Category Archives: British Columbia
Snake sighting, but still no success in finding missing python in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - A missing pet python named Gypsy was spotted on the Canada Day long weekend in Delta, B.C., shortly after it disappeared into a farmer’s field June 30. Delta Police say someone spo...
Jul 09, 2018
Glacier Media shutting down pressroom at Victoria Times Colonist as of Sept. 30
VICTORIA - The pressroom of the Victoria Times Colonist will be shutting down, and the union representing the 18 workers who will be unemployed says Glacier Media is moving the work to a facility outs...
Jul 09, 2018
Grizzly hunters from EU granted permits to export from B.C. despite ban: report
VANCOUVER - Hunters from the European Union were granted export permits for grizzly bear trophies from British Columbia, even though the EU has banned the import of the items, a new report concludes. ...
Jul 09, 2018
Saanich, B.C., girl dies when struck by her father's minivan
SAANICH, B.C. - A two-year-old girl has died after being struck by the vehicle her father was driving in Saanich, B.C. Saanich police say the man was leaving his home Saturday when his minivan struck ...
Jul 09, 2018
Former Green party candidate on trial in Germany for denying Holocaust
VANCOUVER - A former federal Green candidate disavowed by the party for her anti-Semitic views is on trial in Germany for publishing videos denying the Holocaust. Monika Schaefer ran unsuccessfully fo...
Jul 09, 2018
B.C. brings in speed-limit technology aimed at cutting crashes based on weather
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - New technology is being installed to allow for variable speed limits along two of British Columbia’s busiest stretches of highway in an effort to reduce crashes. The B.C. gove...
Jul 09, 2018
Communities still recovering one year after worst fire season on record in B.C.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Communities are still recovering from British Columbia’s worst wildfire season on record, one year after a fateful two-day period in July 2017 that sparked more than 100 fire...
Jul 07, 2018
Whale watch body wants closer access to other orcas as feds set 200-metre limit
VICTORIA - A West Coast whale watching collective is demanding closer access for its members to more abundant killer whale populations after the federal government imposed a 200-metre viewing distance...
Jul 07, 2018
B.C. hikers who died lived their dreams and inspired people to be free: group
VANCOUVER - Friends of three hikers who died in an accident at Shannon Falls near Vancouver have posted an emotional online video honouring the trio they say inspired others by following their dreams....
Jul 06, 2018
BC Hydro launches second phase of vehicle charging stations across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is expanding its network of electric vehicle charging stations. The Crown utility says 28 new stations complete the second phase of its fast-charging network and are in addi...
Jul 06, 2018