Category Archives: British Columbia
Homicide team releases profile of suspected killer of teen in Burnaby, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say they want to talk to anyone who recognizes suspicious behaviour that could help identify the suspect who killed a 13-year-old girl in a “random attack&#...
Apr 24, 2018
Province proposes changes to improve Indigenous child welfare
VICTORIA - The provincial government is proposing legislation that would help cut down on the high rate of Indigenous children in government care. Children and Family Development Minister Katrine Conr...
Apr 24, 2018
B.C. to limit auto insurance claims, speed up process to settle disputes
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that will attempt to restore the finances of the public auto insurance agency. Attorney General David Eby has promised chang...
Apr 23, 2018
Vancouver to rake in $30 million in empty homes tax in first year
VANCOUVER - The city of Vancouver’s new empty homes tax is expected to bring in $30 million in revenue in its first year. Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said $17 million has already been colle...
Apr 23, 2018
Rising Interest In Electric Vehicles From B.C. Residents
A new report from B-C Hydro finds many B-C residents are interested in electric vehicles but believe the cars are too expensive and have limited range. The study disputes those concepts, instead of fi...
Apr 23, 2018
Airplane makes emergency landing on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - Motorists driving on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway were treated to a bizarre sight this afternoon when a small airplane landed on the highway median. Debra Sharkey was driving from V...
Apr 22, 2018
Victoria teen's accidental overdose started with prescription drugs, parents say
VICTORIA - The parents of a Victoria teen who died Friday from an accidental overdose say they felt trapped by a medical system that didn’t give them a say in their son’s painkiller prescr...
Apr 21, 2018
Victoria naturopath criticized for treating boy with rabid-dog saliva remedy
VANCOUVER - Health Canada is launching an investigation after concerns were raised over a Victoria naturopath who treated a four-year-old boy with a rabid-dog saliva remedy. The probe comes after Brit...
Apr 20, 2018
B.C. man accused of killing student not fit to stand trial: court
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A schizophrenic man accused of murdering a high school student in Abbotsford, B.C., may never be well enough for the court case to go ahead, his lawyer says. B.C. Supreme Court...
Apr 20, 2018
Regional district in B.C. wonders 'Where Are U Now,' Justin Beaver
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A toothy teaching tool has vanished from a park in British Columbia, and educators working there hope the fluffy stuffie will be returned. Justin Beaver, a nearly 10-kilogram, taxid...
Apr 20, 2018