Category Archives: British Columbia

Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.'s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of "significant overfishing." The RCMP say the...
Sep 13, 2019

Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report
VANCOUVER - Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report f...
Sep 13, 2019

Young moose crashes through the front door of a B.C. school board office
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A moose that may have had a yearning for learning smashed its way into the Peace River North School District office in Fort St. John, B.C. Jarrod Bell, a director of instruction ...
Sep 12, 2019

Construction of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion still faces hurdles
VANCOUVER - Barbara Gard calls her three-hectare property, nestled below the forested peak of Sumas Mountain, a "miniature Stanley Park." Its lush trees and flowing creek reminded her of Vancouver's m...
Sep 12, 2019

'Alternative measures' pursued in B.C. mayor's sexual assault case: defence
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A sexual assault case involving the mayor of Port Moody, B.C., will return to court on Nov. 13, but the politician's lawyer says "alternative measures" are being pursued t...
Sep 12, 2019

Liberal election plane damaged in Victoria after media bus drives under wing
VICTORIA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night. The plane had just landed in the Britis...
Sep 12, 2019

Trudeau launches Liberal election campaign in Vancouver, just like in 2015
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau headed Wednesday to what he calls his "second home" in British Columbia for his first event of the 2019 election campaign - a province full of both ...
Sep 12, 2019

Invasive hornet found on Vancouver Island for the first time: B.C. government
VICTORIA - An insect that is listed as an invasive species in British Columbia has been found in the Nanaimo area, which the provincial government says is the first time Asian giant hornets&...
Sep 11, 2019

Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report
VANCOUVER - A report from environmental group Stand.earth says it expects construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to be delayed by detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits...
Sep 11, 2019

Asian giant hornets found in Nanaimo
NANAIMO-Three large insects found in the Nanaimo area earlier in August have been identified by Canadian and international experts as Asian giant hornets.This is the first time the hornet has been fou...
Sep 11, 2019