Category Archives: British Columbia
Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornogra...
Jul 29, 2022
B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible patients in most areas of the province. A statement from the Ministry of Health says cases of the ...
Jul 29, 2022
Monkeypox vaccines coming to more B.C. residents
VICTORIA-The provincial government announced today it will be making monkeypox vaccines available to more people. The news comes after an announcement by the World Health Organization declaring the mo...
Jul 29, 2022
Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia's southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet another day of heat warnings blanket most of the province and the wildfire risk jumps...
Jul 29, 2022
Old growth protest group says it spray-painted Vancouver landmarks
VANCOUVER - An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has been spray-painting Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience. The Save OId Growth gro...
Jul 28, 2022
Harassment of B.C. teen from 22 accounts came from one person, Crown attorney says
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Crown attorney says similarities in messages from 22 online accounts that harassed and extorted British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd in the three years before her death prov...
Jul 28, 2022
BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government's decision to end immigration detention in provincial jails should not taken as an opportunity for the Canada Border Services A...
Jul 28, 2022
Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday. The Integrated Homicide Inv...
Jul 28, 2022
British Columbia names new top veterinarian
VICTORIA-The province has named a new top veterinarian.Dr. Theresa Burns was named to the position this morning in a news release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Burns holds a doctorate in ...
Jul 28, 2022
More B.C. heat records fall, conditions prompt flood watch, but no heat emergency
VANCOUVER - Temperature records are melting across British Columbia as a prolonged heat spell grips the province but Emergency Management BC says it is not anticipating an extreme heat emergency. A st...
Jul 28, 2022