Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. rec. league hockey player dies after ramming boards in Langley, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A young British Columbia hockey player who died after slamming into the boards during a game in Metro Vancouver is being remembered by a teammate as a “gentle giant,” and ̶...
Oct 05, 2018
Board says investigation into former B.C. police chief's conduct cost $811,000
VICTORIA - The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board says an external investigation into the conduct of a disgraced former chief constable cost $811,000. Frank Elsner resigned from the Victoria Police D...
Oct 05, 2018
Father says Grade 10 worksheet was biased against right-wing views
VICTORIA - An assignment that asked students at a high school in British Columbia to identify the political leanings of racists and immigration opponents showed a bias against people with right-wing v...
Oct 05, 2018
Man may have exposed himself to more than 60 women and teenaged girls: Police
Vancouver police have charged a man with exposing himself to teenage girls and woman and say there could be more than 60 alleged victims. Officers say, over a two-week period in July, they received re...
Oct 04, 2018
B.C. movie industry aims to be more green, both in production and onscreen
VANCOUVER - The movie industry has always been at the forefront of change and the next frontier is making films and TV that are more environmentally sustainable, says producer Clara George. The issue ...
Oct 04, 2018
Pay drug users for expertise, insight to deal with overdose crisis: B.C. report
VANCOUVER - Drug users are often the first responders to an overdose and should be paid fairly for their contributions to research, service delivery and overdose prevention activities, says a report. ...
Oct 03, 2018
Trial date set for father accused of murder in daughters' deaths
VICTORIA - The Crown says a trial date has been set for a Victoria man accused of murder in the deaths of his two young daughters. Andrew Berry was charged with two counts of second-degree murder afte...
Oct 03, 2018
B.C.'s Kitimat LNG deal has Horgan juggling Greens, Liberals, environmentalists
VICTORIA - The prospect of billions of dollars in liquefied natural gas revenues has British Columbia’s government preparing for a political and environmental juggling act as Premier John Horgan...
Oct 03, 2018
Canada's finance minister touts USMCA but says dairy, steel sectors need help
VANCOUVER - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada’s new trade deal will bring more economic stability, even as the government works to fairly compensate dairy farmers and deal with the dissa...
Oct 02, 2018
B.C. introduces poverty reduction plan to cut child poverty by 50 per cent
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government has introduced legislation aimed at reducing the provincial poverty rate by 25 percent and chopping the child poverty rate in half over the next fi...
Oct 02, 2018