Category Archives: British Columbia
First Nations and cities double down on pipeline opposition
VANCOUVER - Several First Nations and the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby have joined together to redouble their opposition to the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Burnaby Mayor Derek Corriga...
Apr 16, 2018
B.C. prosecutors considering criminal charges for Trans Mountain protesters
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Prosecution Service is considering criminal charges against dozens of people arrested for protesting Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. But i...
Apr 16, 2018
Chilliwack school trustee facing human rights complaint for LGBTQ comments
VANCOUVER - A Chilliwack school trustee is facing a human rights complaint for controversial comments he has made about gender identity and sexual orientation. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and ...
Apr 15, 2018
Lottery losses have B.C. parents hoping for French teachers from Europe
VANCOUVER - British Columbia parents who have lost the chance to get their children into French immersion through a lottery system are hoping the education minister’s teacher-recruitment trip to...
Apr 15, 2018
Tsilhqot'in Nation to be recognized as full partner in wildfire response
VANCOUVER - The Tsilhqot’in Nation has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments that recognizes the First Nation as a full partner in wildfire respo...
Apr 14, 2018
B.C. issues Trans Mountain pipeline permit update as premier heads to Ottawa
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government has issued a progress report on permits for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, just as Premier John Horgan readies to travel to Ottawa for a meeting ...
Apr 13, 2018
Police officer showed signs of awareness over 30 years of medical care: widow
VANCOUVER - Victoria Police Const. Ian Jordan may have appeared to be unresponsive for 30 years, but his wife said his eyes would light up whenever she told him about their son. Jordan died Wednesday,...
Apr 13, 2018
B.C. police officer dies 30 years after car crash put him in unresponsive state
Victoria police Const. Ian Jordan died in hospital Wednesday after spending 30 years in a mostly unresponsive state caused when his cruiser crashed into another police vehicle racing towards the same ...
Apr 13, 2018
B.C. government, United Church, partner in new affordable housing development
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The United Church in British Columbia is stepping forward to help address the province’s affordable housing crisis by offering up some of its properties for development. ...
Apr 13, 2018
Province grants $2 million to create Caribou Habitat Restoration Fund
VICTORIA - The province is giving two million dollars to a trust set up to help restore caribou habitat. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson announced the funding for the Habitat Conservation Trust Founda...
Apr 13, 2018