Category Archives: British Columbia
Chamber of Commerce AGM backs wineries, eyes Airbnb, B.C. real estate
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's business leaders have adopted a list of policies they want addressed by government including more equitable taxation for wineries and Airbnb-style rentals and protection...
May 31, 2016
Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project
VANCOUVER - Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have ...
May 31, 2016
Man's sudden death prompts RCMP search for watercraft in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - RCMP in Maple Ridge are investigating the early morning death of a man. Police confirm they were called to the Haney Bypass, about 45 kilometres east of Vancouver, just after 3 a.m...
May 31, 2016
B.C. audit says more work needed on community programs to reduce reoffending
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says most of the recommendations her office made in 2011 to improve supervision of offenders in the community and boost public safety have not been implem...
May 31, 2016
B.C. floods could be Canada's most costly natural disaster: study
VANCOUVER - A new study says the risk of a devastating flood in British Columbia's Lower Mainland is increasing due to rising sea levels and other impacts of climate change. The Fraser Basin Council s...
May 30, 2016
Coquihalla crash claims one life near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. - One person has been killed following a collision on the Coquihalla Highway, 4 kilometers south of Merritt. RCMP, Ambulance and Fire Rescue attended the scene this morning and officials...
May 30, 2016
Climate change scientists ask federal government to reject B.C. LNG project
VANCOUVER - Dozens of international climate scientists are calling on the Canadian government to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas project in northwestern British Columbia, saying it would have ...
May 30, 2016
Vancouver sees jobs boom, but young workers still can't afford housing
VANCOUVER - Kala Vilches always knew she'd have to leave Vancouver if she wanted to buy a house. Three years ago, the fashion design graduate was working as a product developer at Lululemon, earning a...
May 30, 2016
Last name Helps may have been no help to social-networking Victoria mayor
VICTORIA - Facebook has apologized for erroneously blocking Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps' account after restoring her profile. A Canadian spokeswoman for the social networking site says the account was b...
May 30, 2016
Diamond-encrusted eagle worth $5 million stolen in Vancouver-area
VANCOUVER - A solid gold eagle sculpture encrusted with 763 diamonds and housing a world-renowned emerald was stolen in a violent robbery in suburban Vancouver. Acting Sgt. Sarah Swallow of the Delta ...
May 30, 2016
