Category Archives: British Columbia
Study finds mammals, birds could have best shot at surviving climate change
VANCOUVER - Research suggests warm-blooded animals, such as mammals and birds, are better at adapting to climate change, shedding new light on how rapid temperature changes impact biodiversity. Resear...
Jan 29, 2018
ICBC posts $935M in net losses in first nine months of fiscal year
VANCOUVER - The financial crisis at British Columbia’s public auto insurer is deepening, as $1.3 billion in net losses are now projected by the end of the current fiscal year. The Insurance Corp...
Jan 28, 2018
B.C. health officials issue overdose alert following seven deaths
KELOWNA, B.C. - Health officials are urging B.C. residents to take extra caution when using drugs, following a string of suspected overdose deaths. Interior Health says the BC Coroners Service has rep...
Jan 27, 2018
Hundreds remember bright, ambitious B.C. teen killed by stray bullet
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Samson Wong wept Saturday as he apologized to his teenage son, saying he wishes he could have protected the young man from the stray bullet that took his life. Alfred Wong was headin...
Jan 27, 2018
Green party defending leader Elizabeth May from accusations of bullying
The Green party is defending leader Elizabeth May amid allegations of bullying from former employees, arguing that she wouldn’t be criticized for similar behaviour if she were a man. The allegat...
Jan 27, 2018
Police investigate after trailer full of beer worth $155,000 stolen in Delta
DELTA, B.C. - Police in Delta, B.C., are investigating the theft of a trailer full of nearly 2,600 cases of Coors Light beer. The Delta Police Department says in a release that surveillance footage sh...
Jan 26, 2018
B.C. man acquitted of terror charges sues provincial, federal governments
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man acquitted of terrorism-related charges has filed a lawsuit against the provincial and federal governments, arguing he was maliciously prosecuted in violation of his ...
Jan 26, 2018
A life of pie: B.C. woman bakes works of art, hopes to create a new industry
VANCOUVER - Jessica Clark-Bojin remembers at one time having a reputation for her lack of cooking skills. “I couldn’t crack an egg. I was shooed out at family gatherings,” says the V...
Jan 26, 2018
Sugars mask smoke compounds in tainted wine grapes: B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Smoky overtones can ruin a nice bottle of wine, but researchers in British Columbia are finding that preventing grapes from capturing the flavour of wildfires can be difficult. Wine grapes...
Jan 26, 2018
B.C. grants environmental certificate for Kootenay gypsum mine
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has granted an environmental assessment certificate for an open-pit gypsum mine in the West Kootenay. The government says it considered a report from t...
Jan 25, 2018