Category Archives: British Columbia
Industrial natural gas users put backup plans in action ahead of winter shortage
VANCOUVER - A natural gas shortage projected to stretch through the winter months could mean higher vegetable prices this spring, as gas users from mills to local governments hustle to conserve and fi...
Oct 28, 2018
Judicial recount set for Monday following tie vote for mayor in Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. - When Harry Gough had a chance to speak with the provincial court judge overseeing his race to serve as mayor of the small community of Peachland, B.C., he had an idea to run past her...
Oct 27, 2018
NEB orders tighter safety measures at B.C. site of natural gas pipeline blast
VICTORIA - The National Energy Board has issued new safety orders for a pipeline explosion site in north-central British Columbia to strictly monitor natural gas flows to protect people and the enviro...
Oct 26, 2018
Sea lion in B.C. suffering from gunshot wounds to the head euthanized
VANCOUVER - A sea lion being treated for gunshots to the head has died at the Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. The aquarium says in a Facebook post the eight- to 10-year-old Ste...
Oct 26, 2018
Pet Owners More Focused on Pooch's Comfort Than Power Savings says BC Hydro
VANCOUVER - A study commissioned by BC Hydro reveals most British Columbians believe they keep electricity consumption on a short leash, but when a pet is added to the family, those savings can end up...
Oct 26, 2018
WorkSafeBC report cites safety failures in derailment that killed 3 workers
Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that kil...
Oct 25, 2018
B.C. man who killed parents and two others as teen granted full parole
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who murdered four people as a teenager and left his two-month-old niece in a room with her dead mother has been granted full parole. James Ruscitti is serving a life...
Oct 25, 2018
Natural anthrax killed 13 bison on farm in northern B.C., Agriculture Ministry says
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Thirteen bison on a farm in northeastern British Columbia died of naturally acquired anthrax, a bacteria that the Agriculture Ministry says can remain dormant in certain soil con...
Oct 24, 2018
New Democrat MP Sheila Malcolmson seeks nod in Nanaimo, B.C., byelection
NANAIMO, B.C. - Federal New Democrat MP Sheila Malcolmson says she’s been pondering her jump to provincial politics in British Columbia since the summer when she was approached by officials in P...
Oct 24, 2018
B.C. premier, Green leader support electoral reform at referendum rally
VICTORIA - Those for and against changing British Columbia’s provincial voting system to a form proportional representation will soon have a say as residents begin receiving referendum ballots i...
Oct 23, 2018