Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings
VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...
Sep 15, 2019
Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.'s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of "significant overfishing." The RCMP say the...
Sep 15, 2019
UVic opens counselling services after deadly bus crash kills two students
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria says counselling services are open today for students seeking help after a deadly bus crash on Friday killed two of their peers. The university says in a statemen...
Sep 15, 2019
Fewer trees, higher costs blamed for devastating downturn in B.C. forestry
VANCOUVER - High log prices and dwindling timber supply are driving the crisis in British Columbia's forestry industry that has devastated communities and kneecapped the provincial economy, observers ...
Sep 15, 2019
Two students killed after bus carrying University of Victoria students rolls over near Port Alberni
PORT ALBERNI- Two students have died and another three were seriously injured after a bus carrying a group from the University of Victoria rolled over Friday Sept. 13.The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Ce...
Sep 14, 2019 Two people have died and several others injured after bus roll over near Port Alberni Friday night. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings
VANCOUVER - You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one requires a leash. Eight therapy dogs will be available to borrow from the Canine Library on Saturday for ...
Sep 13, 2019
Boat and 26 chinook seized amid allegations of overfishing off B.C.'s coast
GOLD RIVER, B.C. - The Mounties have seized a nine-metre fishing boat and more than two dozen chinook salmon over what they say are allegations of "significant overfishing." The RCMP say the...
Sep 13, 2019
Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report
VANCOUVER - Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report f...
Sep 13, 2019
Chronic offender released after jail tenure for Parksville area crime wave
NANAIMO - A prolific offender battling drug addiction has been released from jail after serving eight months behind bars.Hudson David Klassen, 27, pleaded guilty to four offences, primarily related to...
Sep 12, 2019 27-year-old Hudson Klassen was released from jail on Thursday, Sept. 12 after spending eight months locked up for several crimes in the Oceanside area. (Facebook)
Young moose crashes through the front door of a B.C. school board office
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A moose that may have had a yearning for learning smashed its way into the Peace River North School District office in Fort St. John, B.C. Jarrod Bell, a director of instruction ...
Sep 12, 2019