Category Archives: British Columbia
Retiree was the victim of mail bomb blast in British Columbia: neighbour
PORT ALICE, B.C. - A retired pulp mill worker has been identified as the victim of a mail bomb attack in the tiny village of Port Alice on Vancouver Island. The Mounties say they are investigating a t...
Sep 13, 2018
Shell Canada gives up B.C. exploration permits to make way for protected area
VANCOUVER - Shell Canada Ltd. has given up its offshore exploration rights, clearing the way for the creation of Canada’s first protected marine area under the Canada Wildlife Act. The company v...
Sep 13, 2018
Municipal minister says B.C. and Ottawa to partner on rural infrastructure
WHISTLER, B.C. – Municipal Affairs Minister Selina Robinson says the federal and British Columbia governments are targeting rural communities for new infrastructure projects. She told delegates ...
Sep 13, 2018
Theft of wigs for kids who have cancer is 'heartbreaking:' shop manager
VANCOUVER - The manager of a Vancouver store where wigs intended for kids with cancer were stolen says it’s been heartbreaking to call their families and break the news. Frances Rae, manager of ...
Sep 13, 2018
Impact of diluted bitumen on young sockeye salmon deadly, says Guelph study
VICTORIA - A spill of diluted bitumen puts the survival of young salmon at risk even if the fish end up in clean water following exposure to the oil product, says new research from the University of G...
Sep 12, 2018
Officials considering rescuing ailing killer whale for medical treatment
VANCOUER, B.C. - Capturing and treating an extremely sick killer whale off the West Coast may be the next step in an attempt to nurse her back to health, say officials leading the operation in Canada ...
Sep 12, 2018
Jagmeet Singh: First-past-the-post enables 'fringe' candidates like Doug Ford
SURREY, B.C. - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took aim at conservative politicians Wednesday while lambasting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for abandoning a campaign promise to bring in electoral re...
Sep 12, 2018
Board finds man unfit for trial in fatal stabbing of B.C. high school student
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board has again found Gabriel Klein unfit to stand trial on account of a mental disorder for the murder of an Abbotsford, B.C., high school student. The b...
Sep 12, 2018
Wigs for cancer patients at children's hospital stolen in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A collection of wigs worth more than $350,000 that was intended for cancer patients at BC Children’s Hospital has been stolen from a store in Vancouver. Police say at least 150 wigs ...
Sep 11, 2018
Jagmeet Singh says he and NDP must do better at communicating with Canadians
SURREY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh acknowledged Tuesday he and his party must do better at reaching Canadians, an admission he made as the party launched a caucus retreat in British Colu...
Sep 11, 2018