Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. takes Alberta to court on law that could see gasoline exports cut
EDMONTON - The British Columbia government is taking Alberta to court over a law that could reduce the export of gasoline west. In a statement of claim filed in Calgary, B.C. said the law, proclaimed ...
May 01, 2019
Costco parking lot dispute ends with machete confrontation
LANGFORD - The RCMP are reminding the public not to engage in road rage after a woman allegedly pulled out a machete during a dispute over a parking spot in Langford, B.C. Police received a report fro...
May 01, 2019
Former minor hockey player charged in B.C. child-grabbing incident
KELOWNA, B.C. - A former minor-league hockey player has been charged after a child-grabbing incident in downtown Kelowna, B.C., on Sunday. Thirty-year-old Harold Giffen Nyren of Calgary appeared in a ...
Apr 30, 2019
Vancouver man pleads 'not guilty' to all charges in college admissions scandal
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver businessman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering for his alleged role in a college admissions scandal in the United States. David Sidoo&#...
Apr 30, 2019
New review of worker safety underway seven years after B.C. mill explosion
VANCOUVER - The union representing four workers who died in two British Columbia sawmill explosions in 2012 says it hopes a new review of worker safety ordered by the provincial government will lead t...
Apr 30, 2019
B.C. spotted owl breeders hoping for new chicks as fertile eggs ready to hatch
LANGLEY - It takes fake eggs, sterile incubators, some trickery and years of trial and error to breed Canada’s almost extinct northern spotted owl in captivity. Researchers at British Columbia&#...
Apr 29, 2019
'It could have been severe:' eagle claws gouge face of Bowser photographer
BOWSER - A peaceful afternoon snapping pictures on the waterfront suddenly shifted when an eagle’s talons dug into the face of a Bowser photographer. The unusual ordeal left Lisa Bell, a longtim...
Apr 27, 2019
Senior impersonates police in Qualicum, fake lights attached to his vehicle: RCMP
PARKSVILLE - Oceanside Mounties are investigating the bizarre case of a senior pretending to be a police officer. Police were called to downtown Qualicum Beach shortly after midnight on April 17 after...
Apr 26, 2019
Killer whales spotted in Vancouver harbour while searching out seals
VANCOUVER - Several killer whales have been hanging out in Vancouver’s harbour, entertaining onlookers and feeding on seals, sea lions and other cetaceans. Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard, director of...
Apr 26, 2019
B.C. hockey coach creates 'gear library' to remove cost barrier of sport
VANCOUVER - Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out. That changed last week, when the Va...
Dec 17, 2018