Category Archives: British Columbia
Employee interrupts armed robbery in Errington
PARKSVILLE - A planned robbery at an Errington business was thwarted by an employee who boldly stood up to the would-be thieves. It happened on April 30 when two masked men armed with baseball bats en...
May 08, 2019 Three people were arrested after a botched armed robbery attempt in Errington. RCMP file photo
Former B.C. mayor pleads guilty to sex assaults of four boys under 16
SMITHERS, B.C. - The youngest elected mayor in British Columbia's history pleaded guilty Monday to sexually assaulting boys in what his lawyer says is an act of remorse that will bring an end to the c...
May 08, 2019
British Columbia's Archie Windsor laughs about royal baby name link
DUNCAN, B.C. - At first, Archie Windsor of Duncan, B.C., says he was shocked to learn he had the same last name as the newest royal, but then he saw the humour. "My father worked in the woods all his ...
May 08, 2019
Caretaker of vacant Victoria hotel still missing, 48 hours after blaze
VICTORIA - Days after flames tore through a vacant hotel in Victoria, one man is still missing and smoke lingers, forcing the closure of city hall and several other businesses. The...
May 08, 2019
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou expected in Vancouver court over extradition case
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court is expected to set key court dates today for the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The Department of Justice says in a statement the app...
May 08, 2019
Warawa bids emotional farewell to MPs, calls for more access to palliative care
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa used his farewell address to the House Commons today to call for changes that will ensure more Canadians have access to palliative care. The 69-year-old faces his ...
May 07, 2019
B.C. premier asks utilities commission to probe the high price of gasoline
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has asked the British Columbia Utilities Commission to investigate why gasoline in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island is so much more expensive than the rest of t...
May 07, 2019
BC Wildfire Service crew killed in small plane crash near Smithers
SMITHERS - Three men who died in a small plane crash northeast of Smithers, B.C., on Saturday were part of a crew contracted by the BC Wildfire Service to do aerial imaging. Kevin Skrepnek, B.C.’...
May 06, 2019
Retailers struggle to keep popular cannabis extract CBD on shelves in Canada
VANCOUVER - Retailers across Canada are struggling with a shortage of all cannabis, but there’s one product they’re especially desperate to keep on shelves: cannabidiol or CBD, a non-intox...
May 06, 2019
Green party targets use of tax money for political attack billboards
VANCOUVER - Green party Leader Andrew Weaver is calling for a ban on the use of taxpayer money for political attack ads after the B.C. Liberals bought billboards blaming Premier John Horgan for a spik...
May 05, 2019