Category Archives: British Columbia
Two airlifted to hospital following accident near Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Two people are in hospital after an accident near Salmon Arm this morning. The accident happened on Highway 1 near Third Nations Road at approximately 7:30 am. A vehicle had swerved...
Apr 28, 2016
Earls faces backlash after dropping Alberta beef for Certified Humane U.S. meat
VANCOUVER - A decision by Earls restaurants to ditch Alberta beef in favour of U.S. meat that is free of added hormones has prompted a backlash from cattle ranchers and threats to boycott the Canadian...
Apr 28, 2016
Grow-op busted near Vernon school
VERNON, B.C. - Plenty of police activity last night near Vernon Secondary School. Vernon RCMP executed a search warrant on a residence in the 24-hundred block of 15th Street. Officers found a marijuan...
Apr 28, 2016
BC Hydro going to court to evict Site C dam protesters from outside head office
VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is going to court in a bid to evict opponents of a hydroelectric dam project camped outside their downtown Vancouver office. The utility company filed a notice of civil claim and ...
Apr 28, 2016
Finance Minister talks First Nations investment during Vancouver visit
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister has wrapped up a visit to the West Coast by stressing the importance of the Liberal government's investments in indigenous peoples across the country. In a speech...
Apr 28, 2016
Transgender girls at B.C. legislature to back human rights code bill
VICTORIA - Two transgender girls were in the legislature when the NDP introduced a private member's bill to include gender identity and expression in British Columbia's Human Rights Code. Grade 7 stud...
Apr 27, 2016
Clark draws fire for taking B.C. Liberal Party stipend above her salary
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark is defending her annual stipend of up to $50,000 from British Columbia's Liberal party, on top of her $195,000 annual salary. "It's been publicly disclosed since 1993,...
Apr 27, 2016
Paramedics to provide basic health services in small B.C. communities
VICTORIA - Paramedics will provide expanded health-care services in 73 rural and remote British Columbia communities, giving patients more access to primary care. Health Minister Terry Lake says param...
Apr 27, 2016
B.C. introduces law to require universities to have sexual misconduct policies
VICTORIA - British Columbia is the latest province to introduce legislation requiring universities to have sexual misconduct policies in the wake of allegations that schools are failing survivors of c...
Apr 27, 2016
Vancouver medical marijuana businesses must close by Friday if breaking rules
VANCOUVER - Dozens of medical marijuana businesses in Vancouver could face court action if they violate regulations by staying open without approval, the city's chief licence inspector says. Andreea T...
Apr 26, 2016
