Category Archives: British Columbia

Vancouver homeless man spends final dying hours inside Tim Hortons
VANCOUVER - The death of an ill senior who lived inside a 24-hour Tim Hortons is drawing new attention to Vancouver’s housing crisis and raising questions about health supports for homeless peop...
Jun 05, 2018

16- and 17-year-olds targeted in latest fatal shootings in Metro Vancouver
SURREY, B.C. - Two teenagers, just 16 and 17 years old, appear to be the latest victims of targeted shootings in Metro Vancouver, say police. The young men’s bodies were found in a rural area of...
Jun 05, 2018

Trudeau meets with Indigenous body that helps pipeline project 'move forward'
ROSEDALE, B.C. - The federal government must offer more than Kinder Morgan did and tread carefully with First Nations when building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, says an Indigenous committee ...
Jun 05, 2018

B.C.'s team-based health care renewal will include 50 new clinical pharmacists
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government will spend $23 million over three years to train 50 new clinical pharmacists to strengthen British Columbia’s primary care teams. Health Ministe...
Jun 05, 2018
B.C. woman says feces from plane fell through car's sunroof and into her eyes
KELOWNA, B.C. - An afternoon drive turned into a “devastating” experience for a woman and her son when she says human feces fell from the sky and into her eyes through the open sunroof of ...
Jun 05, 2018

Trans Mountain protests continue, environment minister says it's time to move on
VANCOUVER - As opponents of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion protested across the country Monday, Canada’s environment minister said the project needs to move forward. Protesters gathered o...
Jun 04, 2018

System for enforcing legalized recreational marijuana remains hazy
VANCOUVER - Marijuana businesses are growing in size and scope as Canada moves toward legalization of recreational pot, creating an increasingly daunting job for those tasked with enforcing the rules....
Jun 03, 2018
Killer whale freed near Salt Spring, B.C., puts on 'show' for rescuers
VANCOUVER - A killer whale has been rescued from some fishing gear off Vancouver Island, and one marine mammal specialist says the freed orca delighted his rescuers by putting on a show. Paul Cottrell...
Jun 02, 2018
No tsunami or damage expected after small earthquake off B.C. coast
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. - A small earthquake has been detected off of British Columbia’s coast. Earthquakes Canada says the 4.2-magnitude quake struck Saturday afternoon, 94 kilometres west of the vil...
Jun 02, 2018

B.C. judge expands pipeline injunction as protesters use 'calculated' defiance
VANCOUVER - Anti-pipeline protesters have made a calculated effort to blockade two Trans Mountain work sites in Burnaby, says a British Columbia Supreme Court judge who scrapped a 10-minute pre-arrest...
Jun 01, 2018