Category Archives: British Columbia
Harassment case hears about four handguns shipped to U.S. inside a computer
VANCOUVER - A Canadian man accused of harassing his ex-wife in the United States was told by police she feared he would secretly cross the border and attack her, a British Columbia Supreme Court jury ...
Jun 19, 2017
Dinosaur skull discovery in northeastern B.C. a first in the province
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. - A piece of dinosaur skull unearthed in northeastern British Columbia earlier this month is the first of its kind discovered in the province, an expert says. The fossilized tyrann...
Jun 19, 2017
Book explores joy and pain of Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash’s Canadian manager
VICTORIA - When an impaired Johnny Cash crashed his girlfriend June Carter's Cadillac into a telephone pole in Nashville 52 years ago, Canadian Saul Holiff managed to keep the accident quiet. It was H...
Jun 19, 2017
High school? Colorado outfit offers niche program for marijuana sommeliers
VANCOUVER - A marijuana aficionado in Colorado has launched a program he hopes will make the title of cannabis interpener as familiar as wine sommelier, cheesemonger and chocolatier. Max Montrose, the...
Jun 18, 2017
Man, 19, arrested after double homicide Saturday morning in Lund, B.C.
POWELL RIVER, B.C. - A man has been arrested following a double homicide in a coastal community north of Powell River, B.C., on Saturday. RCMP say they received reports that someone was shot at a home...
Jun 17, 2017
B.C. woman says drug users hold solution to growing overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to people before they die alone, says a woman who attended a meeting of health professionals in Vancouver t...
Jun 17, 2017
Highway 16 bus service begins in Northern B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Highway 16 bus service between Prince George and Smithers will officially begin Monday. But BC Transit's Highway 16 transit plan was christened today with an announcement in Burn...
Jun 17, 2017
Firefighters battle blaze in industrial area of Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The RCMP says it is assisting the fire department in Richmond, B.C., with a structure fire on Mitchell Island that is affecting traffic on a major bridge that connects the community t...
Jun 16, 2017
B.C. woman says drug users hold solution to growing overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to people before they die alone, says a woman who attended a meeting of health professionals in Vancouver t...
Jun 16, 2017
Mounties investigating ‘harmful extraneous material’ in some B.C. milk
VICTORIA - RCMP are investigating after a Quebec-based dairy recalled some of its milk products that are distributed in British Columbia due to what a federal agency calls "harmful extraneous material...
Jun 16, 2017
