Category Archives: British Columbia
Norman Tait, renowned Nisga’a carver who’s totems span the world, dead at 75
VANCOUVER - Norman Tait, a Nisga'a First Nation artist whose work is displayed around the world, has died at the age of 75. Tait was known for carving totems, but the self-taught artist's work also in...
May 26, 2016
Canuck the crow flies off with knife from crime scene in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A notorious character with prior run-ins with Vancouver Police briefly snatched a knife from a crime scene, but the cops aren't recommending charges. That's because the knife thief is beli...
May 26, 2016
Fewer provincial exams, more in-class assessment in B.C. starting next year
VICTORIA - High school students in British Columbia will be required to write two provincial exams instead of five before they graduate as part of a new curriculum, which teachers are giving only a pa...
May 26, 2016
New B.C. oil discovery takes province's crude output to a nine-year high
VANCOUVER - In Premier Christy Clark’s vision of British Columbia’s economic future, natural gas is the headliner as the province gears up to export billions of tonnes of liquefied natural...
May 26, 2016
Pacific fleet commander says no room for sexual misconduct on navy ships
VICTORIA - The top-ranking naval officer on the West Coast says there's no room for sexual misconduct on board ships. Rear Admiral Gilles Couturier says in an interview with The Canadian Press he live...
May 25, 2016
Options available for reporting political donations: B.C. electoral officer
VICTORIA - British Columbia's electoral body is recommending three options for revamping how political contributions are reported after criticism about high-priced fundraising events. Elections BC chi...
May 25, 2016
No charges after naked woman prompts Vancouver police emergency response
Vancouver police say no charges will be recommended after a strange incident last week that involved a naked woman and prompted an emergency response in the city's downtown. Policed cordononed off a d...
May 25, 2016
Changes coming to the Coquihalla on its 30th anniversary
MERRITT, B.C. - The province is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the completion of the Coquihalla Highway with a host of improvements to the route. The first will be an expansion of the Box Canyon ...
May 25, 2016
Dissidents take over Williams Lake Indian Band office
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are monitoring a tense situation at the Williams Lake Indian Band office. A group of dissidents have taken over the office backing demands to speak with Chief Ann Louie abou...
May 25, 2016
B.C. killer of 3 women, teen didn't get a fair trial, lawyer tells appeal court
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia man convicted of killing three women and a teenage girl says his client deserves a new trial because the judge made disparaging remarks about defence counse...
May 25, 2016
