Category Archives: British Columbia
Brain injury from domestic abuse a 'public health crisis,' says B.C. researcher
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia mother in her late 30s says there was "no support in sight" after she suffered two serious blows to the head at the hands of different partners more than a decade ago. "...
Dec 08, 2019
B.C. treaty commissioner expects UNDRIP bill to speed treaty talks, more deals
VICTORIA - The often bumpy and slow path toward treaty making in British Columbia has a new tool that can help glide over major obstacles and potentially help produce more than three dozen agreem...
Dec 07, 2019
Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. The lan...
Dec 06, 2019
RCMP warn Surrey budget will hurt services, health of officers
SURREY, B.C. - The assistant commissioner of the RCMP in Surrey, B.C, is warning that the city's 2020 budget will hurt services as well as the health of its members and support sta...
Dec 05, 2019
Former B.C. mayor sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake has been sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences involving four boys under...
Dec 04, 2019
Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. The lan...
Dec 04, 2019
Grant extends reach of low cost 3D-printed hands, back braces to Canadian kids
VICTORIA - Nick Dechev says amputees randomly show up at his laboratory at the University of Victoria and ask for help. Dechev, a mechanical engineering professor and executive director of the Victori...
Dec 04, 2019
Huawei's Meng 'no longer fears unknown' despite 'torment, struggle' of last year
VANCOUVER - Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says she has experienced feelings of helplessness, torment and struggle since being arrested in Canada one year ago, but no longer fear...
Dec 04, 2019
November home sales in Vancouver roughly in line with 10-year average
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales returned to around historically typical levels in November after a quieter first half of the year. The board says 2,498 homes sol...
Dec 04, 2019
B.C. man wanted for money laundering in connection with Vietnamese crime group
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP in British Columbia is launching a new campaign to catch a suspected money launderer accused of being affiliated with a Vietnamese organized crime group. The Mounties told...
Dec 04, 2019