Category Archives: British Columbia

Toddler breaks leg after boot sucked into escalator at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER - A Calgary woman is reminding parents about the dangers of escalators after her toddler’s foot became stuck in one and he broke his leg. Andrea Diaczek was holding hands with her two-...
Feb 20, 2018
B.C. lawsuit seeks damages after women secretly recorded in a work bathroom
VANCOUVER - The former operator of a wedding decor supply business in British Columbia is facing more legal action following his conviction for secretly recording two workers while they used the emplo...
Feb 20, 2018

Finance Minister takes a pre-budget story time break at child care centre
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister shelved the tradition of buying new shoes to present her budget in favour of reading a story Monday to a group of three- and four-year-old youngste...
Feb 19, 2018

No charges recommended against B.C. Mountie after man shot trying to escape
SALMON ARM, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says no charges will be recommended against a Mountie who shot and injured a man as he appeared to drive his pickup truck toward anoth...
Feb 19, 2018

Federal government to fight solitary confinement ruling from B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The federal government is appealing a B.C. court decision that struck down Canada’s law on indefinite solitary confinement, arguing it needs clarity on the issue from the courts. The...
Feb 19, 2018

Canadian families finding small living creates closeness, creative kids
VANCOUVER - Adrian Crook hadn’t always intended on raising his five kids in a three-bedroom condo in downtown Vancouver. But skyrocketing real estate and rental markets across much of the countr...
Feb 19, 2018
Some facts about B.C.'s PharmaNet as a mother calls for better use of system
VANCOUVER - Some facts about PharmaNet, British Columbia’s unique network that records information about prescription medications: - PharmaNet was launched by the Health Ministry in 1995 mostly ...
Feb 18, 2018

No one measure will fix B.C. housing crisis, but budget will start: ministers
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s New Democrats are promising initiatives in Tuesday’s budget to increase the supply of affordable homes for families, students and seniors, while also bringing...
Feb 18, 2018

B.C. mom whose two sons overdosed urges doctors to check prescription history
VANCOUVER - Helen Jennens flips through two sets of documents - one for each son who fatally overdosed. Letters she sent in both cases to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia all...
Feb 18, 2018

Vancouver artist's cartoon of Florida school shooting resonates
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver illustrator said she’s overwhelmed by the social media response to her cartoon depicting a victim of the recent school shooting in Florida. Pia Guerra’s “Hero...
Feb 17, 2018