Category Archives: British Columbia
Mother of baby who died at Vancouver daycare claims negligence
VANCOUVER - The mother of a baby who died at a Vancouver daycare describes the details of what she experienced that day in a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court. The statement of claim filed Monday al...
Sep 18, 2018
RCMP introduce traffic 'scarecrow' in bid to prevent speeding in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The RCMP is borrowing an idea from the United Kingdom by using a cut-out of a police officer to try and slow down traffic in Coquitlam, B.C. The Mounties have dubbed the life-sized f...
Sep 18, 2018
Vancouver park board passes motion to learn Indigenous place names
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion to learn the traditional Indigenous names for the lands it administers, including areas within Stanley Park and the many beaches lining the Fra...
Sep 18, 2018
Rare 'fire whirl' caught on video in B.C. shows strange world of wildfires
A towering funnel of smoke and flames captured on video by a firefighter with the BC Wildfire Service is giving viewers a peek into the surreal world that crews have faced while battling some of the w...
Sep 18, 2018
BC to have only one store selling cannabis on first day of legalization
VANCOUVER - On the morning of Oct. 17, British Columbians shouldn’t expect to wake up and see marijuana stores opening their doors. At least that’s the message from the province’s mi...
Sep 16, 2018
Victoria police seek help finding visually-impaired man's stolen coat
VANCOUVER - Police in Victoria are looking for a thief who stole a treasured coat from the arms of a visually impaired man. They say the 71-year-old-victim was standing at an intersection early Saturd...
Sep 15, 2018
NOAA calls off active search for sick endangered killer whale dubbed J50
VANCOUVER - The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called off the active search for a sick killer whale that garnered international attention. The southern resident killer whale ...
Sep 15, 2018
NDP's Jagmeet Singh set to run in B.C.'s Burnaby South riding after nomination
VANCOUVER - Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia. A crowd cheered and clapped as Singh formally announced his nomination for the rid...
Sep 15, 2018
B.C Residents Get A Say In Province's Next Budget
BRITISH COLUMBIA – People in B.C. will have an opportunity to share their ideas and priorities for the province’s next budget with the release of the Budget 2019 consultation paper. The al...
Sep 15, 2018
Canada says B.C. Indigenous basket making an event of historic significance
VICTORIA - Matilda Borden liked to pour a cup of tea to display her basket making expertise, proving her cups made from material gathered in British Columbia’s forests were watertight, says her ...
Sep 15, 2018