Category Archives: British Columbia
Scientists use sex, food, sound to lure rats in superior trap
VANCOUVER - Scientists have outwitted the crafty rat with a stimulating new formula that puts sex on the brain. A team at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., has developed a rat trap that combin...
Apr 11, 2016
$50 million Lotto Max ticket sold in B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - There is one winning ticket for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw - and it was sold in Kelowna, B.C. There were also seven MaxMillions up for grabs, and one of t...
Apr 10, 2016
B.C. real estate council issues licence conditions for Vancouver-area firm
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Council of British Columbia has issued licence conditions to a Vancouver-area brokerage under investigation for alleged violations of the province's real estate regulations...
Apr 10, 2016
Vancouver police arrest sex offender who is person of interest in home invasion
Vancouver Police arrested a high-risk sex offender early Saturday morning after he allegedly breached his long-term supervision order. Police say 45-year-old Jason White is a person of interest in an ...
Apr 10, 2016
UVic scientists developing smart cement that heals, seals cracks
VICTORIA - Scientists at the University of Victoria are working to cement their lead in making so-called smart concrete that heals and seals cracks, greatly reducing potential infrastructure disasters...
Apr 09, 2016
Large wildfire burning West of Quesnel
QUESNEL, B.C. - Crews are battling British Columbia's first significant wildfire of the year. The BC Wildfire Service says a fire has been discovered about 90 kilometres west of Quesnel. The blaze is ...
Apr 09, 2016
Gang shootings in Surrey prompt more resources, access to closed-circuit TVs
SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver-area city where police have logged 31 shootings this year has approved 24-hour police access to more than 400 closed-circuit cameras in an effort to stop the re...
Apr 08, 2016
Three B.C. First Nations buy parcel of prime Vancouver real estate
VANCOUVER - Three British Columbia First Nations have paid nearly half a billion dollars for a prime piece of real estate on the west side of Vancouver. The Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh natio...
Apr 08, 2016
B.C. conflict commissioner launches review of exclusive political events
VICTORIA - British Columbia's conflict of interest commissioner says he will review two complaints that exclusive, high-priced fundraising events promising access to political leaders are breaches of ...
Apr 08, 2016
Procession honours fallen RCMP officer as body is returned to Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - A second sombre procession is scheduled to travel along the highways of southern Vancouver Island today as the body of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett is returned to Langford. The Capital R...
Apr 08, 2016
