Category Archives: British Columbia
Concern a new operating fee is nothing but a tax grab
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A Williams Lake councilor and owner of a propane business is calling a proposed provincial policy a tax grab targeting rural businesses that are heated and powered by propane. Sc...
Jan 30, 2016
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla
MERRITT., B.C. - Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope today. Environment Canada says up to 25 cetimetres of snow could fall at higher el...
Jan 30, 2016
1930s ‘knockdown’ listed for $2.4M typical in Vancouver’s pricey housing market
VANCOUVER - It's missing a few shingles, the bathroom walls show some rot and it needs a paint job, but the tiny home in a tony Vancouver neighbourhood has been listed for nearly $2.4 million and coul...
Jan 29, 2016
Northern communities struggle to recruit and retain teachers: advocates
VANCOUVER - The first year Clint James worked as a teacher in northern Ontario, a student asked him in October whether he was coming back after Christmas. It's a sadly familiar question for educators ...
Jan 29, 2016
B.C. mom and dad convicted of assault for spanking 14-year-old girl for sexting
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A British Columbia mother and father who used a plastic hockey stick and a skipping rope to spank their 14-year-old daughter have been found guilty of assault with a weapon. A prov...
Jan 28, 2016
B.C. seniors’ advocate to probe deadly violence among residents at care homes
VICTORIA - The deaths of 16 elderly people in three years along with hundreds of aggressive incidents at residential care facilities has prompted British Columbia's seniors' advocate to launch a revie...
Jan 28, 2016
Reserve schools failing Canada’s aboriginal students, 40% graduation rate: study
VANCOUVER - Reserve schools are failing Canada's aboriginal students and there is no quick-and-easy fix, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. A study released Thursday by the research group...
Jan 28, 2016
All B.C. paramedics, some firefighters, approved to administer life saving drug
VANCOUVER - Firefighters in Vancouver and Surrey, B.C., have been moved to the frontlines in the battle against the soaring number of overdoses and drug deaths. Health Minister Terry Lake says certain...
Jan 28, 2016
Transport truck crashes into Falkland home
FALKLAND, B.C. - A homeowner in Falkland escaped injury after a truck went off the road, took down a power pole and slammed into the house. It’s not yet known what caused the crash this morning....
Jan 27, 2016
NHL’s Clayton Stoner admits to hunting without a licence in B.C. grizzly hunt
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - National Hockey League player Clayton Stoner is banned from hunting for three years and must pay $10,000 for killing a grizzly bear on British Columbia's central coast. The Anaheim ...
Jan 27, 2016
