Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey mayor asks federal government to help combat gangs in growing city
SURREY, B.C. - The mayor of Surrey says she will ask the federal government for $10 million in funding for anti-gang programs in British Columbia’s fastest-growing city, where people are dealing...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. taps researchers to explore how basic income could work in the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has asked a team of experts to explore how providing people with a basic income could work in the province. Prof. David Green, an economist at the University of British Co...
Jul 03, 2018
Trans Mountain outlines construction plans for next six months in Alberta, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Trans Mountain has filed a six-month construction schedule with the National Energy Board for the expansion of its Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline. The company says work has been underway since l...
Jul 03, 2018
Flood Relief Donations
VANCOUVER – Almost $66,000 in donations were collected for the Canadian Red Cross to help residents affected by spring flooding, thanks to the generosity of BC Liquor Store customers. The Terrac...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. ministers discuss investigation of money laundering in real estate
VICTORIA - British Columbia Attorney General David Eby says terms of reference are being discussed as the province moves ahead with the second phase of its battle against money laundering. The first p...
Jul 03, 2018
B.C. mom says shift change meant no child care, alleges discrimination
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia mother says her employer discriminated against her when it changed her shift without giving her enough time to find child care for her one-year-old son, forcing her ...
Jul 01, 2018
Man dies after falling from truck taking part B.C. Canada Day parade
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man is dead after falling from the back of a pickup truck that had driven in a Canada Day parade in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the man had been riding in the back of a Dodge Ram ...
Jul 01, 2018
Missing dragon sculpture found swaddled in blankets in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A large aluminum dragon sculpture that went missing from its perch in a Nanaimo, B.C., park has been found. Artist Heather Wall says in an email the dragon turned up in a library parki...
Jul 01, 2018
University of Victoria offers online glimpse into the life of Johnny Cash
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria has a new online exhibit of Johnny Cash memorabilia donated by the family of his longtime Canadian manager who pursued a history degree at the university after gu...
Jul 01, 2018
Yes, No sides aim for $500,000 in run up to B.C. referendum facing court action
VANCOUVER - A campaign on electoral reform officially started on Canada Day in British Columbia before a fall referendum that has triggered a constitutional challenge from a business association and a...
Jul 01, 2018