Category Archives: British Columbia
Cyber breach at B.C. First Nations Health Authority exposed TB tests, insurance data
VANCOUVER - The First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia says online hackers gained access to an array of personal information including medical test results and insurance claims during a cy...
Oct 07, 2024
Van filled with gasoline canisters is set ablaze outside Vancouver City Hall
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man has been arrested after setting fire to a van filled with containers of gasoline outside City Hall. They say in a post to social media that Vancouver Fire Res...
Oct 07, 2024
With police at school, Vancouver Jewish community marks Oct. 7 with sadness, unease
VANCOUVER - Members of Vancouver's Jewish community say they are meeting the anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered their ongoing war with profound sadness and ongoing unease. M...
Oct 07, 2024
Totem pole that has stood near the Manitoba legislature for 53 years is removed
WINNIPEG - A totem pole that has stood on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature for more than 50 years has come down. The five-metre-high pole was unveiled in 1971 to mark the 100th anniversary of B...
Oct 07, 2024
Televised B.C. election debate will see party leaders face each other under lights
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia election campaign is about to reach a critical juncture with the three main party leaders set to square off in a television debate Tuesday. It's the only televised deb...
Oct 07, 2024
B.C. wildland firefighter worried about smoke hazards. So he designed a solution
British Columbia wildland firefighter Angus Duguid loves his job, but he doesn't love waking up with headaches or a clogged nose from inhaling smoke. So he turned his skills as a design student at Emi...
Oct 07, 2024
Man, 41, arrested after allegedly stealing police car: VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man with more than 50 criminal convictions is back in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and taking it for a ride, endangering bystanders in a park on Sun...
Oct 06, 2024
Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates
SURREY, B.C. - NDP Leader David Eby is promising to support police in British Columbia in their work to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities. Eby, speaking while flanked by four N...
Oct 06, 2024
One dead, four injured after serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT - Police in British Columbia say one person is dead and four others are injured following a serious single-vehicle rollover near Merritt. RCMP were called to the scene at around 3:50 p.m. Satu...
Oct 06, 2024
Man dead after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 33-year-old man died after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop bench in Surrey, B.C., where two people were waiting for a bus. Surrey RCMP say officers responded to the scene on Saturday...
Oct 06, 2024