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Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company's natural gas ...
Jan 02, 2020
Tank of liquefied fish removed from ocean after waves knock it into B.C. waters
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - An ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island. Billy Vaughn of Coastal...
Jan 02, 2020
House values drop 11 per cent in Vancouver, stabilize or rise elsewhere in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Housing assessments in British Columbia show the real estate market continues to see signs of moderation in the Lower Mainland while stabilizing on Vancouver Island and other parts of the ...
Jan 02, 2020
Rain, snow, freezing rain set B.C. up for soggy, sloppy, slippery start to 2020
VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...
Jan 02, 2020
Three day search for skier in southeastern B.C. ends with man found alive, well
TRAIL, B.C. - Members of a southeastern British Columbia search team are celebrating 2020 with what they call an "incredible" day. South Columbia Search and Rescue president Mike Hudson says in a...
Jan 02, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company's natural gas ...
Dec 31, 2019
Poor weather hampering search for skier missing on southeast B.C. mountain
TRAIL, B.C. - A search is underway in southeastern British Columbia for a missing skier. RCMP in the Trail area say they received a report Monday at around 5 p.m. of a skier overdue after the man fail...
Dec 31, 2019
Tank of liquefied fish removed from ocean after waves knock it into B.C. waters
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - An ocean transportation company says it has retrieved a tank trailer filled with liquefied fish after it was knocked into the water off Vancouver Island. Billy Vaughn of Coastal...
Dec 31, 2019
Update: Hydro working on outages
BC Hydro says almost 30,000 customers were left without power in the North Okanagan, Shuswap and Thompson regions following last night's heavy and wet snowfall.In the North Okanagan Tuesday morning, t...
Dec 31, 2019
Rain, snow, freezing rain set B.C. up for soggy, sloppy, slippery start to 2020
VANCOUVER - Rain, snowfall and even freezing rain warnings cover many parts of British Columbia as the province prepares to welcome 2020 with some nasty weather. Environment Canada is calling for as m...
Dec 31, 2019

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