News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 76)

Images of steelhead and trout flicker over long sheets of paper, brought to life in blue and green crayon rubbings by the thousands.  It’s called Project 84,000 and is intended to depict the number of fish that died in the drought-stricken Cowichan River on southern Vancouver Island last July. Jennifer ShepherdContinue Reading

British Columbia A gas station chain has been operating one of its fuel stops on reserve land with an invalid lease for nearly 30 years, a B.C. Supreme Court decision has revealed. Agreement between Super Save and Penticton Indian Band members was example of ‘buckshee lease’: judge Akshay Kulkarni · CBCContinue Reading

British Columbia Protests as men accused of Sikh activist’s murder appear in courtThree Indian nationals accused of murdering Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar have appeared by video in a B.C. court, with scores of Sikh community members gathering inside and outside the hearing. Karanpreet Singh, Kamalpreet Singh and Karan Brar were arrestedContinue Reading

British Columbia WestJet and the union representing its maintenance engineers reached a tentative agreement late Sunday, averting a work stoppage that could have started disrupting flights as early as Tuesday afternoon. Aircraft maintenance engineers must still vote on tentative dealCBC News · Posted: May 06, 2024 1:20 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

British Columbia Earlier this week, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim officially proclaimed May 4 as Whitecaps FC 50th Anniversary Day. The club was also recognized at the Legislature by the Province of British Columbia. More than 100 alumni from across the Whitecaps’ five-decade history were welcomed to the pitch ahead of the opening kickoff.Continue Reading

British Columbia London Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after the retail and pharmacy chain shuttered all locations, due to a cybersecurity incident. 28 of 79 locations in B.C., Alberta, Sask. and Manitoba open again as of SundayMoira Wyton · CBC News ·Continue Reading

British Columbia Reports of sextortion continue to rise in Canada. That’s why a group in B.C. is getting daring in ads, and with presentations in schools, to make sure kids know how to spot extortionists. Cybertip.ca reports a 150% rise in child sexual extortion cases in the last 6 monthsContinue Reading

British Columbia The Fisheries Department says it’s monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn’t interfere with an orphan killer whale calf’s ability to reunite with her extended family after being trapped in a lagoon for nearly a month. Young orca searching for herContinue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Wildfire Service and other agencies are working to make sure wildland firefighters have mental health supports ready and available year round. Service says it’s bringing in new programs, resources for staff to ensure mental wellbeing is managed Alex Lane is pictured fighting a wildfire near Hudson’sContinue Reading