Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. First Nation claims Victoria-area island, alleging treaty rights violated
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation is claiming title to a private island off Victoria that is currently owned by one of the world’s richest men and is valued at more than $54 million. J...
Jan 31, 2018
B.C. Liberals to elect new leader among field of veterans and newcomers
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s Liberals will elect a new leader Saturday with an assignment to ignite and guide the party from an unfamiliar position in Opposition after 16 years in power. An est...
Jan 31, 2018
B.C. Looks To Restrict More Bitumen Shipments
Opponents of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion project are welcoming the BC government’s proposal to at least temporarily restrict increases in diluted bitumen shipments. Environmen...
Jan 30, 2018
Private prosecution against Mount Polley mine tailings spill stayed
VICTORIA - Private charges filed by a woman relating to the 2014 collapse of the tailings dam at the Mount Polley mine in British Columbia have been stayed. British Columbia’s public prosecution...
Jan 30, 2018
Police set up tip line to find source of B.C.'s largest forest fire in 2017
CLINTON, B.C. - RCMP say they’re looking for help in finding the source of a human caused wildfire that burned nearly 2,000 square kilometres of forest, brush and buildings in British Columbia l...
Jan 30, 2018
B.C. Supreme Court shuts down first unlicensed pot shop in Victoria
VICTORIA - A British Columbia court has granted Victoria an injunction to shut down a marijuana dispensary, marking the first court-ordered closure of a pot shop in the city. Victoria was the second c...
Jan 30, 2018
Judge rules RCMP don't have to share records from ammonia leak in B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. - A judge says police do not have to turn over records that were seized during an investigation of a fatal ammonia leak at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. The City of Fernie...
Jan 30, 2018
Health scare prompts B.C. member of Parliament to review key goals
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A British Columbia Conservative member of Parliament says the memory of his stricken wife’s face as a medical crisis nearly killed him is his motivation for a heartfelt mes...
Jan 30, 2018
Vancouver renters' union forms to fight soaring costs in city's housing market
VANCOUVER - Rising rental costs, evictions and a scarcity of units in Vancouver’s densely populated West End were among the reasons for Gail Harmer’s decision to join a group that is takin...
Jan 30, 2018
Canucks help fight stigma of addiction in new public awareness campaign
VANCOUVER - NHL players have supported teammates through substance use, and now it’s time for the Vancouver Canucks to acknowledge fans battling their own addiction issues, retired goalie Kirk M...
Jan 29, 2018