Category Archives: British Columbia
TransLink pauses campaign featuring Morgan Freeman after allegations surface
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver’s transit authority is pressing pause on a promotional campaign featuring Morgan Freeman, following a report detailing allegations of misconduct against the actor. Tr...
May 24, 2018
Vancouver, Squamish pipeline challenges dismissed by court in B.C.
VICTORIA - The City of Vancouver and Squamish Nation have lost legal challenges aimed at quashing an environmental assessment certificate issued by British Columbia for the Trans Mountain pipeline exp...
May 24, 2018
Feds limit chinook fishery to help resident killer whale recovery
VANCOUVER - The federal government is closing some recreational and commercial chinook fisheries on the West Coast in an effort to help save endangered southern resident killer whales. Fisheries Minis...
May 24, 2018
Toddler dies after going missing from B.C. daycare, found in swimming pool
MISSION, B.C. - A 23-month-old child has died in Mission, B.C., after she was reported missing from a daycare and found unresponsive in a swimming pool at a neighbouring property. The RCMP say they we...
May 24, 2018
Mom who died hours before daughter's wedding wanted her family to be happy: twin
TOFINO, B.C. - A mother of three who died just hours before her daughter’s wedding in Tofino, B.C., would have wanted the celebration to go ahead, says her twin brother. Pat Doyle said his siste...
May 24, 2018
Voracious plant-eating Japanese beetle found in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Plants and soil can’t be moved across a wide swath of Vancouver after the discovery of the Japanese beetle. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says plants and soil can’t leave...
May 24, 2018
Facebook posts were reply to propaganda against Islamic State: migrant
VANCOUVER - Facebook posts that allegedly supported lone-wolf terrorist attacks were part of a mission to counter the western media’s propaganda machine against the Islamic State group, a Britis...
May 23, 2018
Canadian Forces troops return home as B.C. flooding situation improves
VICTORIA - Soldiers called in to help with flooding in British Columbia are preparing to return home. The B.C. government says it has amended its request for federal assistance with the flood response...
May 23, 2018
Research needed on impact of microplastics onB.C. shellfish industry: study
VICTORIA - A scientific study that found high levels of microplastics in the ocean near British Columbia’s primary shellfish farms has scientists calling for more research to assess the impact o...
May 23, 2018
Run, hide or fight: Vancouver police release video on what to do in an attack
VANCOUVER - An eight-minute video simulating a shooting at an office has been produced by Vancouver police to help prepare people if an active shooter were on the loose. The city’s police chief ...
May 23, 2018