Category Archives: British Columbia
Application aims to shed light on closed-door hearings in B.C. terror trial
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is tasked with deciding how much the public should be allowed to know about the involvement of Canada's spy agency in a terrorism probe. Justice Cath...
Jan 08, 2016
Energy board OK’s its first 40-year natural-gas export licence for LNG Canada
VANCOUVER - Plans for a liquefied-natural-gas export facility on British Columbia's northwest coast inched forward after backers received the first-ever 40-year export licence issued by the National E...
Jan 08, 2016
Armed robbery in Clinton
CLINTON, B.C. - RCMP are investigating an armed robbery in that small community. Police say at about 7 o’clock last night (January 6), a man walked into a local grocery store, pulled a weapon an...
Jan 07, 2016
Vancouver cyclist dies after being hit by an object thrown from garbage bin
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver cyclist riding on the city's seawall has died in what investigators are calling a bizarre event. Const. Brian Montague says in a news release that the 46-year-old man was ridin...
Jan 07, 2016
Police perseverance leads to arrest and charge in 1999 sexual assault
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police have made an arrest in a disturbing sexual assault that occurred in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly 17 years ago. Const. Ian MacDonald says the attack happened on Aug. 7, 1999, when...
Jan 07, 2016
Separate blazes damage barn, commercial building in Abbotsford, Surrey
VANCOUVER - Early-morning blazes kept firefighters busy in two suburban Vancouver cities on Thursday. An empty chicken barn in Abbotsford was fully engulfed by the time crews arrived shortly after 4 a...
Jan 07, 2016
Separate Terrace homicides in 2011, 2015, produce charge recommendations
TERRACE, B.C. - RCMP in Terrace B.C., are recommending charges after wrapping up separate investigations into fatalities around that northwestern B.C. city. Charges of criminal negligence causing deat...
Jan 07, 2016
Site C dam protesters dig in and prepare for arrests at historic site in B.C.
VANCOUVER - First Nations protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia are preparing for their own arrests while they implore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jan 07, 2016
Police say shotgun used to pepper three Chilliwack, B.C., homes
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., believe three shootings in 10 days are connected, and they're asking for the public's help as they investigate. Police responded to a report of a shotg...
Jan 06, 2016
B.C. increases homeowner grant threshold to $1.2 million as property values rise
VICTORIA - As the average selling price for single-family homes in Vancouver surpasses $2.5 million, the provincial government moved Tuesday to ensure residents with property assessed at less than hal...
Jan 06, 2016
