Category Archives: British Columbia
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
RCMP seek witnesses in Williams Lake homicide
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Williams Lake RCMP is searching for people who may have witnessed an alleged homicide.Just after 11 p.m. Thursday (May 5), RCMP says they received a report of a man suffering from ...
May 07, 2022
B.C. RCMP seek witnesses, video footage after stabbing homicide in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - RCMP are looking for witnesses and seeking more information after a fatal stabbing in Williams Lake, B.C., earlier this week. They say police responded to a report of a man suffe...
May 07, 2022
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - An Air Canada Jazz flight made a successful emergency landing at the Prince George Airport Friday (May 6) evening.In a news release, the Prince George Airport Authority (YXS) says the ...
May 07, 2022
B.C. money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays
VANCOUVER - The deadline for the final report of British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering has been extended until June 3. The B.C. government says in a statement the report's submission...
May 06, 2022
Last summer’s heat wave was among most extreme since 1960s, study shows
The record-breaking heat wave that scorched western North America last June was among the most extreme ever recorded globally, new modelling and analysis by researchers at universities in the United K...
May 06, 2022
Poaching probe begins after cougar kittens killed, dismembered on Vancouver Island
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service is investigating a disturbing case on Vancouver Island that involves the killing of two cougar kittens. A post on the conservati...
May 06, 2022
Telus reports Q1 profit and revenue up from year ago, raises quarterly dividend
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reports that its first-quarter profit increased compared with a year ago as its revenue climbed more than six per cent. The telecom company has also raised its quarterly divide...
May 06, 2022