Category Archives: British Columbia

Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts
VICTORIA - Royal experts and tourism officials say Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't the only couple who have come to Victoria for a visit and ended up staying. If the couple decides to make ...
Jan 14, 2020

B.C. gondola ride to reopen early after cable cut by vandals last August
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Operators of the Sea to Sky Gondola say the attraction will reopen ahead of schedule after vandals cut the ride's main cable last August. The company says operations in...
Jan 14, 2020

Icy cold gripping B.C., Prairies, territories, not expected to relent for days
VANCOUVER - Frigid Arctic air has swept across most of Western Canada, delivering bone-chilling cold to much of Saskatchewan, all of Alberta, large sections of Yukon, Northwest Territories a...
Jan 14, 2020

BC Hydro reaches new record of electricity consumption
VANCOUVER-The recent cold weather created a new record for the highest peak hourly demand for electricity, according to BC Hydro.The record for the hour that customers use the most electricity was rea...
Jan 14, 2020

Tilray names new chief financial officer and new chief operating officer
NANAIMO, B.C. - Cannabis company Tilray Inc. announced changes to its senior executive ranks including a new chief financial officer. The company named Michael Kruteck as chief financial officer, repl...
Jan 14, 2020

Judge turfs media request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition hearing
VANCOUVER - A senior judge with the British Columbia Supreme Court has denied a media request to broadcast the extradition hearing of a Huawei executive wanted in the United States on f...
Jan 14, 2020

Premier says he's excited about Harry and Megan possibly moving to B.C.
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he is excited by the prospect of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle calling British Columbia their part-time home. He says he took comfort in the response Har...
Jan 13, 2020

Horgan says 'rule of law applies,' LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says a natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia will be built despite on going protests and an eviction notice from some hereditary Indigenous leaders....
Jan 13, 2020

Online course for Indigenous parents going through divorce
PRINCE GEORGE-Divorce and separation are not uncommon in this day and age, however, how adults handle the situation may or may not have long-lasting effects on the well-being of their offspring.Indige...
Jan 13, 2020

Strong winds, snow, Arctic freeze, prompt travel warnings, woes, in West
VANCOUVER - Frigid temperatures have prompted Environment Canada to issue weather warnings for many parts of the British Columbia and Alberta, while snow snarled the morning commute in Metro Vancouver...
Jan 13, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press