Category Archives: British Columbia
Saanich, B.C., girl dies when struck by her father's minivan
SAANICH, B.C. - A two-year-old girl has died after being struck by the vehicle her father was driving in Saanich, B.C. Saanich police say the man was leaving his home Saturday when his minivan struck ...
Jul 09, 2018
Former Green party candidate on trial in Germany for denying Holocaust
VANCOUVER - A former federal Green candidate disavowed by the party for her anti-Semitic views is on trial in Germany for publishing videos denying the Holocaust. Monika Schaefer ran unsuccessfully fo...
Jul 09, 2018
B.C. brings in speed-limit technology aimed at cutting crashes based on weather
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - New technology is being installed to allow for variable speed limits along two of British Columbia’s busiest stretches of highway in an effort to reduce crashes. The B.C. gove...
Jul 09, 2018
Communities still recovering one year after worst fire season on record in B.C.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Communities are still recovering from British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record, one year after a fateful two-day period in July 2017 that sparked more than 100 fire...
Jul 07, 2018
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
VICTORIA - A West Coast whale watching collective is demanding closer access for its members to more abundant killer whale populations after the federal government imposed a 200-metre viewing distance...
Jul 07, 2018
B.C. hikers who died lived their dreams and inspired people to be free: group
VANCOUVER - Friends of three hikers who died in an accident at Shannon Falls near Vancouver have posted an emotional online video honouring the trio they say inspired others by following their dreams....
Jul 06, 2018
BC Hydro launches second phase of vehicle charging stations across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is expanding its network of electric vehicle charging stations. The Crown utility says 28 new stations complete the second phase of its fast-charging network and are in addi...
Jul 06, 2018
Province says fund will help create 22,000 childcare spaces in B.C. by 2021
COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia’s children’s minister visited a childcare facility in Coquitlam today to explain how the government intends to create thousands of more childcare s...
Jul 06, 2018
One dead in small plane crash on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast: fire chief
SELMA PARK, B.C. - The pilot of a small plane has been killed, but his three passengers were able to walk away after a crash near the Sechelt airport in British Columbia on Thursday. Sechelt fire Chie...
Jul 05, 2018
Police investigating blast that caused house fire and killed man
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in West Kelowna, B.C., say a man has died after an explosion and subsequent fire in a home. Police say four people were inside the house that was levelled on Wednesday night....
Jul 05, 2018