Category Archives: British Columbia
Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Percy Casper, 73, spent 10 years as a child at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. He has spent the past year grieving. A member of the Bonaparte Indian...
May 18, 2022
Cases of rare, deadly flesh-eating disease spike in Nanaimo & Oceanside dogs
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic images of dogs being treated for necrotizing fasciitis. Reader discretion is advised.NANAIMO - It's a rare bacterial infection which is proving life-altering...
May 18, 2022
A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May
VANCOUVER - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of as many as 215 children were found using ground-penetrating radar around the former Kamloops Indian Residential Sc...
May 18, 2022
A report into Lytton, B.C., wildfire suggests more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER - A report on the wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton concludes the disaster couldn't have been stopped, even with an area-wide emergency response. The report, pub...
May 17, 2022
Trevali reports no survivors found in refuge chamber after Burkina Faso mine flood
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says none of the eight workers missing since the Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded a month ago were able to reach an underground refuge chamber. The company says res...
May 17, 2022
Rain and strong wind expected to lash southwestern B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER - An unseasonably strong low-pressure system is heading toward southwestern British Columbia, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and snow at higher elevations. Environment Canada has issued s...
May 17, 2022
Telus bulking up reach in Western Canada with $34.5B investments in B.C., Alberta
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. says it will invest $17.5 billion in British Columbia and $17 billion in Alberta and create thousands of new jobs in these provinces over the next four years as it looks to exp...
May 17, 2022
Vancouver police think speed was factor after car crosses into traffic, takes flight
Vancouver police say they believe speed was a factor in a four-car collision that killed one person and sent two others to hospital on Monday. Police say in a news release that a Toyota Corolla had to...
May 16, 2022
B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon to be officially sworn-in, take seat in legislature
VICTORIA - A swearing-in ceremony is set for this afternoon in Victoria as B.C.'s new Liberal leader enters the legislature as Leader of the Opposition. Kevin Falcon won the party leadership in Februa...
May 16, 2022
B.C. to launch 'circle of care' for neurodiverse kids but parents have many questions
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is set to launch one-stop support centres for children with issues like ADHD, autism and Down syndrome, but parents say promises of a no-wait system that won't require ass...
May 16, 2022