Category Archives: British Columbia

Activists call on insurance firms to stop coverage of Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER - A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on insurance companies to drop or refuse to provide coverage of the Trans Mountain pipeline, although they conc...
Aug 10, 2019

Mayor in B.C. home town of murder suspects says the tragedy has spread worldwide
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two deceased murder suspects expressed her sorrow Thursday for the nationwide tragedy that resulted in five deaths. Port Alb...
Aug 10, 2019

Toronto shooting survivor says details helped her as RCMP mum on B.C. cases
VANCOUVER - As the RCMP remains tight-lipped about why two young men may have killed three people in northern British Columbia, one of the survivors in Toronto's Danforth shooting says she's...
Aug 10, 2019

Public told to leave drones at home if they go to Abbotsford, B.C., airshow
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police and organizers of the Abbotsford International Airshow urge the public to leave their drones at home if they plan to attend the show this weekend. A joint news release f...
Aug 09, 2019

B.C. jail added to properties under alert as southern Okanagan wildfire grows
VANCOUVER - A wildfire burning in steep and rocky terrain in British Columbia's southern Okanagan is defying containment efforts and has grown to nine square kilometres in size. BC Wildfire Serv...
Aug 09, 2019

Finning Q2 profit up on strong sales across its regions and efficiencies in Canada
VANCOUVER - Finning International Inc. says its second-quarter net income was up 11 per cent from the same time last year amid strong sales in all its regions and improved efficiencies following restr...
Aug 09, 2019

Activists call on insurance firms to stop coverage of Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER - A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on insurance companies to drop or refuse to provide coverage of the Trans Mountain pipeline, although they conc...
Aug 08, 2019

Smoke from B.C. wildfire supports expert's conclusions for nuclear winter
VANCOUVER - Unprecedented smoke from British Columbia's wildfires in 2017 is helping scientists model the potential impacts of nuclear war on the Earth's climate, says a study from Rutgers U...
Aug 08, 2019

Mayor of B.C. town of murder suspects urges patience and understanding
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The mayor of a Vancouver Island town that was home for two murder suspects is urging patience as police complete their investigation into the deaths of five people. Medical examin...
Aug 08, 2019

Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia's southern Interior doubled in size over a 24-hour period to about 2.5 square kilometres. More than 100 peopl...
Aug 08, 2019