Category Archives: British Columbia
New CEO for Metro Vancouver transit authority TransLink after management shakeup
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver's transit authority has hired a new CEO who currently heads the public transportation system in Seattle. Kevin Desmond starts his job with TransLink on March 21...
Feb 10, 2016
Whistler Blackcomb records 1.1 million skier visits so far, a record high
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Whistler Blackcomb resort is having a strong ski season so far and is on track to have a record number of visits, according to its parent company's latest financial report. Whistl...
Feb 10, 2016
Pride flag found burned at University of B.C. during annual LGBTQ celebration
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia is speaking out after a rainbow Pride flag raised for the school's annual OUTWeek was found burned on the flagpole. In a statement released Tuesday, the ...
Feb 10, 2016
Running shoe that washed ashore with human foot first sold in 2013: coroner
VICTORIA - An investigation by British Columbia's corner into the latest incident of a running shoe with a human foot washing ashore is now focused on a specific period of time. The coroner says in a ...
Feb 10, 2016
Highlights from B.C.’s throne speech include focus on housing issues
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Liberal government is promising better opportunities for buyers to get into the housing market, but warns there is no single solution to soaring prices in some communitie...
Feb 09, 2016
Broken limbs, missing eyes among injuries found in dogs seized from B.C. breeder
LANGLEY, B.C. - Some of the most expensive and sought-after breeds of dogs are being nursed back to health in Vancouver after being seized from an alleged puppy mill in nearby Langley. Sixty-six anima...
Feb 09, 2016
Some B.C. real estate agents insider trading and helping to money launder: NDP
VANCOUVER - The independent office charged with overseeing the British Columbia real estate market will investigate allegations of fraud and insider trading by some Metro Vancouver real estate agents,...
Feb 08, 2016
Vancouver firefighters resuscitate, save dog found in burning home
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver family's pet dog is expected to survive after being rescued from a burning home. Crews were called to a house in East Vancouver around midnight Sunday when the homeowners retur...
Feb 08, 2016
Two-year-old B.C. girl reported missing found in backyard pond, declared dead
LANGLEY, B.C. - A two-year-old girl found in the backyard pond of a home in Langley, B.C., has died. The Mounties say they were notified around 3 p.m. on Saturday that a toddler had gone missing while...
Feb 08, 2016
Celista shooting victims remain in hospital
CELISTA, B.C. - Two men remain in hospital and a suspect is still on the loose following a shooting Sunday evening in the small Shuswap community of Celista. WATCH ABOVE: Reporter Chad Klassen has an ...
Feb 08, 2016
