Category Archives: British Columbia

Inquiry into missing, murdered women only scratching the surface: chair
RICHMOND, B.C. - The head of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls says that without an extension, it will feel as though work remains undone. Marion Buller told Th...
Apr 07, 2018

Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman
RICHMOND, B.C. - Some of those who have told their harrowing stories at the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls have since redoubled that courage by taking their comp...
Apr 06, 2018
Leading B.C. chefs send letter seeking termination of salmon farm tenures
VANCOUVER - More than 50 of British Columbia’s top chefs are calling on the province to end leases for open net-pen salmon farms dotting coastal waters. The group has sent a letter to the forest...
Apr 06, 2018

Trudeau travels to B.C. in support of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of protesters opposed to the expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline demonstrated Thursday night outside a Vancouver hotel where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed a Lib...
Apr 06, 2018
B.C. review draws link between corrections system and some overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - Two-thirds of people who fatally overdosed in British Columbia during a 19-month period were involved with the corrections system, says a panel that reviewed a skyrocketing number of illic...
Apr 06, 2018

Vancouver hockey fans bid fond farewells to retiring Sedin twins
VANCOUVER - Endless class and mind-bending goals - that’s what Vancouver Canucks fans say they love and will miss the most about Daniel and Henrik Sedin. As the 37-year-old twin brothers prepare...
Apr 05, 2018
Passengers offered cruise benefits after journey marred by construction
VICTORIA - An offer of a free cruise isn’t enough to quell one passenger’s anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and fumes. Norwegian Cruise Lin...
Apr 05, 2018
Fish farm companies should get First Nations approval: report
VANCOUVER – A provincial advisory council is recommending that fish farm companies be required to have agreements in place with area First Nations before the province approves any new or replace...
Apr 05, 2018

Federal, B.C. privacy czars team up to investigate Facebook and AggregateIQ
OTTAWA - The federal and British Columbia privacy commissioners are joining forces to investigate Facebook and Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ - two firms at the centre of an international ...
Apr 05, 2018

A Boost In Winter Highway Safety Measures
VICTORIA – After an intense winter, the Province announced that they’ll be making several improvements to make highways safer and more reliable during the winter months. “I have hear...
Apr 05, 2018