Category Archives: British Columbia
Fatal stabbing in Chilliwack, B.C., nets second-degree murder charges
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police say two people have been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal street fight in Chilliwack, B.C. Officers were called for reports of a fight late on July 7 and f...
Jul 24, 2017
Missing non-lethal grenade launcher, ammunition found: B.C. police
VANCOUVER - Mounties in British Columbia say a missing non-lethal grenade launcher has been found. The force released a plea Monday looking for anyone who had information about a missing 40-millimetre...
Jul 24, 2017
Auto insurance rates in B.C. could spike 30 per cent without overhaul: report
VANCOUVER - British Columbians may have to pay 30 per cent more for auto insurance unless the provincial government makes big changes to how it runs a Crown corporation, a new report suggests. A repor...
Jul 24, 2017
Former bishop guilty of polygamy involving isolated sect in Bountiful, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two former bishops of an isolated religious commune in British Columbia have been found guilty of practising polygamy after a decades-long legal fight launched by the provincial gove...
Jul 24, 2017
Search suspended in Fraser Valley for Vancouver woman last seen on July 8
AGASSIZ, B.C. - RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say the search has been suspended for Sophie Dowsley, two weeks after she and her hiking companion were reported missing in the Fraser Valley. Cpl. Mike Rail say...
Jul 24, 2017
Canadian yoga innovator, author dies in Victoria; suspected drug overdose
VICTORIA - A Canadian yoga innovator, Buddhist and author has died of a suspected drug overdose after his family said he took street drugs in Victoria. Michael Stone, who offered compassion and collab...
Jul 24, 2017
Wildfire conditions remain stable in B.C., although several new blazes sparked
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfire crews in British Columbia continue to keep a close eye on the weather but despite predictions of strong winds and lightning, conditions remained relatively stable over the we...
Jul 24, 2017
Late-night deal heads off strike at Rio Tinto's Kitimat, B.C., smelter
KITIMAT, B.C. - Rio Tinto and its unionized workers at the company's aluminum smelter in Kitimat, B.C., say they have reached a tentative contract to narrowly avert a strike. The two sides say the pac...
Jul 24, 2017
Kelowna, B.C., teen completes English Channel swim, raising thousands for charity
KELOWNA, B.C. - While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., has been pushing her body and mind to the limits and raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process....
Jul 24, 2017
Winds create concerns as some B.C. wildfire evacuees return home
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Residents of two communities evacuated due to wildfires in British Columbia have been allowed to return, but officials say it's unclear when thousands of others will be allowed to go ...
Jul 24, 2017
