Category Archives: British Columbia
Second highest number of opioid deaths in B.C.: Northern Health
PRINCE GEORGE – The BC Coroner Service says more people died of illicit drug overdoses last year, despite significant efforts to combat the crisis. The provincial coroner said Thursday that illi...
Feb 07, 2019
CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment
FIELD, B.C. - A Canadian Pacific freight train fell more than 60 metres from a bridge near the Alberta-British Columbia boundary in a derailment that killed three crew members, a union representative ...
Feb 05, 2019
Man accused of assaulting women pleads guilty after charge reduced
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - A man who faces a series of charges including alleged assaults of escorts in British Columbia’s North Okanagan has pleaded guilty to assault in an unrelated incident invol...
Feb 04, 2019
Federal Competition Bureau calls for rethink of B.C. taxi regulations
VICTORIA - Fair regulations and wide-open markets should be the main drivers behind the British Columbia government’s move to accommodate both the taxi industry and ride-hailing services, says t...
Feb 04, 2019
B.C. political parties see drop in donations after new campaign finance rules
VANCOUVER – Donations to political parties in British Columbia dropped significantly last year after new rules banning union and corporate contributions came into effect. Interim financial repor...
Feb 04, 2019
Injured Metro Vancouver transit officer says thanks to his supporters
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An officer with Metro Vancouver Transit Police who was shot last week in the line of duty will undergo surgery for his injuries this week. In a statement, Const. Josh Harms exp...
Feb 04, 2019
Groups want provinces to have consistent policies on limiting HIV prosecutions
VANCOUVER - Advocacy groups are calling on provinces to follow the Justice Department’s directive to stop unjustly prosecuting HIV-positive people for not disclosing their status if there is no ...
Feb 04, 2019
Amazon names Victoria as Canada's most romantic city for seventh straight year
VICTORIA - For the seventh straight year, Victoria has taken the top spot in Amazon Canada’s list of most romantic cities in the country. The list tabulates purchases of what Amazon Canada calls...
Feb 04, 2019
RCMP suspend search for missing B.C. rancher Ben Tyner after nearly a week
MERRITT, B.C. - Police have suspended the search for a missing rancher in the wilderness north of Merritt, B.C., after six days of exhaustive effort turned up nothing. Thirty-two-year-old Ben Tyner wa...
Feb 03, 2019
RCMP identify suspect in transit officer shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP are naming the suspect in a shooting on a train platform that left one transit officer with serious injuries in Surrey, B.C. Police say they have identified 35-year-old Daon Gordon...
Jan 31, 2019