Category Archives: British Columbia
Film studio opening in Oceanside a 'game changer'
OCEANSIDE - You can hopefully see more Hollywood stars in the area after a new film studio opened in Oceanside. Vancouver Island Film Studios officially opened Thursday in a lot just off Highway 4A. A...
Oct 19, 2017
Amazon HQ2 would ‘fundamentally alter’ potential Canadian city candidates
VANCOUVER - It's like a technology-themed reality TV dating show. Suitor Amazon is on the hunt for a North American city to house what it calls HQ2: a second headquarters. The ideal match will tick of...
Oct 19, 2017
Pilot makes safe roadside landing in B.C., but take off proved more difficult
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A pilot who caused an unusual traffic hazard in northern British Columbia after safely making an emergency landing on a highway initially had some trouble getting the plane airbo...
Oct 19, 2017
Homeless B.C. nomads pitch tents at tony Oak Bay park after week at city hall
OAK BAY, B.C. - A nomadic group of homeless people has chosen one of Canada's wealthiest communities to pitch some tents and draw attention to housing shortages for disadvantaged people across British...
Oct 19, 2017
Fernie residents shaken by deaths following gas leak at local arena
FERNIE, B.C. - A lifelong resident of a picturesque Rocky Mountain community says people have been shaken by the deaths of three workers following an ammonia leak at the local ice rink. Twyla Sevinski...
Oct 19, 2017
B.C. New Democrats poised to take power, inherit state of wildfire emergency
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is on the cusp of changing its government for the first time since 2001, as the province scrambles to contain scores of wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of res...
Jul 17, 2017
Charges laid after $65,000 in equipment stolen from B.C. evacuated properties
SURREY, B.C. - A man has been charged with possession of stolen property after RCMP say they recovered thousands of dollars of heavy equipment believed to have been taken from evacuated homes near Wil...
Jul 17, 2017
B.C. officials tally losses, damage following wildfire flare-ups
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Officials in British Columbia say they are beginning the difficult process of notifying those who have lost homes in the out-of-control wildfires that have prompted a provincial state...
Jul 17, 2017
Officials 'scrambling' to meet needs of B.C. wildfire evacuees: minister
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Fast-moving wildfires in British Columbia are posing serious challenges for crews fighting to keep the flames from more than a dozen communities, officials said Sunday. As many as 37,...
Jul 17, 2017
Kings of the castle: winner crowned as sand sculptures fill Parksville park
PARKSVILLE - A first-time winner from Italy stole the show at the 35th annual Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition in Parksville. Leonardo Ugolini took home the top prize Sunday night in the indiv...
Jul 16, 2017