Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that said Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature is apologizing for offending some people with a speech he gave about leadership qualities that he says went "sideways." Darryl Plecas said Frid...
May 12, 2019
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer tournament out of town when she saw the skyline transformed by a wildfire creeping up a mountain on the edge of ...
May 12, 2019
Log costs, wildfires cited in decision to close sawmill in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. - The mayor of Quesnel says the closure of a sawmill in his community is a necessary if difficult step toward keeping British Columbia's forestry industry alive. Bob Simps...
May 12, 2019
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. - An out-of-control wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local state of emergency and several evacuations. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued a state of e...
May 12, 2019
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
VICTORIA - A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia's real estate market last year also lifts the lid on the extent of illegal cash moving across Canada. Som...
May 11, 2019
'Smart Drugs' features experiment among those fuelled by need to succeed
VANCOUVER - Toronto filmmaker Ann Shin was so intrigued by an animator's tales about doing some of his best work with the help of "smart drugs" that she wanted to learn how they would work i...
May 11, 2019
Telus raises dividend and extends payout growth policy through 2022
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend and extending its payout program as it targets annual growth of seven to 10 per cent through 2022. The telecommunications company wi...
May 11, 2019
Two grey whales stranded in B.C.'s Boundary Bay, Fisheries Department
DELTA, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a recovery effort is underway to help two grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay, south of Vancouver. The department says a ...
May 10, 2019
B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that says Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'
VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says a speech he gave this week about leadership went sideways and he is apologizing for offending people. Darryl Plecas says the point he...
May 10, 2019
Alleged string of break-ins keeps Nanaimo man in custody
NANAIMO - Charges were laid this week against a Nanaimo man accused of breaking into dozens of mid-island businesses. The break and enter charges against Ian Archibald Mactavish, 53,involve six incide...
May 10, 2019 Ian Archibald Mactavish has been charged with 12 counts of break and enter. Ian Holmes