Category Archives: British Columbia
New contract including anti-harassment measures approved by B.C. actors
VANCOUVER - The latest contract covering performers in British Columbia contains what the actors’ union says is precedent-setting language against sexual harassment. Members of the Union of B.C....
Dec 20, 2017
The Canadians who are choosing to live out of their vans and travel full-time
Jocelyn Lees never set out to live in her van. The 30-year-old Manitoba native has been tree planting every summer in B.C. for the last ten years and until recently, spent every winter travelling - in...
Dec 20, 2017
RCMP say no suspects sought after fatal shooting of two B.C. men
NAKUSP, B.C. - Mounties are investigating the deaths of two men after a shooting in the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia. Nakusp RCMP say they received reports Monday afternoon of possible ...
Dec 19, 2017
Fossils reveal proof of early hibernating bears in Canada's Arctic
VANCOUVER - The discovery of rare fossilized remains in Canada’s Arctic has allowed experts to piece together an evolutionary tree for the descendant of North American bears. A report published ...
Dec 19, 2017
Two charges against Mountie after man shot dead outside Surrey police station
VANCOUVER - Charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon have been laid against an RCMP officer after the fatal shooting in 2015 of a young man in Surrey, B.C. Const. Elizabeth Cucheran is ...
Dec 19, 2017
Bad weather sets off B.C. highway crashes, sending four to hospital
MERRITT, B.C. - Four people were taken to hospital after a series of collisions on Highway 5 south of Merritt, B.C., as weather conditions deteriorate on the route. BC Emergency Health Services says t...
Dec 18, 2017
B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt, calls it 'no longer socially acceptable'
VANCOUVER - Hunting grizzly bears has been banned in British Columbia, a move guides complain will put them out of business while environmentalists say is long overdue. B.C. Forests Minister Doug Dona...
Dec 18, 2017
B.C. woman hopes for return of diamond ring mistakenly donated with coins
NANAIMO, B.C. - A British Columbia woman hopes her charitable impulse won’t cost her a cherished diamond ring. Trinda Gajek was visiting Nanaimo last week when she stopped to ask a young man if ...
Dec 18, 2017
Skiers warned after tracks found in Rogers Pass area bombed for avalanches
ROGERS PASS, B.C. – Parks Canada is investigating a recent incursion into a prohibited area that’s regularly blasted to bring down avalanches along the highway through Rogers Pass, B.C. St...
Dec 18, 2017
Canadian grocers make $3M per year from penny-rounding: UBC study
VANCOUVER - Grocery stores across the country are cashing in on the demise of the penny, according to a young researcher at the University of British Columbia. Third-year economics and mathematics stu...
Dec 18, 2017