Category Archives: British Columbia

Vancouver woman pleads for return of stolen teddy bear with late mother's voice
VANCOUVER - "I love you, I'm proud of you, I'll always be with you." Those are the words Vancouver resident Mara Soriano would hear in the voice of her mother, who died last year, when she p...
Jul 26, 2020

Vancouver woman pleads for return of stolen teddy bear with late mother's voice
VANCOUVER - "I love you, I'm proud of you, I'll always be with you." Those are the words Vancouver resident Mara Soriano would hear in the voice of her mother, who died last year, when she p...
Jul 26, 2020

Man facing murder charge after remains of woman found outside Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The RCMP say they've made an arrest after finding the remains of a woman reported missing two weeks ago near Fort St. John, B.C. Mounties say in a news release that Sarah Foord, ...
Jul 26, 2020

Black bear that bit girl in North Vancouver 'habituated' to humans: officers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia conservation officers say they believe a black bear that bit a young girl in North Vancouver Friday was food-conditioned and habituated to humans. The Conservation Officer...
Jul 25, 2020

Explosive devices to scare bears banned in Vancouver over safety, noise issues
VANCOUVER - A popular backcountry item used to humanely deter bears has been banned from sale or use in Vancouver. City council approved the ban on the small explosive devices known as bear bangers fo...
Jul 24, 2020

Trump used Huawei CFO as 'bargaining chip' in trade fight with China: documents
VANCOUVER - New court documents accuse the United States president of "poisoning" the extradition case against a Huawei executive being held in Canada. An application to B.C. Supreme Court b...
Jul 24, 2020

Canfor earns $60.7 million in Q2 due to improved demand and prices
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says its results turned positive in the second quarter on a large reversal of a writedown in its lumber operations due to improved demand and prices towards the end of the qua...
Jul 24, 2020

Noise that vibrates Earth dropped drastically after COVID-19 restrictions: study
VANCOUVER - An international team of researchers used data from seismic stations in 117 countries to determine that restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 led to an unprecedented...
Jul 23, 2020

Vancouver votes to halt police street checks, but police board has final say
VANCOUVER - Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks - the process of arbitrarily demanding and recording identification, outsi...
Jul 23, 2020

Teck posts $149M Q2 loss on big drop in revenues due to weaker demand, prices
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. is reporting a second-quarter loss attributable to shareholders of $149 million on a big drop in revenues due to weaker demand and resource prices during the ...
Jul 23, 2020