Category Archives: British Columbia
Honking Salmon Arm theft victim gets his ATV back
SALMON ARM, BC - A Salmon Arm man’s car horn helped him recover a bunch of stolen property yesterday, some of it his own. Just after midnight, the man saw someone leading his ATV onto a trailer ...
Jan 26, 2016
Simon Fraser University creates memorial for residential school students
BURNABY, B.C. - A memorial honouring First Nations, Metis and Inuit children who attended residential schools will be built at Simon Fraser University's Burnaby, B.C., campus. A release from the unive...
Jan 26, 2016
Charge laid after dynamite prompts evacuation of Nakusp, B.C. trailer park
NAKUSP, B.C. - A southeastern B.C., man in his 30s remains behind bars while awaiting his next court date on explosives charges. RCMP in the West Kootenay community of Nakusp, about 150 kilometres nor...
Jan 26, 2016
New documents offer little insight on UBC president’s resignation
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of pages of documents relating to the resignation of a former University of British Columbia president have become public, but they don't reveal why Arvind Gupta relinquished his ...
Jan 25, 2016
Threatened seal, endangered sea turtle rescued off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - The head veterinarian at Vancouver's aquarium says the warm currents of El Nino may be behind the recent strandings of two animals rarely seen in Canadian waters. A green sea turtle was re...
Jan 25, 2016
Nurses Union demands B.C. government make mental health a priority
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Nurses Union says the provincial government must do a better job at providing mental-health services. A release issued by the union says there are not enough programs to meet the ...
Jan 25, 2016
Closure date moved closer for Cache Creek landfill
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The closure date for the Cache Creek landfill has been moved a little closer. Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says Metro Vancouver now says it will stop sending its waste to the landf...
Jan 25, 2016
Eldorado Gold to write down assets up to US$1.6 billion, mostly Greek mines
Vancouver-based Eldorado Gold Corp. (TSX:ELD) will be writing down the value of its assets by up to US$1.6 billion, primarily because of its troubled mining operations in Greece. Eldorado has been at ...
Jan 25, 2016
Powerful northern B.C. coalition inks pact to save Skeena River from LNG plant
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A declaration to protect what environmentalists say is crucial salmon habitat in northwestern British Columbia could be the latest hurdle for development of a liquefied natural g...
Jan 25, 2016
Homicide in Lytton
LYTTON., B.C. - Lytton RCMP are investigating after a 39-year-old man was found dead Saturday January 23. The victim, whose name has not been released, was stabbed in a rural property on Two Mile Road...
Jan 24, 2016
