Category Archives: British Columbia
'Beat it!' 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman tells bear who got into sugar bin
UNION BAY, B.C. - Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn’t like, but that doesn’t mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman says she shooed a black bear o...
Aug 03, 2018
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. - Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a large male killer whale out of a busy marine harbour by playing recorded sounds of other orcas to the anima...
Aug 02, 2018
No feeding or swimming with the whale in B.C. harbour: Department of Fisheries
COMOX, B.C. - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is asking all vessels to stay out of Comox Harbour unless absolutely necessary while a lone killer whale continues to hang out in the area. The male transient...
Aug 02, 2018
Vancouver, Victoria shorelines littered with cigarette butts, researchers
VICTORIA - Cigarettes and their filters made from plastic account for almost 50 per cent of the waste collected along the Vancouver and Victoria shorelines, says a study analyzing data from volunteer ...
Aug 02, 2018
Expensive cars impounded, drivers ticketed for speed on B.C. highway
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - Two high-end sports cars have been impounded for a week and their drivers issued tickets after police in Metro Vancouver say they recorded the vehicles going almost 50 kilometres a...
Aug 02, 2018
More wildfires blaze in B.C., but no communities seriously threatened
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia’s Wildfire Service has had its busiest few days of the season after thousands of lightning strikes sparked hundreds of new fires, but officials say they are rel...
Aug 02, 2018
B.C. overdose deaths drop in June, more than 100 still dying each month
VANCOUVER - The latest overdose statistics in British Columbia show a dip in the number of suspected illicit drug deaths in June compared with the same month a year earlier, but the death toll remains...
Aug 02, 2018
Fewer buyers, more choice, push Vancouver home sales to lowest level since 2000
VANCOUVER - Home sales in July across Metro Vancouver tumbled to their lowest level in 18 years in statistics compiled by the real estate board, but prices remained steady since last month. The Greate...
Aug 02, 2018
Standoff In Kamloops Restaurant
KAMLOOPS – The Southeast District Emergency Response Team has been called to assist in an ongoing incident at the Denny’s Restaurant at 6th and Columbia Street in downtown Kamloops. In a n...
Aug 02, 2018
Vancouver walks tightrope between protecting panoramas against housing needs
VANCOUVER - Paris has its Eiffel Tower, Chicago has its architectural skyline and Vancouver has its sweeping ocean and mountain views. But the housing crunch in the city has prompted debate about the ...
Aug 02, 2018