Category Archives: British Columbia

Piranhas found in B.C. lake likely unwanted pets: conservation service
NANAIMO, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say two piranhas found in a Vancouver Island lake were likely unwanted pets. One red-bellied piranha was reeled in by an angler at Westwood ...
Sep 30, 2019

Nothing 'sinister' about airport questioning of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says the actions of Canadian officials during the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport were "not at all sinister" and followe...
Sep 30, 2019

Winter tire legislation set to come into effect
Despite the season officially changing to Fall last week, winter conditions are coming sooner rather than later.This is why experts are advising residents to get their winter tires on so they are prep...
Sep 29, 2019

Northern FanCon reaches $100,000 Kickstarter goal
FanCon is here to stay in Prince George.Just a couple of hours before their deadline of 1:23 p.m. Sunday afternoon, organizers reached their $100,000 Kickstarter goal.After a decline in attendance las...
Sep 29, 2019

Prince George provides feedback for new accessibility legislation
B.C's Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction visited Prince George on Saturday.Minister Shane Simpson made the trip to Northern B.C as part of his consultation tour around the province t...
Sep 29, 2019

Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - The Liberals are promising that a re-elected Justin Trudeau government would impose new taxes on the wealthy, large international corporations, foreign housing speculators and tech ...
Sep 29, 2019

Canada Post racking up close to $1 million a year in parking fines, data show
TORONTO - Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Can...
Sep 29, 2019

Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday....
Sep 29, 2019

Groups test rescue, cleanup responses during major marine exercise in B.C.
PORT HARDY, B.C. - Nearly two dozen agencies were responding to an environmental emergency off Vancouver Island on Thursday, but fortunately it was only a drill. Vessels and members from the Cana...
Sep 28, 2019

Log truck convoy drives home message about dire state of B.C. forest industry
MERRITT, B.C. - A convoy of logging trucks gained some attention as protesting drivers blew their horns while winding their big rigs through Vancouver streets on Wednesday. As many as 2...
Sep 27, 2019