Category Archives: British Columbia
Man charged with killing 12-year-old B.C. girl in 1978 found guilty
VANCOUVER - Family members of a 12-year-old British Columbia girl murdered in 1978 cried, hugged and thanked jurors who found a man guilty of first-degree murder Thursday. Garry Handlen, 71, told unde...
Jan 17, 2019
Ex-Liberal candidate in Burnaby, B.C., says volunteer wrote controversial post
VANCOUVER - A former Liberal byelection candidate says her political career is “probably” over after an online post singled out NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s ethnicity, but she’s ...
Jan 17, 2019
Sentence issued by B.C. judge who refused recusal after crying during statement
KELOWNA, B.C. - A British Columbia provincial court judge who teared up over a victim impact statement in a sex crimes trial has sentenced the accused to 14 months in jail. Jeremy Carlson, also known ...
Jan 16, 2019
Board finds man fit to stand trial in girl's death at B.C. high school
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board has found a man mentally fit to stand trial in the death of a 13-year-old girl at a high school in Abbotsford more than two years ago. The boar...
Jan 15, 2019
Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson wants to return to politics
BURNABY, B.C. - Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson is attempting a political comeback, nearly 15 years after his theft of an expensive diamond ring brought an end to his decades-long career. Standi...
Jan 15, 2019
Jury debates fate of man accused of killing 12-year-old B.C. girl 40 years ago
VANCOUVER - Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl in British Columbia over 40 years ago. Nine men and three women will decide the fate of Garry Ha...
Jan 15, 2019
RCMP to review arrests at B.C. pipeline blockade and create temporary detachment
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an Indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern British Columbia, and will also erect a temporary detachment to ma...
Jan 14, 2019
Father and son sledders from Calgary hit by deadly avalanche in southeast B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. - A father and son from Calgary have been identified as the victims of a large avalanche that swept down the side of a mountain in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP say a group of ni...
Jan 14, 2019
UN committee warns Canada in letter that B.C.'s Site C dam may break deals
A United Nations committee has warned Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro dam in northeastern British Columbia may violate international agreements. The UN’s Committee on the ...
Jan 14, 2019
Study shows black bears need a variety of salmon species to be healthy
VANCOUVER - Black bears need access to different species of salmon rather than huge numbers of a single variety in order to be healthy, a new study by Canadian researchers indicates. Lead author Chris...
Jan 13, 2019