Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Vancouver coast guard base reopens without 24/7 rescue ability: union spokesman
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver coast guard base controversially shuttered by the previous Conservative government has reopened, but a union spokesman says it lacks around-the-clock rescue capacity. Kitsilano...
May 02, 2016
Crown seeks ‘high-risk’ label for mentally ill dad who killed three children
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 02, 2016
B.C.'s independent police watchdog examines man's death in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man has died in Abbotsford, B.C., and the province's independent police watchdog is checking any possible connection between his death and the actions of officers. A news release ...
May 02, 2016
B.C. teen killer Kelly Ellard seeks day parole 18 years after Reena Virk murder
VANCOUVER - Almost two decades since an ostracized 14-year-old was swarmed, viciously beaten and then callously drowned near a Victoria bridge, Reena Virk's most notorious killer is asking for release...
May 01, 2016
Frantic search over as two-year-old boy found safe in B.C. campground
KIMBERLEY, B.C. - A desperate search and rescue effort ended in relief on Sunday when a missing two-year-old boy was found safe in a British Columbia campground. Isaac Leuenberger was walking with his...
May 01, 2016
Vancouver begins crackdown on unlicensed medical marijuana businesses
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has begun cracking down on unlicensed medical marijuana shops, but owners say they're still committed to keeping their doors open. Prominent pot activist Jodie Emery ...
Apr 30, 2016
