Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. says federal budget sets stage for major infrastructure projects
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal government says Tuesday's federal budget signals a good start towards investing in provincial infrastructure projects. Community and Sport Minister Peter Fassbend...
Mar 22, 2016
Tourism report urges transportation links to Great Bear Rainforest
VICTORIA - First Nations and tourism operators say better transportation links are needed for people to experience the Great Bear Rain Forest, described by the province as B.C.'s gift to the world. A ...
Mar 22, 2016
Dylan O’Brien will be fine, ‘Maze Runner’ director tweets after B.C. set injury
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Film director Wes Ball says Dylan O'Brien, the star of "Maze Runner: The Death Cure," will be just fine after being injured on set in British Columbia's Interior. The director twee...
Mar 22, 2016
Court orders halt to dumping of contaminated soil near Shawnigan Lake
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. - Residents around Shawnigan Lake on southern Vancouver Island are celebrating a court victory halting work at a quarry that accepts contaminated soil. Regional Board Chairman Jon...
Mar 22, 2016
WestJet denies sex-assault allegations from former B.C. flight attendant
VANCOUVER - WestJet is denying allegations it failed to take proper action after a former flight attendant complained to management she had been sexually assaulted by a pilot in 2010 while on a stopov...
Mar 22, 2016
B.C. photographer found safe and sound after spending the night outdoors
GOLDEN, B.C. - It was a picture-perfect ending for an amateur British Columbia photographer stranded in the wilderness overnight. RCMP and search-and-rescue crews launched a rescue operation after lea...
Mar 21, 2016
Experienced snowmobiler from Seattle dies after falling into glacier crevasse
PEMBERTON, B.C. - A snowmobiler from Seattle has died after falling into a crevasse on a glacier in British Columbia. The 53-year-old man was part of a group of 10 people, all from Seattle, who were r...
Mar 21, 2016
Federal government says B.C. LNG decision coming after 90-day review
VICTORIA - Potential delays by the federal government on deciding the fate of a liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia appeared to be causing a concern overseas even before the latest setba...
Mar 21, 2016
Former paramedic finds hope, healing, raising awareness of post-traumatic stress
WHISTLER, B.C. - Six years after the death of a Georgian luge athlete on the opening day of the 2010 Olympics, the first responder who tried to save him is still wrapped in the chains of post-traumati...
Mar 21, 2016
B.C. inmates say difficulty accessing opiate replacements unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - Four drug-addicted inmates in British Columbia jails have launched a charter challenge to gain opiate addiction treatment, arguing they deserve the same health care they could access in th...
Mar 21, 2016
