Category Archives: British Columbia
Trevali says bodies of four missing workers found, four more still missing
VANCOUVER - Trevali Mining Corp. says the bodies of four workers missing since its Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso flooded last month have been found. Four other workers remain missing. The Canadian minin...
May 25, 2022
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a fundraising dinner on Tuesday evening after two speakers at the event said protesters hurled racial slurs at the mos...
May 24, 2022
Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to 'threat'
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport's website Tuesday afterno...
May 24, 2022
Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a body has been recovered by emergency crews in a lake near Nanaimo. Mounties say in a statement they believe the man drowned while swimming in Long Lake t...
May 24, 2022
Police-involved shooting in Surrey leaves woman injured: B.C. RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia say a woman was shot and injured during a confrontation with police in Surrey this afternoon. Mounties say they responded to reports of a woman with a weapon ar...
May 24, 2022
'They have a right to be angry': Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools and those expressing anger are justified in doing so. T...
May 24, 2022
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza in small flocks - one in southern British Columbia and the other in southeastern Alberta. A statemen...
May 24, 2022
Sunrise ceremony opens daylong Kamloops memorial to mark graves detection anniversary
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the detection of an unmarked burial site at the former residential school at Kamloops, B.C. starts early Monday with...
May 23, 2022
More than 500 animals and birds could be lost or extinct, says study
VANCOUVER - A study shows a less colourful and quieter world with the possible loss of more than 500 species that haven't been seen in over 50 years. Arne Mooers, Simon Fraser University biodiversity ...
May 22, 2022
Vancouver police investigate possible hate crime after man attacked with bear spray
Vancouver police are investigating a possible hate crime after a senior citizen was bear-sprayed in the city's Chinatown. They say the 87-year-old victim lived in the area and was out for a walk Frida...
May 21, 2022