Category Archives: British Columbia
Canada hoping its own tariff threat will prompt U.S. climbdown: Morneau
WHISTLER, B.C. - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will convince the Trump administration to back down from the steel and alum...
Jun 01, 2018
B.C. Lottery Corp. grants winner of $30-million jackpot rare anonymity
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Someone in British Columbia who had the exceedingly rare luck of winning the lottery has also been granted the rare privilege of anonymity due to what the lottery administrator is ca...
May 31, 2018
Monkey lost since Saturday on Vancouver Island continues to evade capture
COWICHAN LAKE, B.C. - Despite efforts to locate a small capuchin monkey in the bush of southern Vancouver Island, the little primate was still loose Thursday, almost a week after it escaped from a pri...
May 31, 2018
'It's heartbreaking:' Malnourished, tiny bear cub found near mother's dead body
TOFINO, B.C. - John Forde stood silently near the body of a dead female black bear as two little eyes stared back at him from a nearby bush. The bear cub was about the size of a Jack Russell terrier, ...
May 31, 2018
Girl from Terrace, B.C., dies after hair catches fire at backyard firepit
TERRACE, B.C. - A 13-year-old girl has died after catching fire at a backyard firepit in British Columbia, leaving her family searching for answers about what exactly happened. Lynn Peerless says she ...
May 31, 2018
Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board has called for more training on fatigue in the marine industry after finding a crew member fell asleep and missed a planned course change before a tug boat ...
May 31, 2018
B.C. Minimum Wage Goes Up Friday
VICTORIA – As of Friday, June 1st, the minimum wage will be increased to $12.65 an hour in B.C. Liquor servers will receive a $1.30/hour increase, which will make their wage $11.40 an hour. Resi...
May 31, 2018
Transportation Safety Board to release findings on sunken tugboat off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Results are expected today from an investigation into what caused a tugboat to run aground off British Columbia’s coast in October 2016, spilling thousands of litres of fuel into the...
May 31, 2018
Small wildfire burns under century-old rail trestle in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Crews battled a stubborn fire Wednesday that was burning under a century-old railway trestle bridge near Hope, B.C. Jeanne Larsen of the B.C. Wildfire Service said the fire began Sunday an...
May 30, 2018
A look at proposed referendum questions as B.C. considers revamped elections
VICTORIA - Here are questions Attorney General David Eby has recommended to cabinet for a referendum this fall on British Columbia’s electoral system: 1. Which should British Columbia use for el...
May 30, 2018