Category Archives: British Columbia
Transport Canada to launch First Nations vessel traffic monitoring program
VANCOUVER - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts to protect Canada’s coastlines from vessel spills includes an “unprecedented level of collaboration” with Indigenous communit...
Mar 13, 2018
B.C. judge says undisclosed murder is reason to renege on mansion purchase
VANCOUVER - The former owner of a mansion in Vancouver’s exclusive Shaughnessy neighbourhood must repay a $300,000 deposit after the sale of the property fell through because she didn’t te...
Mar 13, 2018
Break in weather allows rescuers to resume Alaska search for B.C. climber
JUNEAU, Alaska - Rescuers in southwestern Alaska resumed their search of a mountain peak Tuesday for a missing British Columbia man and his climbing companion. Megan Peters with the Alaska State Troop...
Mar 13, 2018
Victoria considers tighter reins on horse-drawn carriage tours, pet sales
Victoria councillors are considering tightening city regulations governing horse-drawn carriage tours, but that’s not enough for at least one council member who says it’s time to put the d...
Mar 12, 2018
Transport Canada announces new funds for removal of abandoned, wrecked boats
LADYSMITH, B.C. - Transport Canada has announced funding to help coastal communities clear out abandoned boats and vessels that pose both as an eyesore and safety concern. The department says $1.3 mil...
Mar 12, 2018
Teens cause $20,000 damage at 'uncontrolled' house party in B.C.: police
VANCOUVER - What police are describing as an “uncontrolled” house party in West Vancouver has caused about $20,000 in damage after a teenaged girl rented the home online. West Vancouver po...
Mar 12, 2018
Bad weather delays air search for B.C. climber on remote Alaska glacier
JUNEAU, Alaska - Bad weather in southwestern Alaska has delayed the air search for a British Columbia man and his climbing companion near Juneau. Twenty-four-year old Marc-Andre Leclerc of Squamish an...
Mar 12, 2018
Vancouver police say mom accused of parental abduction may have dyed boy's hair
Vancouver police say a woman who allegedly abducted her nine-year-old son contrary to a custody order may have changed his appearance and dyed his hair. Police say Shawana Chaudhary, also known as Sha...
Mar 12, 2018
Corrective to March 11 story on Sikh separatism
VANCOUVER - In a March 11 story on Sikh separatism, The Canadian Press misspelled the first name of Talwinder Singh Parmar. The Canadian Press
Mar 12, 2018
'It's really frustrating:' Sikh Canadian dismayed by extremism allegations
VANCOUVER - Jaspreet Bal was eating lunch with friends in rural Ontario when she says a “kind, well-intentioned” white man approached them to chat. He asked about her background, and she r...
Mar 12, 2018