Category Archives: British Columbia
Rusty abandoned ship in Fraser River near Surrey, B.C., will be removed: DFO
SURREY, B.C. - Work has begun on the removal of an abandoned vessel near Surrey, B.C., that has been an eyesore on the Fraser River for over five years. Fisheries Minister Bernadet...
Jan 06, 2020
Newmont drops Goldcorp from name as part of rebranding, raises dividend
VANCOUVER - Newmont Corp. is boosting its quarterly dividend by 79 per cent while also dropping reference to Canadian company Goldcorp as part of a centenary-year rebranding. The Denver-based company ...
Jan 06, 2020
Wait for 'high' before gobbling more cannabis edibles to avoid ER visit: doctors
VANCOUVER - People who have never smoked marijuana could be most at risk of overdosing on cannabis-infused edibles that will soon be on store shelves across the country, warns a public healt...
Jan 05, 2020
China-Canada relations hang in the balance as Meng extradition case to heat up
VANCOUVER - The international spotlight will be turned on British Columbia's Supreme Court this month as Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearing is set to begin, more than a year...
Jan 05, 2020
House values drop 11 per cent in Vancouver, stabilize or rise elsewhere in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Housing assessments are in the mail for nearly two million homeowners in British Columbia, but those in Vancouver may have already searched their properties online to learn that values hav...
Jan 04, 2020
Vancouver home sales up in December and 2019, prices down from year earlier
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver area's real estate board says the number of home sales last year was up from 2018, but remained below the region's 10-year average, despite a moderation in prices. The R...
Jan 03, 2020
First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company
SMITHERS, B.C. - A hereditary chief with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the community is expecting further police action after the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled in favour of a natural gas c...
Jan 03, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company's natural gas ...
Jan 02, 2020
Tank of liquefied fish removed from ocean after waves knock it into B.C. waters
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - An ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island. Billy Vaughn of Coastal...
Jan 02, 2020
House values drop 11 per cent in Vancouver, stabilize or rise elsewhere in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Housing assessments in British Columbia show the real estate market continues to see signs of moderation in the Lower Mainland while stabilizing on Vancouver Island and other parts of the ...
Jan 02, 2020