Category Archives: British Columbia
Bird usually found in Europe or Asia makes mysterious visit to B.C.
SALMON ARM , B.C. - A little thrush that’s a long way from home is enchanting bird watchers in British Columbia’s southern Interior. Experienced birders Roger Beardmore and Nan Prittie say...
Dec 20, 2018
ICBC Reminds Motorists To Drive Smart Over The Holidays
VANCOUVER – With the holidays coming up, ICBC is reminding drivers to be prepared and drive safe. ICBC warns motorists that 35 crashes occur and nine people get injured every hour over the holid...
Dec 20, 2018
B.C. Appeal Court upholds stay in terror case over alleged bomb plot
VANCOUVER - The RCMP’s conduct in its investigation of an alleged bomb plot at the B.C. legislature was a “travesty of justice” when officers continued to pursue the case against a c...
Dec 19, 2018
B.C. hockey coach creates 'gear library' to remove cost barrier of sport
VANCOUVER - Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out. That changed last week, when the Va...
Dec 16, 2018
Self-Care At Christmas
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions is putting out a reminder to put self-care at the top of your list this holiday season. For some people, the end of the year can b...
Dec 16, 2018
Should ICBC Be Opened Up To Competition
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Drivers are being hit with rate hikes once again as ICBC seeks a 6.3 percent increase for basic insurance rates. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is now asking the BC Governm...
Dec 15, 2018
B.C. forest industry wraps Asia trade mission in China after minister pulls out
VANCOUVER - Delegates from British Columbia’s forest industry have concluded what they characterize as a successful trade mission to Asia despite tensions over the arrest of Huawei chief financi...
Dec 14, 2018
Absolute discharge for B.C. man who is also accused of assaulting sex workers
VERNON, B.C. - The Crown says a man who faces a series of charges including alleged assaults of sex workers has been given an absolute discharge in a separate allegation against him by a judge in Vern...
Dec 13, 2018
Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops
Vancouver says a court decision has reaffirmed the city’s authority to shut down illegal marijuana dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to order...
Dec 13, 2018
B.C. man, companies face 38 charges alleging harm to chickens
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has laid 38 charges against a man from Chilliwack, B.C., and two companies over allegations of undue suffering to chickens. The agency alleges that Dwayne ...
Dec 13, 2018