Category Archives: British Columbia
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Council to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-fuelled garden tools in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - Gas-powered leaf blowers and other landscaping tools fuelled by gas will soon be banned in the Vancouver Island District of Oak Bay. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a b...
May 26, 2022
Former B.C. legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 in misspending
VANCOUVER - A former clerk of the B.C. legislature is set to be sentenced on July 4 after he was found guilty of fraud and breach of trust. The fraud charge against Craig James was stayed last week be...
May 26, 2022
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier's community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. - Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of Premier John Horgan's local constituency office in Langford, B.C. A news release from RCMP Wednesday says officers ...
May 25, 2022
B.C. documents outline case to build new provincial museum in Victoria at $800M cost
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released documents it says led to the decision to build a new provincial museum at a cost of almost $800 million. The documents, which number thousands o...
May 25, 2022
B.C. launches Canada's first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched the country's first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the ...
May 25, 2022
TransLink says ridership recovery outpacing other North American systems
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Metro Vancouver's transportation authority says its recovery of ridership that plummeted during the pandemic has been stronger than many other North American transit networks, ...
May 25, 2022
Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious contents that led to the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday afternoon has been released from cus...
May 25, 2022
Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance
VICTORIA - British Columbia has extended the deadline to apply for recovery help for farmers hit by last fall's devastating floods. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food says farmers w...
May 25, 2022
‘Answers are still needed’: One year later, Tk’emlups honours Le Estcwicwéy̓
TK'EMLUPS - It has now been one year since Tk'emlps te Secwpemc (TteS) received confirmation from a ground-penetrating radar team that potential unmarked gravesites were detected around the former Kam...
May 25, 2022