Category Archives: British Columbia
Father charged with second-degree murder in B.C. sisters' deaths
OAK BAY, B.C. - The father of two girls who were found dead in a Victoria-area home on Christmas Day has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Andrew Berry, 43, was arrested and charge...
Jan 03, 2018
Vancouver oil spill trial should proceed without alleged boat operator: Crown
VANCOUVER - The prosecution of a Greek shipping firm accused of operating a vessel that leaked thousands of litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver’s English Bay should be allowed to take place whe...
Jan 03, 2018
2018 home sales in B.C. expected to decline, but prices climb, economists say
VANCOUVER - An upward trend in housing prices isn’t expected to significantly change in British Columbia despite an anticipated slowdown in sales this year, economists say. The B.C. Real Estate ...
Jan 03, 2018
Police officer killed in Abbotsford, B.C., remembered by British colleagues
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The name of a slain British Columbia policeman has been added to a memorial for fallen officers in the United Kingdom. Northumbria Police held a service in Wallsend last week to hon...
Jan 03, 2018
Cutting-edge design school, named for Lululemon exec Chip Wilson, opens in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - A state-of-the-art design school named after the founder of active wear giant Lululemon is the latest addition to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s campus in Richmond, B.C. The ...
Jan 03, 2018
Federal Court dismisses B.C. First Nation request for more salmon
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has lost a bid for a larger allocation of the scarce Fraser River sockeye salmon fishery. The Squamish First Nation opposed a decision by Fisheries and Ocea...
Jan 03, 2018
Wrongfully imprisoned B.C. man denies allegations of assault in civil lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man awarded millions for wrongful imprisonment is now defending himself in a civil lawsuit, again denying he sexually assaulted five women. The women, identified only as...
Jan 03, 2018
BC Hydro restores power to most customers in Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - BC Hydro is in the home stretch in its efforts to restore electricity to customers left in the dark because of intense ice storms that swept through the Fraser Valley last week. The...
Jan 02, 2018
B.C. latest province to pay for 'abortion pill' that currently costs $300
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has announced it will pay for the so-called abortion pill starting Jan. 15, becoming the sixth province to provide free access to the drug. Mifegymiso, also known as RU-48...
Jan 02, 2018
Southern Vancouver Island's first baby of 2018 born on laundry room floor
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. - The first baby born on southern Vancouver Island in 2018 made a dramatic entrance Monday, delivered on the floor of the family’s laundry room with her father’s help...
Jan 02, 2018