Category Archives: British Columbia
Coaches, players, volunteers increasingly targeted in sports lawsuits: expert
VANCOUVER - Sports insurance lawsuits have moved beyond targeting teams and leagues and are increasingly zeroing in on coaches, players and even volunteers, an industry expert says. Melissa LaRocca of...
Jan 22, 2018
'Archaic' liquor laws in B.C. hurt consumers, whisky distributor says
VANCOUVER - An Alberta-based whisky distributor says “archaic” liquor policies in British Columbia are limiting the range of products consumers can access. Robert Carpenter, co-founder of ...
Jan 21, 2018
Final phase of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials to kick off in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Ed Thompson remembers the helplessness he felt each of the thousands of times his twin daughters would turn blue and go lifeless in his arms. The young girls suffered from acute breath-hol...
Jan 21, 2018
B.C. school trustee vows to stay following controversial LGBTQ remarks
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A school board trustee in British Columbia is vowing to stay in his job, despite calls that he resign over controversial remarks he made about LGBTQ issues. Barry Neufeld says in a ...
Jan 20, 2018
Minister, board urge B.C. school trustee to resign over LGBTQ remarks
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia’s education minister is joining calls for a school board member to step down after the trustee said education policies aimed at supporting LGBTQ students amou...
Jan 19, 2018
Orphaned cougar in B.C.'s Interior recovers from frostbite and hunger
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A young cougar left hungry and orphaned when its mother was hit by a vehicle is recovering from frostbite in Williams Lake, B.C. Ron LeBlanc of the B.C. Conservation Officer Serv...
Jan 19, 2018
Firefighters in Surrey, B.C. help develop software to combat overdose crisis
SURREY, B.C. - Firefighters in Surrey, B.C., have turned to technology in the battle against opioid overdoses. The fire department has partnered with Vancouver-based software developer GINQO to create...
Jan 19, 2018
'Beautiful writer' Nancy Richler dies of cancer in Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER - Award-winning novelist Nancy Richler has died in Vancouver at the age of 60 following a long battle with cancer. HarperCollins Canada said in a news release that Richler died Thursday in h...
Jan 19, 2018
Powerful waves prompt warnings, beach closures on west coast of Vancouver Island
TOFINO, B.C. - Long-time residents of Vancouver Island’s west coast admit to being awestruck by the latest storm that has prompted an extreme wave hazard advisory for the region, including Pacif...
Jan 19, 2018
Whales, dolphins will no longer be displayed at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - Whales, dolphins and porpoises will no longer be kept at Vancouver’s aquarium, a move that animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aqua...
Jan 19, 2018