Category Archives: British Columbia
Rona takeover may affect North Okanagan company
ENDERBY, B.C. - At least one Okanagan business will be watching to $3.2 billion dollar takeover of Rona by U.S. based Lowe’s. North Enderby Timber has been the main supplier nationally to Rona f...
Feb 03, 2016
Drones, dogs and DNA the latest weapons against invasive species
RICHMOND, B.C. - Field technicians on the hunt for invasive species used to go on foot, by canoe or relied on satellite photographs taken from outer space. But an ecologist who dispatched a drone to d...
Feb 03, 2016
B.C. New Democrats score two byelection wins in Metro Vancouver ridings
VANCOUVER - Two newly elected New Democrats say they'll advocate for children, education and affordable housing when they take their seats in British Columbia's legislature. Electors in Vancouver-Moun...
Feb 03, 2016
Beavers calling Vancouver home, numbers up across the country: biologist
VANCOUVER - A pair of buck-toothed homemakers is having more luck than most getting a toehold in Vancouver's red-hot real-estate market after snagging an enviable piece of waterfront property. A beave...
Feb 02, 2016
Woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for death of man thrown from vehicle’s hood
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A Sicamous, B.C., woman who pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death has been sentenced to two years in prison. Provincial court heard 48-year-old Christina Laforge was ...
Feb 02, 2016
Discovery of starving dog leads to animal cruelty charges
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - The owner of an emaciated husky in Maple Ridge, B.C., that ate gravel to try to stay alive faces two charges of animal cruelty. The charges were laid Monday following an investigat...
Feb 02, 2016
B.C.’s earthquake preparedness progressing slowly but surely: expert
VANCOUVER - Perceived public apathy towards the threat of a major earthquake off Canada's west coast hasn't stopped governments across southwestern British Columbia from quietly earmarking millions of...
Feb 02, 2016
Federal audit reveals problems with B.C. First Nations Health Authority
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia has numerous problems with executive hiring, compensation and conflict of interest, a report by Canada's auditor general says. Michae...
Feb 02, 2016
BC Housing studying foreign ownership in real estate market: Premier Clark
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark says the agency that manages and administers subsidized housing in British Columbia is studying the level of foreign investment in the real-estate market. Housing aff...
Feb 01, 2016
Body found near Salmon Arm Secondary School
SALMON ARM, B.C. - A dead body was found on the grounds of a Salmon Arm school on this morning. In a letter sent to families of students at Salmon Arm Secondary School, the principal said the body was...
Feb 01, 2016
