Category Archives: British Columbia

Vancouver police looking for man accused of trying to steal seaplane
VANCOUVER - Police are looking for help in finding a man they accuse of breaking into Harbour Air's seaplane terminal on Vancouver's waterfront last Friday and trying to steal one of its air...
Feb 26, 2020

COVID-19 UPDATE: Province preparing for all possible outcomes, including pandemic
VICTORIA-Minister of Health, Adrian Dix and BC's Provincial Health Officer released an update yesterday, Feb.25, on the novel coronavirus in BC.In their joint statement, Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry say t...
Feb 26, 2020 Canadian Press

Poverty rates decrease from 2016 to 2018 according to Statistics Canada
VICTORIA-Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Shane Simpson released a statement in regards to Statistics Canada's release of the Canadian Income Survey in 2018, showing a decline in ...
Feb 26, 2020

Alberta tourist dies after plunge from 70 metre cliff in Vancouver park
VANCOUVER - A man from Alberta has fallen to his death while visiting Stanley Park in Vancouver. Police confirm the 26-year-old hopped a chest-high fence at Prospect Point on Sunday and plunged about ...
Feb 26, 2020

Teck CEO says Frontier withdrawal a result of tensions over climate, reconciliation
VANCOUVER - Tensions over Indigenous rights, climate change and resource development that have escalated recently with the rail blockades helped push Teck Resources Ltd. to shelve ...
Feb 26, 2020

RCMP say young boy initially reported deceased in crash near Kamloops actually in grave condition
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a young boy originally reported dead in a Sunday (Feb. 23) crash south of Kamloops, is actually alive in 'grave condition'.The crash happened Sunday on Highway 5A near Napier Lake....
Feb 25, 2020 Photo courtesy CFJC Today

Private clinics would harm 'ordinary' people using public system in B.C.: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the British Columbia government says private clinics would increase wait lists for "ordinary" people in the public system and especially harm those who are...
Feb 25, 2020

ICBC releases road safety resources for teachers
VANCOUVER- ICBC has developed new road safety learning resources for teachers to help keep kids and young adults stay safe.The resources have been designed for students ranging from preschool to grade...
Feb 25, 2020

B.C. money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general hopes an inquiry into money laundering will answer lingering questions about how the criminal activity flourished in the province and identify those who...
Feb 25, 2020

Chanting Wet'suwet'en supporters defy injunction; return to B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs and their bid to stop a pipeline across their traditional territories returned to the British Columbia legislature Monday night despite a court ...
Feb 24, 2020