Category Archives: British Columbia

Civil liberties group urges voting rights for permanent residents in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A B.C. group that supports civil liberties and human rights has backed local politicians seeking voting rights for permanent residents who are not Canadian citizens. The British Columbia C...
Dec 17, 2019

Canfor says privatization deal called off after failing to win support
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says Great Pacific Capital Corp. has called off its plan to take the lumber producer private after the deal failed to win the approval of the company's minority shareholders.T...
Dec 17, 2019

Sentence hearing begins for B.C. dad convicted of killing two young daughters
VICTORIA - A multi-day sentencing hearing begins in Victoria for Andrew Berry, the father found guilty of the Christmas Day slayings of his two young daughters. A British Columbia Supre...
Dec 16, 2019

Vancouver's German Christmas market celebrates 10-year anniversary
VANCOUVER - For centuries, communities in Germany have transformed town squares into glittering Christmas markets, where visitors feast on roasted chestnuts and mulled wine, and browse stalls pil...
Dec 16, 2019

Court to hear First Nations' challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 16, 2019

The Eyeglasses Project offers free eye care in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - It's been nine years since Tony Pruden had his eyes checked. For nearly a decade, the 54-year-old has been wearing a pair of glasses with progressive trifocal lenses that he won in a ...
Dec 16, 2019

Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...
Dec 15, 2019

Former Rolling Stones manager headlines rock dreams course at B.C. university
VICTORIA - Andrew Loog Oldham was 19 years old when he joined the vanguard of rock and roll history known as the British Invasion, becoming the first manager and producer of the Rolling Stones in 1963...
Dec 15, 2019

Vancouver homeless camp brings community, safety, home, says resident
VANCOUVER - Standing out in the rain on a path between tents in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, Shane Redpath said he has no idea where he'll go if he's forced out of the homeless camp. Redpat...
Dec 14, 2019

Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C.: coroner
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. - Authorities say two men and one woman died in a plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Tuesday after the pilot reported an equipment problem. The BC Coroners Service say...
Dec 13, 2019