Category Archives: British Columbia
Four Alberta snowmobilers rescued in B.C. could be facing big price tag
GOLDEN, B.C. - Four male snowmobilers from Alberta could be facing a hefty price tag after they had to be rescued on the weekend from Quartz Creek, west of Golden, B.C. Golden-Field RCMP say in a news...
Jan 19, 2016
Two fatal accidents on Highway 97
PRINCE GEORGE - Treacherous road conditions may have played a role in a fatal crash involving a car and a semi-truck Tuesday morning south of Hixon. The crash occurred around 10:00am, approximately 13...
Jan 19, 2016
Seat belt infraction prompts dangerous drive through Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - A Red Deer, Alta., man who didn't bother to buckle up is now facing several charges in southern British Columbia, and failure to use a seatbelt is the least of his problems. RCMP near ...
Jan 19, 2016
Latest deer cull in Cranbrook, B.C., removes 20 deer from growing population
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The City of Cranbrook, B.C., confirms 20 deer were captured and euthanized during a recent cull in that East Kootenay city. A release from the city confirms the cull, between Dec. 1 ...
Jan 19, 2016
Aboriginals, environmentalists to rally outside Trans Mountain hearings in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - National Energy Board hearings on the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion are underway in the Vancouver area today, despite calls from local politicians and protesters to halt t...
Jan 19, 2016
Stanley Cup riot cost $8.8 million in losses and to prosecute: report
VICTORIA - Prosecutors spent almost $5 million bringing hundreds of people to justice for participating in Vancouver’s 2011 Stanley Cup riot, says a new report by the B.C. government. The report...
Jan 19, 2016
Coding on deck for grade-school students as B.C. unveils new curriculum
VANCOUVER - Students in British Columbia’s public elementary schools are on track to become the first generation to get basic training in computer coding as the province answers a call from its ...
Jan 18, 2016
Armed robbery in Salmon Arm
SALMON ARM, B.C. - RCMP in Salmon Arm are investigating a robbery on Saturday night, similar to one one in Kamloops. Two masked men entered a Mac’s convenience store, one of them pulled a gun an...
Jan 18, 2016
Robots to drones: B.C. puts focus on tech into hyperdrive with first-ever summit
VANCOUVER - Greg Caws calls home a cattle ranch in the East Kootenay community of Wardner and says he appreciates the perspective of rural British Columbia, where relatives have worked as miners and l...
Jan 18, 2016
B.C. First Nation, fisheries officials agree to herring management plan
VANCOUVER - A First Nation on British Columbia's central coast is applauding what it says is a dramatic move toward science-based, joint management of area herring stocks. The Heiltsuk Tribal Council ...
Jan 18, 2016
