Category Archives: British Columbia

NAFTA progress doesn't stop Freeland from heading to Europe on diplomatic trip
RICHMOND, B.C. - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will be travelling to Europe next week on a diplomatic mission that’s raising questions about whether Canada expects to return to the ...
Aug 24, 2018
Federal Court of Appeal decision on Trans Mountain coming next week
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is scheduled to release its decision next week in a case that combined nearly two dozen lawsuits calling for the National Energy Board’s review of the Tra...
Aug 24, 2018

Air freshens in parts of B.C. as provincial park evacuated due to wildfire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A lightning-caused fire in southern British Columbia that the BC Wildfire Service says went undetected because it was initially obscured by smoke has now charred 69 square kilometres ...
Aug 24, 2018

A B.C. First Nation fights to save their community from a wildfire
FORT FRASER, B.C. - As bright orange flames filled the sky and roared like a freight train, Beverly Ketlo thought it was time to say goodbye to the Nadleh Whut’en band’s beloved cultural c...
Aug 24, 2018

Athletes, pro video game players not so different: esport insiders
VANCOUVER - From horse riding to weight lifting and soccer to sailing, what is defined as “sports” includes a broad variety of activities. But whether professional video gaming falls under...
Aug 24, 2018

Millions on the line at professional video game competition in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - When thousands of fans pack Vancouver’s Rogers Arena this weekend, it won’t be a hockey player or a musical superstar they’re screaming to see. Instead, the deafening cro...
Aug 24, 2018
B.C. Mountie charged with sex offence involving a minor, breach of trust
SURREY, B.C. - A B.C. RCMP officer has been charged with a sex crime involving a minor. The BC Prosecution Service says criminal charges were sworn against Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Gregory Scott Bakk...
Aug 23, 2018
B.C. man who saved overdose victim's life urges people to know how to use kit
VANCOUVER - Kevin Yake remembers the overwhelming relief of saving the life of a young man who’d overdosed on fentanyl-laced heroin, and he’s grateful he knew what to do. “I think ab...
Aug 23, 2018

Supreme Court dismisses Burnaby case against Trans Mountain pipeline
The leader of an Indigenous group that hopes to someday own a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline is encouraged that the Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of an appeal by the anti-project Cit...
Aug 23, 2018

Hiking reservations pitched for parks in danger of being 'loved to death'
VANCOUVER - With its turquoise glacial lakes and proximity to Metro Vancouver, it was only a matter of time before Joffre Lakes provincial park became a social media darling. But once the secret was o...
Aug 23, 2018