Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. high school students who suffered in silence now helping others
VANCOUVER - At his lowest point in Grade 10, Joshua Ramos would walk the streets of his neighbourhood at midnight wearing headphones and wish for the music to drown out the dark thoughts that followed...
May 07, 2018
B.C. First Nation preparing to vote on 'historic' $37 million treaty agreement
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Negotiators have signed off on a new treaty agreement between the federal and provincial governments and the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation near Prince George, B.C. Represent...
May 06, 2018
'The definition of family is evolving': collective housing creates community
VANCOUVER - In a city known for soaring real estate prices and low vacancies, some people in Vancouver are finding innovative ways of blending their housing and social needs. One option is called coll...
May 06, 2018
Beloved Vancouver theatre one step closer to being saved after mortgage approval
VANCOUVER - The operators of one of Vancouver’s last independent movie theatres say they’re a step closer to saving the property from development after being approved for a mortgage to buy...
May 05, 2018
Rental-only zones in B.C. could result in lower land prices: experts
VANCOUVER - A proposal that would give cities in British Columbia the power to zone land for rental housing could moderate the price of affected properties, experts say. Port Coquitlam Mayor Greg Moor...
May 03, 2018
Syrian refugees struggle financially but happy in Canada: Advocates
VANCOUVER - Many Syrian refugees are struggling to find employment and afford life in Canada, but they are gradually settling in and still happy they came, advocates said. That’s the picture pai...
May 02, 2018
Flood evacuations scaled back in southern B.C., but flooding risk still high
PENTICTON, B.C. - An evacuation order covering 148 properties in the southern British Columbia community of Tulameen has been downgraded, but a state of local emergency remains in place as flood risks...
May 02, 2018
Officials warning B.C. flooding this year may be worse due to 2017 wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Emergency officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior warn that devastating wildfires that charred thousands of square kilometres of timber and bush last year now hav...
May 01, 2018
Eby cancels tax town hall in Point Grey riding over safety, blames Liberals
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Attorney General David Eby says he cancelled a town hall meeting on a property-tax increase amid security concerns ignited by the leader of the Opposition. Eby said he bec...
May 01, 2018
Three men plead guilty in gangster's shooting death outside B.C. hotel in 2011
KELOWNA, B.C. - Three British Columbia men charged with first-degree murder in the death of a notorious gangster have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a brazen shooting that also injured four other...
May 01, 2018