Category Archives: British Columbia
Sick of extra fees online? It's drip pricing, and Canadian shoppers are fighting back
VANCOUVER - If you shop online you're likely familiar with the experience - you agree to buy for a certain price, but by the time you check out, the cost has ballooned with fees and surcharges. Place ...
Apr 07, 2024
B.C. underwater microphones aim to protect whales from ship strikes: Ocean Wise
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver-based non-profit Ocean Wise says underwater microphones will be used to help protect whales from collisions with ships off British Columbia's coast. A statement from the grou...
Apr 06, 2024
RCMP in Coquitlam, search for vehicle submerged in Fraser River
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say an underwater recovery team is working to locate a vehicle submerged in the Fraser River and determine whether it was occupied. Coquitlam RCMP say they ...
Apr 06, 2024
City of Kamloops promises legal action after mayor's leak of Code of Conduct investigation report
KAMLOOPS - The legal firm that represented the City of Kamloops in a Code of Conduct investigation into workplace misconduct allegations against Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson is threatening legal action in...
Apr 06, 2024
Federal minister says nuclear power is key part of renewable energy expansion
VANCOUVER - The federal minister responsible for innovation and industry says Canada could be at risk of losing out on attracting green industries if it doesn't consider all options for renewable elec...
Apr 06, 2024
CP NewsAlert: RCMP cancel Amber Alert for B.C. baby boy
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued for a four-month-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his mother on Thursday. Police say in a statement that ...
Apr 05, 2024
Rescue effort to save stranded B.C. orca calf could occur next week, says chief
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Ehattesaht First Nation Chief Simon John says a highly orchestrated attempt to rescue a killer whale calf stranded in a Vancouver Island lagoon could happen as early as next week. He ...
Apr 05, 2024
B.C. Police Act changes pave way for better oversight, governance
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to improve governance and oversight of municipal police departments in the province. The legislation, if passed, wou...
Apr 04, 2024
Federal government reaches $7M settlement with B.C. First Nation
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister G...
Apr 04, 2024
B.C. to get wildfire training and education centre in response to expert task force
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says a training and education centre for wildfire fighters will be established in response to recommendations by a task force that looked into last year's c...
Apr 04, 2024