Category Archives: British Columbia
Investigation launched after Greyhound strands girls in Valemount
VICTORIA - Reports of two young sisters being stranded midway through a bus trip at a remote Interior depot in the middle of the night is "completely and totally unacceptable," says British Columbia's...
Apr 07, 2016
Two men charged in Vernon home invasion
VERNON, B.C. - Two men arrested following a home invasion in Vernon last month have now been charged. Gregory Jolicoeur and Maurice Perrier are facing numerous counts including break and enter, forcib...
Apr 07, 2016
B.C. premier rejects calls for spending reforms, NDP seeks donation bans
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark says she's not about to overhaul British Columbia's political funding rules despite Opposition moves Wednesday to ban corporate and union donations. Clark said she was...
Apr 07, 2016
Campaign on West Coast strives to crush thirst for plastics, one straw at a time
VANCOUVER - Some businesses in an ocean-side town on Vancouver Island are eliminating plastic drinking straws, taking a first slug against plastic waste. Businesses in the tourist destination of Tofin...
Apr 07, 2016
Booze a likely factor in brawl between parents at children’s hockey game: RCMP
OSOYOOS, B.C. - The RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a key factor in a brawl that broke out between parents of opposing hockey teams at a children's tournament in southern British Columbia. T...
Apr 07, 2016
Driver released without charges after collision that killed B.C. Mountie
LANGFORD, B.C. - A driver taken into custody after a collision that killed a British Columbia Mountie has been released without charges. RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoihet confirmed the man was released Wednes...
Apr 06, 2016
B.C. premier announces $470-million turbine contract for Site C dam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has announced a $470-million deal for turbines and generators for the Site C dam, despite ongoing protests and court challenges against the controvers...
Apr 06, 2016
Pain medication can be used to treat severe heroin addicts: study
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver study suggests severely addicted heroin users could be treated with an injectable pain medication. The Study to Assess Longed-Term Opioid Medication Effectiveness, or SALOME, f...
Apr 06, 2016
B.C. apple growers fear late frost as balmy weather speeds apple blossoms
KELOWNA, B.C. - A stretch of unseasonably mild weather has some apple growers anxious about trees that are growing too fast. The apple blossom may come as soon as the third week of April, about three ...
Apr 06, 2016
Edward Snowden discuses Panama Papers at Vancouver webcast
VANCOUVER - A trove of leaked data about offshore tax havens in Panama highlights more than ever the vital role of the whistleblower in a free society, says one of the tech era's most prominent figure...
Apr 06, 2016
