Category Archives: British Columbia
Former missing Olympian facing fraud charges appears in Victoria court
VICTORIA - An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who went missing for nearly 18 months made a brief appearance in a Victoria court Tuesday and had his case adjourned to May 2. Harold Backer, w...
Apr 18, 2017
Not guilty pleas entered for two accused men in B.C. polygamy trial
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The leader of a fundamentalist sect that condones plural marriage stood silently in a British Columbia courtroom Tuesday, hands clasped in front of a pressed black suit, as a B.C. Su...
Apr 18, 2017
B.C. candidates highlight health care, economy as election continues
ANCOUVER - The leaders of British Columbia's main political parties are taking shots at one another over health care and the economy as the election campaign continues ahead of the provincial vote on ...
Apr 18, 2017
B.C. fires Vancouver School Board after investigation into bullying, budget
VANCOUVER - All nine members of the Vancouver School Board have been fired following months of controversy over allegations of bullying in the workplace, the prospect of school closures and concern ov...
Oct 17, 2016
Crash of small jet in Kelowna, B.C., reminder of need for black boxes: TSB
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board renewed its call Monday for flight data or cockpit voice recorders to be carried on smaller planes after a jet crash in B.C. last week that killed four ...
Oct 17, 2016
Hip fracture deaths more likely at small and medium community hospitals: study
VANCOUVER - Canadians with broken hips are more likely to die after seeking treatment at a medium or small community hospital, compared with large and teaching hospitals, a new study says. The report ...
Oct 17, 2016
Crews make plans to pump fuel from sunken tug on B.C. central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - While salvage and clean-up experts assess a sunken tug off British Columbia's central coast near the Great Bear Rainforest, the Transportation Safety Board announced Monday it will...
Oct 17, 2016
School board scrutiny mounts as funding pressures sometimes take toll: experts
VANCOUVER - Accusations of harassment in the workplace. Refusals to pass a balanced budget. The firing of entire boards. School boards across the country have attracted attention over internal discord...
Oct 17, 2016