Category Archives: British Columbia

NOAA calls off active search for sick endangered killer whale dubbed J50
VANCOUVER - The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has called off the active search for a sick killer whale that garnered international attention. The southern resident killer whale ...
Sep 15, 2018

NDP's Jagmeet Singh set to run in B.C.'s Burnaby South riding after nomination
VANCOUVER - Federal New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh will run in an upcoming byelection in British Columbia. A crowd cheered and clapped as Singh formally announced his nomination for the rid...
Sep 15, 2018

B.C Residents Get A Say In Province's Next Budget
BRITISH COLUMBIA – People in B.C. will have an opportunity to share their ideas and priorities for the province’s next budget with the release of the Budget 2019 consultation paper. The al...
Sep 15, 2018

Canada says B.C. Indigenous basket making an event of historic significance
VICTORIA - Matilda Borden liked to pour a cup of tea to display her basket making expertise, proving her cups made from material gathered in British Columbia’s forests were watertight, says her ...
Sep 15, 2018

Murder suspect in girl's death appears in court packed with victim's supporters
VANCOUVER - A man charged in the death of 13-year-old Marrisa Shen appeared briefly in a Vancouver courtroom Friday as dozens of supporters of the girl’s family watched from the gallery or prote...
Sep 14, 2018
Surrogate dogs are brought in to help nurse orphaned puppies in Victoria, B.C.
VICTORIA - The Victoria Humane Society says two surrogate mother dogs have been found to share a litter of 11 golden retriever pups whose mother died during an emergency caesarean section. Society exe...
Sep 14, 2018
Vancouver police say some wigs linked to break and enter have been found
VANCOUVER - A bag of expensive wigs made from human hair has been found on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and police say the discovery is related to a recent theft of wigs meant for young cancer ...
Sep 14, 2018

Crews on Haida Gwaii place booms, monitor air quality around grounded barge
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. - Booms have been placed around a grounded fishing lodge barge so contaminants that may be seeping from its hull don’t foul beaches on the east coast of Haida Gwaii. The Co...
Sep 14, 2018
Jagmeet Singh says he's faced barriers to change within New Democratic Party
SURREY, B.C. - New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’s faced barriers to creating change within the party as he reflects on a shaky first year and looks toward the 2019 election. Singh wrapp...
Sep 14, 2018
In crowded Vancouver mayor's race, one candidate turns right to find space
VANCOUVER - In Vancouver’s crowded mayoral race, observers say one candidate is courting controversy and setting herself apart from others in the field. Political scientist Stewart Prest says th...
Sep 14, 2018