Category Archives: British Columbia
Snow storm left dozens stranded at Vancouver Island ski resort
COURTENAY, B.C. - Chairlift operations resumed Monday on Vancouver Island’s Mount Washington after a weekend snowstorm left dozens stranded. Sheila Rivers of Mount Washington Alpine Resort said ...
Jan 22, 2018
Wind, pilot decisions were factors in 2016 seaplane crash in B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. - Gusty crosswinds and poor decision-making by the pilot are blamed for causing the hard landing of a float plane on British Columbia’s north coast that seriously injured one pers...
Jan 22, 2018
One dead, one still missing as family swept away in Vancouver Island creek
CAMPBELL RIVER, Canada - Searchers on Vancouver Island are hopeful but admit they are bracing for the worst after three people on a family outing on an all-terrain vehicle were swept away while crossi...
Jan 22, 2018
Metro Vancouver cities, residents to oppose Trans Mountain route at hearings
VANCOUVER - Municipalities and residents in British Columbia are set to argue that the proposed route of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would damage sensitive ecosystems, harm public parks and ...
Jan 22, 2018
Coaches, players, volunteers increasingly targeted in sports lawsuits: expert
VANCOUVER - Sports insurance lawsuits have moved beyond targeting teams and leagues and are increasingly zeroing in on coaches, players and even volunteers, an industry expert says. Melissa LaRocca of...
Jan 22, 2018
'Archaic' liquor laws in B.C. hurt consumers, whisky distributor says
VANCOUVER - An Alberta-based whisky distributor says “archaic” liquor policies in British Columbia are limiting the range of products consumers can access. Robert Carpenter, co-founder of ...
Jan 21, 2018
Final phase of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy trials to kick off in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Ed Thompson remembers the helplessness he felt each of the thousands of times his twin daughters would turn blue and go lifeless in his arms. The young girls suffered from acute breath-hol...
Jan 21, 2018
B.C. school trustee vows to stay following controversial LGBTQ remarks
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A school board trustee in British Columbia is vowing to stay in his job, despite calls that he resign over controversial remarks he made about LGBTQ issues. Barry Neufeld says in a ...
Jan 20, 2018
Minister, board urge B.C. school trustee to resign over LGBTQ remarks
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia’s education minister is joining calls for a school board member to step down after the trustee said education policies aimed at supporting LGBTQ students amou...
Jan 19, 2018
Orphaned cougar in B.C.'s Interior recovers from frostbite and hunger
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A young cougar left hungry and orphaned when its mother was hit by a vehicle is recovering from frostbite in Williams Lake, B.C. Ron LeBlanc of the B.C. Conservation Officer Serv...
Jan 19, 2018