News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 51)

British Columbia A census of endangered southern resident killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State shows the pods have lost three orcas, bringing the population to 73, excluding a new calf born after the survey. There are now 74 endangered southern resident killer whales in the Salish Sea, censusContinue Reading

British Columbia·New Kelowna RCMP say three youths were arrested and released on strict conditions Tuesday for their part in an attack on a 13-year-old girl that was widely circulated on video. RCMP say the 3 are among 5 youths identified as ‘aggressors’ in the Sept. 27 targeted attackCBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

British Columbia When New York-based art dealer Allen Treibitz went to a barn sale in the Hamptons in New York state, he bought a painting for $50. It turned out to be an authentic Emily Carr piece that could now fetch up to $200,000 at auction. 1912 piece by renownedContinue Reading

British Columbia Kaye Kaminishi was a part of the legendary Vancouver Asahi team that played in the city from 1914 to 1941 before being disbanded due to the internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.  Kaye Kaminishi, 102, was the last surviving member of the Asahi baseball team thatContinue Reading

British Columbia L.R. Wright’s very B.C. mystery novel series made its small screen debut on Sept. 24 after many years of producers working to bring the stories of Karl Alberg to the screen. Fox drama Murder in a Small Town premieres almost 40 years after first Karl Alberg novel cameContinue Reading

British Columbia A jury has found a Naramata, B.C., man guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of two brothers. Wade Cudmore, 35, was one of two men accused in the May 2021 drug deal killings of Kamloops, B.C., brothers Erick and Carlo Fryer. Wade Cudmore’s co-accused in theContinue Reading

British Columbia Canada recorded its lowest ever fertility rate for the second year in a row in 2023, according to Statistics Canada. The country recorded a rate of 1.26 children born per woman, according to the agency, with British Columbia having the nation’s lowest fertility rate at one child perContinue Reading

British Columbia A B.C. man stumbled upon a dino trackway last month by accident, and now he’s pushing to preserve it through help from the local municipality and First Nations. Paleontologists came to the site to confirm the dinosaur trail Abby Luciano · CBC News · Posted: Sep 28, 2024Continue Reading

British Columbia A tentative agreement has been reached in the 4-day strike that threatened to disrupt grain shipments across the country. 6 bulk grain terminals in Vancouver set to reopen as early as 7 a.m. PT, union says Abby Luciano · CBC News · Posted: Sep 27, 2024 11:03 PMContinue Reading