Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. to match funds for Red Cross flood donations as water levels rise
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - As more evacuation alerts are issued and river levels rise in British Columbia, Premier John Horgan announced Wednesday his government will match Canadian Red Cross donations for th...
May 16, 2018
British Columbia is just defending its interests on pipeline: Horgan
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - B.C. Premier John Horgan accused the federal government of unnecessarily putting taxpayers money at risk on Wednesday by offering financial protection for Kinder Morgan’s inve...
May 16, 2018
BC Liquor Stores Launch Grad Season Campaign
VANCOUVER – It’s graduation season for high schools and so, BC Liquor Stores are reminding customers to not buy liquor for minors. Exceptions include parents giving liquor to a minor and w...
May 16, 2018
Waters rising in flood-ravaged southern B.C. as residents brace for 'round two'
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - There is a feeling of “calm apprehension” in the southern British Columbia city of Grand Forks as officials warn of a coming second wave of flood waters, says Brett Swo...
May 15, 2018
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in British Columbia polygamy case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time to denounc...
May 15, 2018
B.C. sport fishing boat 'modifications' led to fatal sinking: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says modifications made to a commercial sports fishing vessel led to a fatal accident near Tofino, B.C. The 10-metre-long catamaran left Tofino on Apri...
May 15, 2018
Residents across B.C. Interior brace for another deluge of flooding
VICTORIA - Unseasonable heat and the potential for rain over the next seven to 10 days could force thousands of people in British Columbia’s Interior to evacuate their homes as rivers and lakes ...
May 14, 2018
Young B.C. fan of Pink gets chance to sing at her idol's Vancouver concert
VANCOUVER - A 12-year-old girl admits she’s still in shock after getting the chance to sing for Pink at the performer’s concert Saturday night in Vancouver. Victoria Anthony says she had b...
May 14, 2018
New Democrat MP who pleads guilty in pipeline protest says he has no regrets
VANCOUVER - New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart says he knew he’d face legal punishment when he violated an injunction at a Kinder Morgan work site but he has no regrets about protesting the expansi...
May 14, 2018
B.C. Sikh man invited to state event in India charged with uttering threats
SURREY, B.C. - A man who caused a furor when he attended an event during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India this year has been charged with uttering threats in Surrey, B.C. Mar...
May 14, 2018