Category Archives: British Columbia

Endangered southern resident orca, a senior male, feared dead by researchers
VANCOUVER - An endangered southern resident killer whale is missing and feared dead in the Pacific Northwest, the Center for Whale Research says. The death would leave the population of the&...
Jan 31, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal to release decision in Trans Mountain challenge
VANCOUVER - The Federal Court of Appeal is set to release its decision on the latest challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday. Four First Nations from British Columbia f...
Jan 30, 2020

Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada's third case of coronavirus
VANCOUVER - A third case of a new coronavirus that's behind deaths in China has been confirmed in Canada by health officials in British Columbia, who say a man in his 40s ...
Jan 30, 2020

Parole board extends day parole for Kelly Ellard, who has had a second child
VANCOUVER - A decision from the Parole Board of Canada says a woman convicted in the murder of Victoria teenager Reena Virk has had a second child while on day parole. The details are c...
Jan 30, 2020

RCMP pipeline checkpoint 'arbitrary and discriminatory,' say complainants
VANCOUVER - The Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs and their supporters want a public investigation into the way the RCMP are controlling access along a rural road in northern British Columbia. The R...
Jan 30, 2020

Indigenous young people file complaints after Victoria police arrests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaints commissioner says it has received several complaints about use of force by Victoria police during the arrests of young Indigenous protesters inside a ca...
Jan 29, 2020

Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study
VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Colum...
Jan 29, 2020

Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute, a move ...
Jan 29, 2020

Endangered southern resident orca, a senior male, feared dead by researchers
VANCOUVER - The Center for Whale Research says an endangered southern resident killer whale is missing and presumed dead in the Pacific Northwest, dropping the population to 72. The centre in Was...
Jan 29, 2020

B.C. coroner recommends safety improvements after review of party bus death
VANCOUVER - The coroner's service is calling on the B.C. government to improve the oversight of commercial vehicles after reviewing the death of a young woman who fell from a party...
Jan 28, 2020