Category Archives: British Columbia
Latest calf born to endangered killer whales dies off British Columbia
VANCOUVER - A female killer whale was spotted in the waters off Vancouver Island for two days this week pushing the body of her newborn calf. Ken Balcomb, senior scientist at The Centre for Whale Rese...
Jul 26, 2018
Canada must be held accountable in Indigenous decisions: minister to chiefs
VANCOUVER - The federal government must “get out of the way” of First Nations in their efforts to bring about self-determination by ditching failed colonial policies and working with Abori...
Jul 26, 2018
Vancouver man banned from U.S. for pot investments seeks waiver to cross border
VICTORIA - A Vancouver businessman banned for life from entering the United States over his investments in American marijuana companies says he plans to seek a waiver that permits him to cross the bor...
Jul 26, 2018
City of Burnaby going to court to help remove pipeline protest camp
BURNABY, B.C. - The City of Burnaby is going to B.C. Supreme Court asking for help in enforcing an eviction order on a pipeline protest camp that has grown to include two-storey structures, a shower a...
Jul 26, 2018
Perry Bellegarde re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations
VANCOUVER - Perry Bellegarde has reclaimed his seat as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, in an election that also saw his challengers accuse the federal government of interference. Bel...
Jul 26, 2018
Vancouver Park Board formally acknowledges colonial role, votes to apologize
VANCOUVER - The name of Vancouver’s Stanley Park may be up for debate as the city’s park board confronts its colonial past and pursues reconciliation. The park board approved a “colo...
Jul 25, 2018
Bayern Munich completes transfer for Canadian star Alphonso Davies
VANCOUVER - Bob Lenarduzzi says soccer phenom Alphonso Davies catches your eye the first time you watch him play. Lenarduzzi, the Vancouver Whitecaps team president, says Davies has the talent to just...
Jul 25, 2018
Ammonia leak at Fernie, B.C., ice rink linked to aging equipment: report
VANCOUVER - Old equipment that continued to be used seven years after a maintenance contractor recommended replacing it caused an ammonia leak that killed three workers at an ice rink in British Colum...
Jul 25, 2018
Candidates running for national chief of Assembly of First Nations
VANCOUVER - Chiefs from 634 First Nations communities will elect a national chief to lead the Assembly of First Nations during their convention in Vancouver on Wednesday. Five candidates are vying for...
Jul 25, 2018
Candidates vying to lead Assembly of First Nations call for stronger bonds
VANCOUVER - Candidates vying to lead the Assembly of First Nations are calling for stronger alliances between nations across Canada to deal with outstanding issues such as land claims. Perry Bellegard...
Jul 25, 2018