Category Archives: British Columbia
Four Victoria police officers injured in incident at tent city for the homeless
Victoria police say four officers were injured Thursday evening while intervening in a domestic dispute at the controversial "tent city" outside the city's courthouse. Police say just after 7:20 p.m.,...
Jul 28, 2016
BC Hydro CEO mounts cost-cutting effort to cover $3.5 B in revenue declines
VICTORIA - Revenues have declined by $3.5 billion at British Columbia's public power utility but consumers won't be zapped with rate hikes beyond what was originally forecasted. BC Hydro CEO Jessica M...
Jul 28, 2016
Country music fans converging on Merritt for Rockin' River Fest
MERRITT, B.C. - The Rockin’ River Fest kicks off today (July 28) in Merritt, and runs through the B.C. day long weekend. Thousands of country music fans will be descending on the area to take in...
Jul 28, 2016
One dead, two injured after SUV drives into Granville Island building
VANCOUVER - A pedestrian has been killed after being run over and pinned under a vehicle on Granville Island, one of Vancouver's busiest tourist destinations, police say. Spokesman Randy Fincham said ...
Jul 28, 2016
Auditor says B.C.’s salary cap preventing full audits of credit unions
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says a staffing shortage at the Financial Institution Commission is hampering the review process for provincial credit unions. Carol Bellringer's progress...
Jul 28, 2016
B.C.'s proposed foreigner tax to help fund Metro Vancouver housing projects
VICTORIA - While buyers and sellers rush to avoid paying a new 15-per-cent property transfer tax in British Columbia, Premier Christy Clark's Liberal government apparently can't wait to start building...
Jul 28, 2016
B.C.’s Fraser Health warns of latest spike in overdoses, urges caution
SURREY, B.C. - A spike in overdoses in Surrey, B.C., has prompted health officials there to warn that all illicit drugs may be contaminated with lethal substances. Dr. Victoria Lee, chief medical heal...
Jul 28, 2016
Vancouver Parks Board launches new weapon in fight against hungry beetle
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver parks board hopes a microscopic champion will win the fight against a pest chewing through the city's grass boulevards, lawns and playing fields. Starting this week, biologis...
Jul 28, 2016
B.C. man takes a lesson on backcountry preparation from bluffing black bear
FERNIE, B.C. - A Fort St. John man says never again will he go for a backcountry run without bear spray after a confrontation in southeastern B.C. Tom Coveney says he was running near the Fernie Alpin...
Jul 28, 2016
Garlic not raising any stink as Taylor, B.C., battles annoying mosquitoes
TAYLOR, B.C. - A northeastern B.C. community is discovering a little garlic can make a big difference when battling an itchy pest. The District of Taylor, just south of Fort St. John, is using a garli...
Jul 28, 2016
