Category Archives: British Columbia

RCMP not negligent in death of B.C. teen whose overdose was filmed: watchdog
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has concluded two Langley RCMP officers were not negligent in their response to a report of a teenage boy who was in distress after consuming a large...
Dec 09, 2019

Lululemon's chief operating officer to leave the company in new year
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its chief operating officer is leaving the company shortly after the new year begins. The Vancouver-based retailer says Stuart Haselden, who also serves as ex...
Dec 09, 2019

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...
Dec 09, 2019

Brain injury from domestic abuse a 'public health crisis,' says B.C. researcher
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia mother in her late 30s says there was "no support in sight" after she suffered two serious blows to the head at the hands of different partners more than a decade ago. "...
Dec 08, 2019

B.C. treaty commissioner expects UNDRIP bill to speed treaty talks, more deals
VICTORIA - The often bumpy and slow path toward treaty making in British Columbia has a new tool that can help glide over major obstacles and potentially help produce more than three dozen agreem...
Dec 07, 2019

Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. The lan...
Dec 06, 2019

RCMP warn Surrey budget will hurt services, health of officers
SURREY, B.C. - The assistant commissioner of the RCMP in Surrey, B.C, is warning that the city's 2020 budget will hurt services as well as the health of its members and support sta...
Dec 05, 2019

Former B.C. mayor sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences
SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's prosecution service says the former mayor of Burns Lake has been sentenced to two years less a day for sexual offences involving four boys under...
Dec 04, 2019

Low water flows at crux of next phase in Fraser River salmon rescue mission: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Government officials say there is a "high risk" they won't be fully successful in rescuing salmon species threatened by a massive landslide on British Columbia's Fraser River. The lan...
Dec 04, 2019

Grant extends reach of low cost 3D-printed hands, back braces to Canadian kids
VICTORIA - Nick Dechev says amputees randomly show up at his laboratory at the University of Victoria and ask for help. Dechev, a mechanical engineering professor and executive director of the Victori...
Dec 04, 2019