Category Archives: British Columbia
Online video of B.C. bears being fed by children sparks investigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service is investigating allegations a Vancouver-area family feed a mother black bear and her cub. Conservation Officer Lonnie Schoenthal says...
Jul 12, 2018
Fisheries Department says more staff on waters to protect Canada's whales
VANCOUVER - New regulations to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises are in effect for all coasts in Canada as the Department of Fisheries and Oceans works to ensure more officers and patrol vessels ...
Jul 11, 2018
Family proud of B.C. man who helped rescue boys from Thailand cave
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia-born diver who braved perilous conditions to help save 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand is the kind of man who always helps others, says hi...
Jul 11, 2018
Abbotsford, B.C., police make easy arrest after suspect helps to capture himself
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 38-year-old man suspected of vehicle theft is under arrest in Abbotsford, B.C., but police say he actually captured himself. A tweet from the department says officers responded to...
Jul 11, 2018
U.S., Canadian, officials to examine death of man who fell from cruise ship
VANCOUVER - Officials with the United States Coast Guard say they will work with Canadian officials to investigate the death of a passenger who went overboard from a cruise ship off the west coast of ...
Jul 11, 2018
B.C. launches online divorce tool offering step-by-step guide to sever the knot
VICTORIA – A new online tool has been launched in British Columbia making it easier for residents to finalize a divorce. The Online Divorce Assistant Application helps those who are joint filing...
Jul 11, 2018
Former B.C. Mountie who killed herself was agent for change within 'toxic' force
VANCOUVER - Former RCMP officers who suffered sexual harassment and bullying on the job are grieving the suicide of an ex-Mountie who advocated for change within the force they say ruined so many live...
Jul 10, 2018
Corpse flower set to unleash putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
VANCOUVER - Stop and smell the flowers - if you dare. A rare, exotic tropical plant known as a corpse flower is set to unleash its putrid scent inside the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park ...
Jul 10, 2018
Man missing from B.C.-bound cruise found unresponsive, declared dead in hospital
CAPE FLATTERY, Wash. - A man who went overboard from a Victoria-bound cruise ship has been recovered in waters off southwest Vancouver Island and pronounced dead in hospital. The United States Coast G...
Jul 10, 2018
Task Force Launched To Guide B.C.'s Economic Strategy
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s new 14-member Emerging Economy Task Force has launched today to help guide the province’s economic strategy. The task force consists of people from industry, busin...
Jul 10, 2018