Category Archives: British Columbia
Defence tells court woman had consensual relationship with B.C. ex-Mountie
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a retired RCMP inspector accused of sexually assaulting a civilian employee says the complainant consented to a relationship with his client. David Butcher told provincial cou...
Nov 28, 2017
Woman disappears after leaving bar in B.C. resort town of Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - A police dive team searched a lake Monday in Whistler, B.C., looking for any clues in the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman. Alison Raspa was last seen late Wednesday night leaving...
Nov 28, 2017
Man accused in B.C. police officer's death appears in Abbotsford court
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a British Columbia police officer appeared for the first time in court on Tuesday. Oscar Arfmann, 65, of Alberta, is ...
Nov 28, 2017
B.C. Real Estate Association predicts further dip in home sales in 2018
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Real Estate Association predicts continued cooling of the provincial housing market in 2018, but it cautions would-be home buyers that prices likely won’t soften...
Nov 28, 2017
Threat reduced to B.C. coast as fuel barge safely reaches protected waters
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The coast guard says a loaded fuel barge that broke away from its tug off British Columbia’s central coast has reached safer waters and is now moored. A tweet from the coast ...
Nov 28, 2017
Most illegal guns in B.C. from domestic supply, province tackles trafficking
VICTORIA - British Columbia is creating a police squad to pursue gun trafficking after a task force report found more than half of the illegal firearms seized in the province over three years originat...
Nov 28, 2017
Search for missing plane with two aboard in southeastern B.C. paused overnight
VICTORIA - A search has been scaled back overnight in southeastern British Columbia for a small plane that disappeared Saturday on a flight from Penticton to Edmonton with two people aboard. Joint Res...
Nov 27, 2017
Threat reduced to B.C. coast as fuel barge on its way to safe haven
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A loaded fuel barge that broke away from its tug off British Columbia’s central coast was being towed to safety on Monday as the threat of a spill diminished, officials said....
Nov 27, 2017
Search Resumes For Missing Plane
A search is resuming near Revelstoke this morning as rescuers look for any sign of a small plane that vanished Saturday afternoon on a flight from Penticton to Edmonton. Crews are concentrating on the...
Nov 27, 2017
B.C. city, homeless campers agree to work together to solve safety concerns
VANCOUVER - Officials in Vancouver suburb say they will work with a group of homeless residents to increase safety at a local tent city. The City of Maple Ridge issued a news release on Sunday saying ...
Nov 26, 2017