Category Archives: British Columbia
Authorities investigate death at rail crossing that reports say involved scooter
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A death at a British Columbia railway crossing is under investigation after reports say a scooter got stuck on the tracks late Saturday afternoon. Transportation Safety Board spokes...
May 27, 2018
Crews cleaning up oil spill at Kinder Morgan station north of Kamloops, B.C.
DARFIELD, B.C. - Crews using an emergency response trailer and vacuum trucks are working to clean up a crude oil spill at a Kinder Morgan station north of Kamloops, B.C. The provincial Ministry of Env...
May 27, 2018
Indigenous chiefs, activists attend Kinder Morgan protest in Montreal
MONTREAL - Three prominent Quebec-area Indigenous chiefs were among the hundreds of people who gathered in Montreal on Sunday to protest the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion. Assembly of First Nations...
May 27, 2018
'It's ridiculous:' Vancouver files claim over 2015 fuel spill in English Bay
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says the city has filed a federal court claim against the owner of a vessel that spilled fuel into English Bay in 2015, as part of the city’s continuing effort t...
May 27, 2018
Astronomer names minor planet after Vancouver Island First Nation
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. - When Tsawout First Nation Chief Harvey Underwood looks up at the stars, he knows his community has a place among them. That’s because floating in the asteroid belt betwee...
May 27, 2018
Out of control wildfire prompts restriction around Allie Lake, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Members of the public are no longer allowed in the area around Allie Lake, B.C., where one of the first large wildfires of the 2018 season is blazing out of control. The B.C. Wildfire...
May 26, 2018
Recovery underway for flood evacuees from Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - Emergency personnel in Grand Forks, B.C., say the recovery process has begun in the community of 4,000, which was hardest hit by this year’s flooding. Evacuation orders have ...
May 25, 2018
U.S. goes to World Trade Organization over B.C.-only wine policies
WASHINGTON - The United States has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel over what it says are unfair regulations on the sale of wine in British Columbia grocery s...
May 25, 2018
Former B.C. premier says pot industry about to enter Wild West period
VICTORIA - Canada is about to enter a new gold rush with many dreaming of striking it rich in the marijuana industry, says former British Columbia premier Mike Harcourt, who has staked his own claim i...
May 25, 2018
Eagle with broken wing now in recovery facility after RCMP rescue
BELLA COOLA, B.C. - A pair of police officers on British Columbia’s central coast went beyond the call of duty to rescue a local constituent over the long weekend. RCMP say constables Casey Char...
May 25, 2018