Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C.'s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
VICTORIA - Vaccination information on British Columbia's health-care professionals shows most are fully immunized though patients won't know if their own doctor has had all their COVID-19 shots. Provi...
May 10, 2022
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that crashed in northern Ontario with two wanted men on board had been advertising flight tours on a plane that was...
May 09, 2022
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA - Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found what the British Columbia government says were repeated issues of erosion and sediment control. A stat...
May 09, 2022
Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first quarter compared with a year ago even though the company is struggling to secure used equipment to sell. The Vancouver-ba...
May 09, 2022
B.C. boy's mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in 'tragic' case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 09, 2022
Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing at Vancouver park
VANCOUVER - Police say a 26-year-old has been charged in the death of a man in Vancouver's Crab Park. Vancouver police say in a news release Sunday that officers responded to reports of a man being as...
May 08, 2022
Homicide team deployed after fatal stabbing near Coquitlam school
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police say one man has died following a stabbing in Coquitlam on Sunday. The RCMP says in a statement that officers responded to a report of a stabbing around 12:40 a.m. It says the ...
May 08, 2022
Mother goose nests safely outside Vancouver Convention Centre on Mother's Day
VANCOUVER - A soon-to-be mother goose will nest safely this Mother's Day thanks to the efforts of a convention centre and helicopter company. The Vancouver Convention Centre says in a release that it ...
May 08, 2022
SUV crashes into police vehicle and business
A driver was arrested for impaired driving after a SUV ran into a police vehicle and a business in West Kelowna.Just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday (May 7), a police officer was driving a marked vehicle on...
May 08, 2022
Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER - Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon di...
May 08, 2022