Category Archives: British Columbia
Overdose Emergency Response Centre set up in B.C. to combat overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has established a command centre to provide a co-ordinated response to the overdose crisis, using expertise from some of the public health experts who worked to stem the s...
Dec 01, 2017
Charges stayed in 'Surrey Six' slayings, judge seals reasons for decision
VANCOUVER - A trial stemming from the murders of six people in British Columbia has fallen apart after a judge stayed charges against a man Friday, referencing misplaced evidence, the testimony of a c...
Dec 01, 2017
Nine-year-old girl dies after she was hit by bus in crosswalk in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A nine-year-old girl who was hit by a bus in Abbotsford, B.C., has died of her injuries. Abbotsford police say emergency services were called just after 8 a.m. Friday to treat the g...
Dec 01, 2017
Bacterial infection linked to death of Vancouver Aquarium's false killer whale
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says preliminary results from a necropsy show a false killer whale that died at the facility last Friday had a bacterial infection. An email statement from the aquar...
Dec 01, 2017
Verdict set for Dec. 20 in case of B.C. ex-Mountie charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge is expected to release his verdict on Dec. 20 in the case of a retired RCMP inspector charged with sexually assaulting a civilian employee in the workplace. Fifty-...
Dec 01, 2017
Prince George Unemployment Rate Continues Its Downward Trend
The Prince George jobless numbers keep falling to 5.3% last month, down from 6.5% last November . BC’s unemployment rate was the lowest in the country, at 4.8 %,compared to 6.1 % percent last No...
Dec 01, 2017
CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs
VANCOUVER - The federal government should allow parents who want to help their offspring with the purchase of a home to tap into their retirement savings, says The Canadian Real Estate Association, wh...
Dec 01, 2017
CREA wants parents to assist children with home purchase with their RRSPs
VANCOUVER - The federal government should allow parents who want to help their offspring with the purchase of a home to tap into their retirement savings, says The Canadian Real Estate Association, wh...
Dec 01, 2017
Ellard gets conditional day parole while serving sentence in Reena Virk killing
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Two decades after 14-year-old Reena Virk was savagely beaten and drowned near a bridge in the Victoria area, her killer has been granted conditional approval for day parole. Kelly E...
Dec 01, 2017
Police identify Alberta couple as missing plane pilot, passenger
PENTICTON, B.C. - Police say the search continues for an Alberta couple who were in a small plane believed to have gone down in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says pilot 28-year...
Dec 01, 2017