Robert Dziekanski died at Vancouver International Airport after being shocked five times with a Taser stun gun by police in an incident that was viewed around the world after the release of a witness' amateur video.
An Indian-origin engineer in Singapore who invented an automatic one-minute roti maker machine seven years back has now fetched a second round of investment of $11.5 million from venture firms, a media report said.
Hermann Meuter, who runs a whale research facility near Hartley Bay, says another researcher watched a pod of killer whales hunting seals Wednesday and noticed that a female orca was stranded on the rocks.
The mayor of a desert town in British Columbia says people across the province need to develop a different mindset over water use in the face of current drought-like conditions.
VANCOUVER — Legal opposition to the Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia is ramping up just as BC Hydro and the provincial government announce the first contract related to the controversial megaproject.
OTTAWA — The Federal Court says treating refugee claimants differently depending on their country of origin marginalizes, prejudices and stereotypes applicants — and, in one aspect, violates their charter rights.