Category Archives: British Columbia

Stranded sturgeon prompts RCMP river rescue in British Columbia
AGASSIZ, B.C. - Cpl. Mike Rail says there is no need to exaggerate an RCMP fish story on the rescue of a 2.4-metre sturgeon from a landlocked pond near the Fraser River in British Columbia. He says an...
Oct 02, 2018

LNG Canada project in British Columbia given final approval by shareholders
VANCOUVER - Final approval for a massive liquefied natural gas project in northern British Columbia shows that major resource projects can be built in the province, the CEO of LNG Canada said Tuesday....
Oct 02, 2018

Suspect wanted for passing off washers as toonies in alleged $30,000 fraud case
VANCOUVER - Police say 17 banks in British Columbia were defrauded of more than $30,000 over a three-month period by a suspect who allegedly passed off washers as toonies hidden in coin rolls. North V...
Oct 02, 2018

New Act Offers Second Referendum On Electoral Reform
VICTORIA – The Province introduced legislation Tuesday to allow British Columbians the chance to review and confirm their support for electoral reform, should voters choose to change B.C.’...
Oct 02, 2018

Housing minister expects homeless to leave B.C. campground by Tuesday
VICTORIA - A group of homeless people who pitched tents in a B.C. provincial park near Victoria are expected to move into approved shelters and living spaces before a government-imposed deadline, Hous...
Oct 01, 2018
Ask for public inquiry if you disagree: police complaint commissioner to mayors
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is encouraging two Greater Victoria mayors to ask for a public inquiry if they have a problem with its report that says the politicians misha...
Oct 01, 2018

'Tis the season: Some B.C. highways will require winter tires starting Monday
VANCOUVER – Motorists travelling on some British Columbia highways will require winter tires on their vehicles starting Monday. Not all of B.C.’s highways will require winter tires, but th...
Oct 01, 2018
Mayors dispute commissioner's report on former Victoria police chief
VANCOUVER - Two mayors responsible for Victoria’s police department are disputing a section of a report by British Columbia’s police complaints commissioner that says they mishandled haras...
Sep 30, 2018

Back-to-back summers of smoke and fire stoke B.C. tourism industry fears
CALGARY - The smoke has cleared after the worst forest fire season in B.C. history but tourism operators fear the reputational damage to their industry will linger far into the future. Hundreds of wil...
Sep 30, 2018

Conservation group blasts province for targeting predators to protect sheep
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is expanding the bighorn sheep hunt in part of the Cariboo region at the same time it targets the animals’ natural predators to protect two herds in a...
Sep 30, 2018