Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Passengers taken off Vancouver-to-Maui WestJet flight after tire blows on runway
VANCOUVER - A Maui-bound WestJet (TSX:WJA) flight aborted takeoff today in Vancouver after the aircraft blew a tire. WestJet spokeswoman Lauren Stewart says Flight 1876 was supposed to depart at 10 a....
Feb 01, 2016
Police investigating sudden death near Hixon
HIXON, B.C. - RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a report of a sudden death in the community of Hixon. RCMP were called to the scene around 6am, February 1. The body of an adult female...
Feb 01, 2016
Toddler unhurt, man found dead after standoff near Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A two-year-old boy is safe after an 11-hour standoff in a northeastern British Columbia home, but police say a man who allegedly held the child has died. Fort St. John RCMP say o...
Feb 01, 2016
Landmark deal protects huge swath of central B.C. coast from logging
VANCOUVER - A jewel in the crown of British Columbia's magnificent landscape - the Great Bear Rainforest - has been largely protected from logging in a landmark agreement between First Nations, forest...
Feb 01, 2016
B.C. chief coroner expects to know cause of deadly avalanche that killed five
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Coroner's Service is confident it will pinpoint the cause of an avalanche near the community of McBride that killed five Alberta snowmobilers last week. Coroner Barb McLintock say...
Feb 01, 2016
Former B.C. premier Bill Bennett’s accomplishments celebrated at memorial
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former British Columbia premier is being remembered as a warm, witty man who helped guide the province out of a recession. A celebration of Bill Bennett's life was held in his hometo...
Jan 31, 2016
