Category Archives: British Columbia
Report says government policies weigh on declining B.C. housing market
VICTORIA - A real estate market outlook by Vancouver's Central 1 Credit Union says tougher federal and provincial government housing policies are behind a drop in demand for resale housing i...
May 28, 2019
BC cracking down on money laundering in post-secondaries
VICTORIA-The BC government says it's cracking down on money laundering within public and private post-secondary institutions. In a report earlier in May highlighting money laundering in real estate, l...
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Open burn prohibition for the Coastal Fire Centre
BRITISH COLUMBIA-Starting at noon on May 30th, category 2 open burns will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre's jurisdiction.The BC Wildfire Service announced the prohibition Tuesday sayi...
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B.C. Greens introduce bill to ban conversion therapy; seek all-party support
VICTORIA - A proposed law is going before the British Columbia legislature to ban the controversial practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation. Green Leader Andrew Weaver...
May 27, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 27, 2019
Longshore union stalls full-scale strike, begins overtime ban at Vancouver port
VANCOUVER - Two major container terminals at the Port of Vancouver will not be behind picket lines although longshore workers are in a legal strike position. A 72-hour strike notice iss...
May 27, 2019
Longshore workers issues strike notice for Monday at two Vancouver terminals
VANCOUVER - Longshore workers have issued 72-hour strike notice that could see two Port of Vancouver container terminals behind picket lines by Monday. Jeff Scott, chair of the B.C. Maritime Empl...
May 26, 2019
Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with a court decision Friday that concluded it can't restrict oil shipments through...
May 26, 2019
North Vancouver RCMP seek skier whose pole caused brain injury to B.C. teen
VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver family is joining with RCMP to urge a skier to come forward and explain how his ski pole left a 13-year-old boy with a serious brain injury. Max Keir was skiing on Grouse...
May 25, 2019
Cows joining in on wildfire fight in B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA- The B.C. government is providing $500,000 to the BC Cattlemen's Association. The funding will develop partnerships and investigate an initiative which uses grazing livestock to manag...
May 25, 2019