Category Archives: British Columbia
No public hearing into arrest of Indigenous man, granddaughter at Vancouver bank
VICTORIA - A review by British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has determined a public hearing is not required into the arrest and handcuffing of an Indigenous man and his granddaughter at a ...
Jun 07, 2022
Amanda Todd shrieked over topless photo on Facebook, mother tells 'sextortion' trial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amada Todd's mother has told the B.C. Supreme Court that her daughter let out "a shriek" before running downstairs to show her a Facebook profile using a topless photo of the P...
Jun 07, 2022
B.C. report calls for co-ordinated heat-alert system to prevent to future deaths
VICTORIA - A death-panel report is calling for a co-ordinated heat-alert system in British Columbia to prevent loss of life in hot-weather emergencies similar to the event last summer that resulted in...
Jun 07, 2022
Flood watches remain in parts of B.C., but immediate flood risk easing in northwest
VANCOUVER - Emergency officials say as many as 20 buildings are flooded in three northwestern British Columbia communities. But a break in the weather has slowed rising waterways across the region. Th...
Jun 07, 2022
Crown prosecutor alleges 'persistent campaign' of online harassment against B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Amanda Todd's mother says her heart skipped a beat when she clicked on a link to an adult pornography website that displayed her teenage daughter's image a few days before Chri...
Jun 06, 2022
B.C. launches heat alert and response system to help people, communities stay safe
VICTORIA - A two-stage heat response system will be introduced in British Columbia to help people and communities stay safe as temperatures rise and the threat of a deadly heat-related emergency incre...
Jun 06, 2022
B.C. and First Nation reach first 'consent-based' agreement on mining project
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has entered a first-of-its-kind "consent-based" agreement with a First Nation over land use, changing the way resource projects move forward in its t...
Jun 06, 2022
First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...
Jun 06, 2022
Evacuations, local state of emergency in northwest B.C., as flood risk rises
VANCOUVER - Evacuation orders have been issued for three small communities in northwestern British Columbia as the flood risk rises across the region. Residents of the Terrace-area communities of Old ...
Jun 06, 2022
Teck moves to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says it is moving to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile. The plan includes a $2-million donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada for th...
Jun 06, 2022