Canada’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of an American indigenous man who claims to be a descendant of the Sinixt First Nation, formerly of British Columbia. The problem is that the Canadian government declared the group “extinct”…»
Highlights / British Columbia
Economy, Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
Oil companies explore loophole in shipping restriction
A Canadian law passed in June prevents Alberta oilsands crude being shipped from the British Columbia terminals along Canada’s northern Pacific coastline. This was due to fears of the environmental damage if there was an oil spill. But a test…»
Federal Court grants B.C. injunction against Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law
The Federal Court has granted the British Columbia government a temporary injunction against Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps legislation, which would allow the landlocked energy-rich province to cut shipments of oil and gas to jurisdictions that oppose pipeline projects. The Alberta bill was…»
Asian carp, ash borer beetles, and now giant hornets
Various Canadian agencies concerned with the environment have been battling invasive species for years, and now a destructive new threat has arrived. A giant hornet from Asia has now joined threats from the invasive fish species known as Asian carp…»
B.C. cyclist fights off grizzly bear with camping knife
A British Columbia man is crediting a camping knife, a gift from his father, for helping him survive a terrifying attack by a grizzly bear earlier this week. Colin Dowler, 45, was cycling on his mountain bike around backcountry logging…»
Canadian police scale down search for B.C. murder suspects
Frustrated by their inability to track down two fugitives believed to be hiding in the vast wilderness of northern Manitoba, Canadian police announced Wednesday that they will be scaling down their search for the teenage murder suspects. After coming up…»
Pair of missing teens now suspects in 3 homicides: police
Police in British Columbia say two teenagers reported missing last week in the remote northern part of the province are now considered suspects in the murder of a young couple and the suspicious death of another man whose body was…»
Police don’t rule out link between 2 murders, missing teens and unidentified body in B.C.
Police in British Columbia are not ruling out a connection between the murders of two young tourists, the disappearances of two teenagers, the burnt out camper truck they had been driving, and an unidentified body found nearby – all in…»
B.C. man dies of rabies after coming into contact with bat
A 21-year-old British Columbia man has died of rabies after coming into contact with a bat on Vancouver Island, according to provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry. The young man came in contact with a bat in mid-May and developed…»
BC township removes resident’s pride flag, entire neighbourhood displays rainbows in response
A woman in British Columbia is receiving a lot of support from her neighbourhood after her pride flag was mistakenly taken down by a city staff last week. Lisa Ebenal lives in the suburban streets of Aldergrove, a small town…»
Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
The study of what’s killing galaxy clusters
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Animal rights activists push ahead-relentlessly
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