigation
VANCOUVER - Former students and faculty involved in the University of British Columbia's investigation of its creative writing chair say the allegations against him included sexual harassment, bullyin...
Jun 26, 2016
Game Boy Disease? There's a cure for that with wearable technology: doctor
VANCOUVER - When patients visit Dr. Vahid Sahiholnasab for a routine check-up, he often asks to review their electronic fitness trackers. He is learning that integrating new gizmos into health regimen...
Jun 26, 2016
BASE jumper dies in B.C. after parachute apparently fails to deploy: RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a BASE jumper has died after the parachute apparently failed to open until it was too late. The Mounties say the person jumped from the first peak of the ...
Jun 26, 2016
Drug-induced man who stabbed bus passenger sentenced to seven years in prison
KELOWNA, B.C. - A Kelowna, B.C., man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for killing another passenger on a bus by stabbing him in the neck from behind. Tyler Newton, 25, was charged with seco...
Jun 25, 2016
Clearwater man pleads guilty to murdering his estranged wife
VANCOUVER - A Clearwater man has entered a surprise guilty plea in the 2014 killing of his estranged wife. Iain Scott pleaded guilty to second degree murder in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver yesterday....
Jun 24, 2016
