Category Archives: British Columbia
Mica Dam upgrade now complete near Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Construction on two new generating units at Mica Dam near Revelstoke has just been completed. The BC Hydro project was worth $714-million dollars. It now means there are six generat...
Mar 28, 2016
B.C. man facing Colorado sexual assault charges released from custody
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man charged in what the U.S. District Attorney's office has called a brutal sexual assault has been released from custody in Denver, Colo. Colby Messer has been charged ...
Mar 28, 2016
Tattoo artist transforms scars of trauma survivors into empowering masterpieces
VANCOUVER - Clients with scars from traumatic surgeries, suicide attempts and abuse are turning to a Vancouver tattoo artist for healing inside and out. Auberon Wolf designs tattoos around cut lines f...
Mar 28, 2016
B.C.’s Wild Pacific Trail, a magical, powerful edge-of-ocean hike
UCLUELET, B.C. - Oyster Jim says walking Vancouver Island's Wild Pacific Trail is a journey along the edge of the open Pacific Ocean, with its majesty, power and beauty in full view. Many agree, as th...
Mar 28, 2016
Search for two missing fishermen off Vancouver Island scaled back
VICTORIA - The search for two missing crab fishermen off the west coast of Vancouver Island has been scaled back after no trace of the men has been found. They set out Friday from Port Renfrew but wer...
Mar 27, 2016
Police say sexual assault may be related to other incidents at UBC
VANCOUVER - Police say a 20-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted on the University of British Columbia campus. Police say the woman was walking alone Friday night when a man suddenly came out of...
Mar 26, 2016
Worker dead after incident at Nanaimo, B.C., pulp mill
NANAIMO, B.C. - A man is dead after an incident at a Nanaimo, B.C., pulp mill. RCMP Sgt. Cam Muir says officers were called to the industrial site for reports of an accident early Friday morning. They...
Mar 26, 2016
Missing senior located by Shuswap SAR
UPDATED: The missing man has been located. SALMON ARM, B.C. The Salmon Arm RCMP is requesting the public's assistance in locating, Calvin Erickson, 75 years old of Salmon Arm. Family members reported ...
Mar 26, 2016
Dead killer whale calf found floating near Sooke, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A dead killer whale calf has been found floating near Sooke, B.C. The federal fisheries department received reports Thursday about a whale's body floating near the Vancouver Island communi...
Mar 25, 2016
Animal rights group urges Victoria council to ban horse-drawn carriages
VICTORIA - A ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the Victorian-era neighbourhoods of British Columbia's capital city is a time-honoured tourist draw, but an animal rights group wants the businesses...
Mar 24, 2016
