Category Archives: British Columbia

Victoria police say fatal dog shooting was justified
VICTORIA - Victoria police say they have full confidence in the decision of an officer to shoot and kill a dog that was chasing him. Police say they're releasing the statement to correct "misinformati...
Jun 20, 2024

'Senseless violence': Woman killed in Surrey, B.C., home invasion, father says
SURREY, B.C. - The father of a homicide victim in Surrey, B.C., says she was killed in a home invasion on the weekend. The Integrated Homicide Investigation team says 30-year-old Tori Dunn died after ...
Jun 19, 2024

Public hearing for VPD sergeant accused of sexual misconduct by officers and students
VICTORIA - The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in British Columbia has called its first ever public hearing into allegations of sexualized misconduct against a Vancouver police officer who...
Jun 19, 2024

Study finds coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alberta, British Columbia
Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines, newly published research has concluded. "Our re...
Jun 19, 2024

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon loses another candidate to Rustad's Conservatives
VICTORIA - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has lost another member of his election team to British Columbia's Conservative Party. Business leader and former District of Sechelt councillor Chris Moore an...
Jun 19, 2024

Orphaned B.C. sea otter pup in critical condition, receiving 24-hour care
VANCOUVER - Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium say an orphaned sea otter pup is receiving 24-hour care to "ensure her survival," after it was found in critical condition. The Vancouver Aquarium...
Jun 19, 2024

Coalition of drug user groups wants court to quash B.C. drug 'recriminalization'
VANCOUVER - A coalition of drug user advocacy groups is taking the federal government to court, claiming the decision to recriminalize public drug possession in British Columbia puts users at increase...
Jun 19, 2024

Health firm settles with B.C. medical commission on extra-billing for health services
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Medical Services Commission says it has reached an agreement with a Vancouver company over allegations that it was extra-billing for health care paid for by the public sy...
Jun 19, 2024

LNG company plans to use 'floatel' near Squamish, B.C., without local permit
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The company behind a natural gas project near Squamish, B.C., has withdrawn its application for a local permit to house workers in a converted cruise ship, and is instead pressing ahe...
Jun 19, 2024

Neighbourly Pharmacy acquires six pharmacies across Canada
TORONTO - Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. says it has acquired six pharmacies across Canada. Financial terms of the deals were not immediately available. The company says it has acquired five locations in S...
Jun 19, 2024