Category Archives: British Columbia
River otter likely snuck through open gates to get to Vancouver koi pond
VANCOUVER - The koi pond at Vancouver's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has been drained and the remaining carp removed after a hungry river otter returned for a second annual fall hunting tr...
Nov 06, 2019
Scientists using aerial drones to compare northern and southern whale behaviour
VANCOUVER - A University of British Columbia scientist says he was delightedly caught off guard when he spotted a southern resident killer whale calf appearing to use a fish as her teething ring and s...
Nov 06, 2019
SeaBus affected as Metro Vancouver transit strike reaches Day 4 with no talks
VANCOUVER - Job action by Metro Vancouver transit workers is into a fourth day with more sailing cancellations on a pedestrian ferry connecting Vancouver to the North Shore, and a warni...
Nov 06, 2019
Vancouver to ban fireworks but will still allow them for some cultural events
VANCOUVER - A ban on the sale and use of consumer fireworks could be in place across Vancouver by 2021. City councillors voted Tuesday in favour of a motion to prohibit fireworks, but t...
Nov 06, 2019
Metro Vancouver transit strike prompts cancellations as premier won't intervene
VANCOUVER - Commuters in Metro Vancouver face more cancellations on Wednesday as talks remain stalled in an ongoing transit strike and Premier John Horgan says the province will not intervene. About 5...
Nov 06, 2019
Squamish Nation-led housing project in Vancouver to double in size
VANCOUVER - One of the largest Indigenous-led urban development projects in Canada that proponents hope will rise in the heart of Vancouver is set to double in size with 6,000 units pla...
Nov 06, 2019
Canada's Down syndrome community helps teach Google how to understand speech
VANCOUVER - Anyone who's been frustrated with digital voice assistants Google, Alexa or Siri misunderstanding commands to play a certain song or access online information may find themselves...
Nov 06, 2019
Hootsuite CEO Ryan Holmes to step down, take on executive chairman role
VANCOUVER - Hootsuite Inc. CEO Ryan Holmes says he plans to step down as head of the company. He says the Vancouver-based company has started a search for his replacement and that once ...
Nov 05, 2019
Heavy bronze statue worth $24,000 stolen from outside art gallery: manager
VANCOUVER - The manager of a respected art dealer in Vancouver says a thief dragged a 150-kilogram bronze statue down seven or eight steps before loading it onto a cart and wheeling it away early...
Nov 05, 2019
5G-powered smart campus unveiled at UBC; applied sciences research part of plan
VANCOUVER - Rogers Communications and the University of British Columbia have fired up what is believed to be Canada's first 5G-powered smart campus. A company statement says the launch allo...
Nov 05, 2019

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