Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. families of missing, murdered women urge national inquiry to get it right
VANCOUVER - There's no room for mistakes in the newly announced national inquiry into murdered and missing women, says a coalition of British Columbia families and support groups. Mary Teegee, with th...
Aug 03, 2016
Retirements will prompt search for skilled workers on Asia-Pacific Gateway
VANCOUVER - A new study shows British Columbia will require thousands of skilled workers over the next decade, just to maintain the needs of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative. According...
Aug 03, 2016
Judge quashes B.C. government’s modest pay hike for provincial court judges
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge is weighing in on the fairness of a government-proposed pay raise for provincial court judges. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Grauer has quashed the provin...
Aug 03, 2016
NDP demand probe of real estate agent’s knowledge of B.C. foreign property tax
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's New Democrat housing critic is calling for an investigation into whether a prominent Vancouver real estate agent and B.C. Liberal government insider had advance knowledg...
Aug 02, 2016
Chivalry could rule in Kimberley, B.C., as organizers mull medieval contest
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - A southeastern British Columbia city could soon begin brushing up on heraldry, the chivalric code and everything medieval as it mulls a knightly proposal. Two Alberta groups whose me...
Aug 02, 2016
Year-long probe leads to child pornography charges against Abbotsford, B.C., man
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Charges of accessing, possessing and making available child pornography have been laid against a man from Abbotsford, B.C. Police in the Fraser Valley city say 61-year-old Barry Gra...
Aug 02, 2016
B.C. foreign buyer tax won’t make big dent in housing affordability, experts say
VANCOUVER - Experts are expressing doubt a property transfer tax on foreign buyers that takes effect Tuesday will have a significant impact on housing affordability in Metro Vancouver. The next four t...
Aug 02, 2016
Two boaters OK after BC ferry sails to the rescue of grounded vessel
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. - A British Columbia ferry travelling between Duke Point, on Vancouver Island, and the mainland has been involved in a rescue. BC Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall says the Coastal...
Aug 02, 2016
First Nations activists planning Mount Polley protest Thursday
WILLIAMS LAKE - A First Nations group says they want the B-C government to know exactly how they feel about its decision to issue a new operating permit for an infamous mine in the province’s In...
Aug 02, 2016
Music fest crowdfunds for drug-checking machine amid fentanyl overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - For the past 14 years, organizers of a giant electronic music festival on a British Columbia mountain ranch have quietly helped participants test their recreational drugs to find out what ...
Aug 02, 2016
