Category Archives: British Columbia

'It hurts my heart:' Social worker pushing for Alex Alerts for at-risk children
CALGARY - A British Columbia social worker says she won’t abandon her fight for a national alert system to prevent at-risk children from disappearing when their families unexpectedly relocate to...
Jan 02, 2018
Prominent UK CEO, Canadian pilot victims of Australia seaplane crash
VANCOUVER - A Canadian pilot was killed in Australia on New Year’s Eve in a seaplane crash that also claimed the lives of a prominent British businessman and his family. Tour company Sydney Seap...
Jan 01, 2018

BC Hydro still working to restore electricity to 1,100 following ice storms
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - About 1,100 customers were still without power late Monday as crews worked to restore electricity after ice storms swept through British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. For some B.C...
Jan 01, 2018

Study finds U.S. regulations to protect killer whales near B.C. coast effective
VANCOUVER - American regulations that limit vessel noise and traffic around endangered killer whales off the West Coast are working, a new study says. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
Jan 01, 2018

Power surge traps 120 on B.C. ski lift; all safe after 3-hour rescue operation
AGASSIZ, B.C. - A power surge brought a chairlift at a British Columbia ski resort to a halt Sunday leaving 120 people trapped, some for up to three hours. Sasquatch Mountain Resort general manager Sa...
Dec 31, 2017

BC Hydro still working to restore electricity following ice storms
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Propane torches are among the tools crews are using to help restore power to thousands of customers still in the dark after ice storms swept through British Columbia’s Fraser ...
Dec 31, 2017

Community hosts candlelight vigil for sisters found dead in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - The moonlight cast a shimmering glow on the ocean as hundreds of people holding candles stood silently in the darkness to honour two young British Columbia sisters found dead on Christ...
Dec 30, 2017
Freezing rain brings down power lines in British Columbia's Fraser Valley
NAKUSP, B.C. - Thousands were without electricity in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley on Friday after freezing rain and a buildup of ice brought down trees and power lines. Travel advisories wer...
Dec 29, 2017

B.C. court rules American Indigenous man has right to hunt in Canada
NELSON, B.C. - An American Indigenous man’s right to hunt in Canada has been upheld by a B.C. Supreme Court judge because his ancestors traditionally hunted in this country. Richard Desautel was...
Dec 29, 2017
B.C. police investigate third deadly 'targeted' shooting within days
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A 24-year-old man is dead in what British Columbia police say is the third such targeted shooting within a week. Abbotsford police responded to a suspected shooting Thursday in a ru...
Dec 29, 2017