Category Archives: British Columbia
Fatal crash in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. - One person has died following a fatal collision between two cars and a semi-trailer truck last (Monday) night in Kelowna. The crash happened around 9:00 p.m. at the intersection of Hig...
Mar 01, 2016
University of Victoria student arrested after sexual assaults of four women
VICTORIA - A University of Victoria student has been arrested and is facing charges in the sexual assaults of four female students. Saanich police say the suspect is a 19 or 20-year-old man who was kn...
Feb 29, 2016
Conference Board says LNG would provide big boost to economy, if it goes ahead
VANCOUVER - A new study says Canada would get a big economic boost from a liquefied natural gas industry, especially British Columbia, including tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in ec...
Feb 29, 2016
Site C dam protesters can be removed
VANCOUVER - Opponents of a hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia have suffered another setback following a court decision granting a request from BC Hydro to remove protesters camped out ...
Feb 29, 2016
B.C. court to rule on whether Site C protesters can be removed from tent camp
VANCOUVER - A judge is expected to rule this morning on whether to grant BC Hydro an injunction to remove people protesting the Site C dam project from a tent camp near Fort. St. John. The provincial ...
Feb 29, 2016
B.C. foster parents want court order stopping province from removing Metis girl
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for British Columbia foster parents fighting to adopt a Metis toddler they have raised since birth are expected to be in the Court of Appeal today. The Vancouver Island couple, who...
Feb 29, 2016
BC Highways, 50 years ago
On Google Maps, it's not uncommon for people to see what an area looked like two, four, or even eight years ago. But if you're interested in seeing what a highway in British Columbia looked like, you ...
Feb 28, 2016
Fire at Tolko Sawmill in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Merritt Fire Rescue responded to a fire at the Tolko sawmill around 1:30 Saturday afternoon. Fire Chief Dave Tompkinson says a hydraulic oil tank was on fire. "Prior to firefighters ar...
Feb 28, 2016
B.C. forestry company to suspend operations for one day after workplace death
PORT MCNEILL, B.C. - A man is dead following what a forestry company is calling a "tragic accident" at one of its operations on northern Vancouver Island. TimberWest Forest Corp. spokeswoman Monica Ba...
Feb 27, 2016
Orca calf born to endangered B.C. population is missing, presumed dead
VANCOUVER - Scientists say the newest member of an endangered population of killer whales that travel the waters off British Columbia and Washington state appears to have died. The U.S.-based Center f...
Feb 27, 2016
