Category Archives: British Columbia
Small flock in Comox Valley is B.C.'s 7th to test positive for avian influenza
VICTORIA - A small poultry flock in British Columbia's Comox Valley has tested positive for the avian flu, the first case on Vancouver Island. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a release tha...
May 11, 2022
B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - British Columbia's Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19 violation tickets against three Chilliwack, B.C., pastors who continued in-person worship se...
May 11, 2022
Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a 'Yes' from fiancée, cheers from MLAs
VICTORIA - Politicians ask a lot of questions in British Columbia's legislature, but for New Democrat member Rick Glumac, his question posed Wednesday was especially important. Glumac, the member for ...
May 11, 2022
Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police have identified a husband and wife, both in their 70s, as homicide victims in Abbotsford, B.C. Investigators say 77-year-old Arnold De Jong and 76-year-old Joanne De Jong wer...
May 11, 2022
B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found a man who suffers from a mental disorder is not criminally responsible for the axe slaying of his mother. Kevin Webster was charged with th...
May 11, 2022
B.C.'s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
VICTORIA - Vaccination information on British Columbia's health-care professionals shows most are fully immunized though patients won't know if their own doctor has had all their COVID-19 shots. Provi...
May 10, 2022
Delayed snowmelt, potential for rain and warm weather in B.C. raises risk of flooding
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's latest snow survey shows the snowpack is 13 per cent above normal levels, creating an increased risk for spring flooding. The May 1 Snow Survey Bulletin says a colder-th...
May 10, 2022
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that was...
May 09, 2022
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA - Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found what the British Columbia government says were repeated issues of erosion and sediment control. A stat...
May 09, 2022
Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first quarter compared with a year ago even though the company is struggling to secure used equipment to sell. The Vancouver-ba...
May 09, 2022