Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. ministers discuss investigation of money laundering in real estate
VICTORIA - British Columbia Attorney General David Eby says terms of reference are being discussed as the province moves ahead with the second phase of its battle against money laundering. The first p...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia mother says her employer discriminated against her when it changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her ...
Jul 01, 2018
Man dies after falling from truck taking part B.C. Canada Day parade
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man is dead after falling from the back of a pickup truck that had driven in a Canada Day parade in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the man had been riding in the back of a Dodge Ram ...
Jul 01, 2018
Missing dragon sculpture found swaddled in blankets in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A large aluminum dragon sculpture that went missing from its perch in a Nanaimo, B.C., park has been found. Artist Heather Wall says in an email the dragon turned up in a library parki...
Jul 01, 2018
University of Victoria offers online glimpse into the life of Johnny Cash
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria has a new online exhibit of Johnny Cash memorabilia donated by the family of his longtime Canadian manager who pursued a history degree at the university after gu...
Jul 01, 2018
Yes, No sides aim for $500,000 in run up to B.C. referendum facing court action
VANCOUVER - A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia before a fall referendum that has triggered a constitutional challenge from a business association and a...
Jul 01, 2018
BC ticket holder takes Saturday night's $7 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - A ticket holder in British Columbia claimed the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in Quebec...
Jul 01, 2018
Conservation officers investigating after grizzly bear mauls kayaker in B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. - A kayaker is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a grizzly bear near Creston, B.C., Saturday morning. Insp. Joe Caravetta of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says the ma...
Jun 30, 2018
B.C. restaurant manager fired for refusing to serve man in pro-Trump hat
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver restaurant manager has been fired for refusing to serve a customer who was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. The slogan popularized by U.S. President Donald...
Jun 30, 2018
Different views on impact of sentence in British Columbia polygamy case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s former attorney general says a strong message against polygamy has been sent even though two men at the centre of a long-running legal case received only house arr...
Jun 28, 2018