Category Archives: British Columbia
Variable speed signs almost ready for operation
KAMLOOPS - Variable speed signs on the Coquihalla Highway near the former toll booths are nearly ready for operation. Transportation Minister Todd Stone says the signs have been installed since mid-Ja...
Apr 21, 2016
WestJet responds to proposed class-action lawsuit from former flight attendant
VANCOUVER - WestJet is rejecting allegations made by a former flight attendant that it fails to provide a harassment-free workplace for its female employees, saying it would not put its reputation at ...
Apr 21, 2016
Drug haze gone, garbage remains, but Vancouver's 4-20 pot event trouble-free
VANCOUVER - Several shoulder-high mounds of black garbage bags on Vancouver's Sunset Beach were all that remained Thursday morning after the city's annual 4-20 cannabis rally. A crowd estimated by pol...
Apr 21, 2016
Residents near B.C. wildfires allowed to return home
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - More than 40 wildfires continued to burn Wednesday throughout northeastern B.C., but residents chased from their homes by the flames were allowed to return. Evacuation orders wer...
Apr 20, 2016
Race to develop marijuana breathalyzers before Canada legalizes drug
VANCOUVER - Companies developing breathalyzers to detect THC among suspected cannabis-impaired drivers appear to be entering a crowded field as Canada prepares to legalize marijuana. Health Minister J...
Apr 20, 2016
Province testing wildlife detection equipment
KAMLOOPS - The provincial transportation ministry is using new technology in an effort to prevent collisions between vehicles and wildlife. Minister Todd Stone says the ministry is piloting equipment ...
Apr 20, 2016
Advisor to review North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board activities
VERNON, B.C. - BC’s Education Minister has appointed a special advisor to review the North Okanagan-Shuswap School Board. Three of the nine trustees on the board tendered their resignations last...
Apr 20, 2016
CP Rail could float solution to Kicking Horse rafting battle at Friday meeting
GOLDEN, B.C. - The mayor of Golden, B.C., hopes a battle pitting Canadian Pacific Railway against his town and several commercial river rafting companies will be water under the bridge by the weekend....
Apr 20, 2016
Smelter workers in Kitimat begin health and safety petition against Rio Tinto
KITIMAT, B.C. - Workers at Rio Tinto's aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C., say the company is putting health and safety at risk in the drive to get a newly modernized facility up and running. Unifor Lo...
Apr 20, 2016
Surrey man recovers from stab wounds after surprising two thieves
SURREY, B.C. - A homeowner in Surrey, B.C., has been stabbed after confronting two men who broke into his home. Staff Sgt. Dale Carr says it happened at about 4:30 Wednesday morning. He says the man s...
Apr 20, 2016
