Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. residents call on Parks Canada to consider other options, not kill beavers
PENDER ISLAND, B.C. - A battle over beavers is brewing on South Pender Island, B.C., where residents are vowing to save the animals from being destroyed. The beavers have been building their own dams ...
Nov 14, 2017
Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s housing market continues to power forward even though real estate experts say fewer properties are available for sale. The British Columbia Real Estate Association...
Nov 14, 2017
Vancouver summit to set sights on combating use of child soldiers
Vancouver is poised to become a symbol for protecting children and preventing the use of child soldiers when a series of commitments bearing the city’s name is rolled out at this week’s pe...
Nov 14, 2017
Father of woman missing in B.C. fundraises for drones to help other families
VANCOUVER - John Simpson is determined to use the novel experience he gained in a troubling search for his daughter to help others who have lost loved ones. Ashley Simpson went missing in Salmon Arm, ...
Nov 14, 2017
Fatal Collision Near Prince George
A collision at the intersection of Old Cariboo Highway and Cummings Road just outside of Prince George Sunday morning has claimed the life of an adult male, according to the RCMP. Police say indicatio...
Nov 13, 2017
B.C. grapples with future of Site C, as Premier Horgan sends ministers north
VICTORIA - The fate of the largest public project in British Columbia’s history, the Site C hydroelectric dam, will be the focus of intense scrutiny this week as provincial cabinet ministers tra...
Nov 12, 2017
Review board urged to take away 'false hope' of leave for man who killed kids
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Giving a British Columbia man who killed his three children during a psychotic break the false hope of escorted outings from a psychiatric facility will interfere with his recov...
Nov 10, 2017
Service to be held Nov. 19 for Abbotsford, B.C., officer killed while on duty
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A public service will be held on Nov. 19 for an Abbotsford, B.C., police officer who was killed while on duty. The celebration of life ceremony for Const. John Davidson will begin w...
Nov 10, 2017
Man sentenced to 4 years for harassing ex-wife through revenge website
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man convicted of criminally harassing his ex-wife through a revenge website that maligned her as a white supremacist, drug addict and child abuser has been sentenced to ...
Nov 10, 2017
Crocs, Dawgs decade-long legal battle over clogs moves to Canadian courts
VANCOUVER - A legal battle between the maker of ubiquitous plastic clogs and a Saskatchewan footwear company escalated as both filed lawsuits against the other in Canada, moving a decade-long dispute ...
Nov 10, 2017