Category Archives: British Columbia

Prime Minister applauds actions of coast guard in help with deadly plane crash
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the efforts of Canadian Coast Guard crews in the tragic plane crash that claimed four lives off B.C.'s coast. Trudeau, who's in Vancouver to mark the ...
Jul 29, 2019

Federal government commits $20 million to help scale up health innovations
VANCOUVER - The federal government has committed $20 million to help scale up innovative Canadian companies in the health and biosciences sectors. The funding will go towards establishing a ...
Jul 29, 2019

Tahltan First Nation buys into $2.5 billion hydro project in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - The Tahltan First Nation says it has signed a $124.3 million deal to buy into a trio of hydro projects in its territory in what it says is British Columbia's largest-ever re...
Jul 29, 2019

Fire near Osoyoos, B.C., grows but shows 'low' activity says wildfire service
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Wildfire crews in British Columbia hope to get the upper hand on a stubborn blaze that broke out last week in the southern Okanagan and has scorched just over four-square kilometr...
Jul 29, 2019

B.C. murder suspect's father reveals details of troubled life in book
VANCOUVER - The father of a British Columbia murder suspect has written a book that sheds new light on his mental health, explains harassment convictions involving his ex-wife and provides greater ins...
Jul 28, 2019

Transportation Safety Board sends investigators to assess B.C. seaplane crash
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is sending a team of investigators to the scene of a seaplane accident that killed four people and left five injured on a remote, uninhabited...
Jul 27, 2019

B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memor...
Jul 27, 2019

Teck Q2 profit below estimates as it records one-time items, lower metal prices
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd.'s profit attributable to shareholders dropped below analyst estimates to $231 million in the second quarter, down from $634 million a year ago, as the mining compa...
Jul 27, 2019

Canadian 'Once Upon a Time' actor Gabe Khouth dies after motorcycle crash
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Vancouver actor Gabe Khouth, best known for his role as Sneezy in the TV show "Once Upon a Time," has died after a motorcycle crash in British Columbia. Natasha Trisko, Kh...
Jul 26, 2019

Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in 'blaze of glory'
MILL BAY, B.C. - The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the youn...
Jul 26, 2019