Category Archives: British Columbia
Hiking reservations pitched for parks in danger of being 'loved to death'
VANCOUVER - With its turquoise glacial lakes and proximity to Metro Vancouver, it was only a matter of time before Joffre Lakes provincial park became a social media darling. But once the secret was o...
Aug 23, 2018
Trudeau pledges to close gaps between municipalities, First Nations on wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to close gaps between First Nations and municipalities on fighting wildfires on Thursday after meeting with local leaders facing treacherous...
Aug 23, 2018
Trudeau cabinet advised to do more to prevent digital media abuse in elections
NANAIMO, B.C. - Foreign and domestic actors will almost certainly abuse digital media to try to manipulate voters and undermine the integrity of Canada’s next federal election, experts are warni...
Aug 23, 2018
PM to visit northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis
NANAIMO, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency. Minis...
Aug 21, 2018
Former Vancouver officer sentenced to 20 months after kissing girl, woman
SURREY, B.C. - The Crown prosecution service says a former Vancouver police detective who worked on the force’s counter-exploitation unit has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after kissing a ...
Aug 21, 2018
B.C. Appeal Court orders new trial for polygamous leader in child bride case
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial for the former leader of a religious sect who was acquitted of taking a 15-year-old girl across the U.S. border for a sexual pu...
Aug 21, 2018
Clarification to Aug. 20 story on B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Press reported in a story about wildfires in British Columbia on Aug. 20 that a senior scientist at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control said pregnant women should take precaut...
Aug 21, 2018
Social media, digital photography allow millennials to flock to birdwatching
VANCOUVER - Yousif Attia wasn’t exactly a typical teenager. He had always been fascinated by birds, and he wanted to participate in a local Christmas bird count - an annual event where people ac...
Aug 21, 2018
Children, elderly at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Thick smoke blanketing British Columbia communities far from any flames - including Vancouver where the haze Monday obscured the city’s mountain views - could be particularly harmful...
Aug 20, 2018
Mom of 7-year-old B.C. girl charged with second-degree murder in child's death
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - The mother of a seven-year-old girl from Langley, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder in the child’s death. The Integrated Homicide Investigation T...
Aug 20, 2018