Category Archives: British Columbia
UVic researchers find tree rings predict potential for several coastal droughts
VANCOUVER - Scientists at the University of Victoria say tree-ring data suggest coastal regions of southern British are likely to be hit by severe droughts. A report recently published in the Journal ...
May 04, 2016
Kelly Ellard denied parole, board calls rationale for release ‘very entitled’
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A young woman serving a life sentence for second-degree murder has for the first time taken responsibility for the death of a 14-year-old Vancouver Island girl almost two decades ag...
May 04, 2016
Suspect arrested after fatal stabbing in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - One man is dead following a stabbing in Chilliwack, B.C. on Tuesday. The RCMP say they were called to the scene (on Yale Road near Spadina Ave.) after receiving a report of a stabbi...
May 04, 2016
Bionic hand developed by SFU researchers allows parathlete to 'move' fingers
BURNABY, B.C. - Danny Letain never imagined he’d be able to “feel” his fingers move again after losing part of his arm in a workplace accident 35 years ago. But with a new bionic han...
May 03, 2016
B.C. Mountie says sexual harassment settlement still means RCMP need policies
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Mountie whose sexual harassment lawsuit against the RCMP prompted similar cases across the country has reached an out-of court settlement with the force. Cpl. Catherine ...
May 03, 2016
‘High-risk’ label in law created by Tories sought for B.C. dad who killed 3 kids
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The Crown will argue that a mentally ill British Columbia man who killed his three children has a decades-long history of violence, a court has heard. Prosecutors opened their ...
May 03, 2016
Vancouver home sales hit record for April, prices soar from year ago
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region hit a record level for April with prices sharply higher compared to a year ago. The board says sales totalled 4,781...
May 03, 2016
B.C. cuts film tax credit 5 per cent after consulting with industry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's finance minister has yelled cut on film and TV industry tax credits. Mike de Jong said Monday the province's film tax credit rate will be chopped by five per cent to 28 p...
May 02, 2016
Vancouver bylaws close 22 pot shops, but many owners vow to fight rules
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's crackdown on unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries began with inspectors issuing 44 tickets while the city has confirmed 22 stores have already closed. But cannabis advocat...
May 02, 2016
Fire damages concrete plant in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A fire has badly damaged a concrete plant in Williams Lake. All available firefighters in the Cariboo city were called to the United Concrete Plant located on Hodgson Road, just ...
May 02, 2016
