Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP lay charges against Surrey, B.C., man nearly 5 years after sexual assault
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP have laid charges almost five years after a woman was sexually assaulted in Surrey, B.C. Cpl. Scotty Schumann says the victim was physically and sexually assaulted near Unwin Park,...
Mar 21, 2017
Man who sought refuge in B.C. church continues fight to clear his name
VICTORIA - An El Salvadoran man who spent two years in a British Columbia church to avoid deportation over alleged terrorism links is fighting the federal government in court even though he was grante...
Mar 21, 2017
Health Canada seizes infertility, breast cancer drugs sold online
RICHMOND, B.C. - Health Canada is warning that it seized a number of unauthorized health products from a business in Richmond, B.C. The agency says it has seized 10 products from EPCA Shipping Inc., w...
Mar 21, 2017
Woman injured, man in custody, after violent attack in Campbell River, B.C.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - The RCMP say a woman was seriously injured and a man was in custody following a break-in at a home in Campbell River, B.C. Staff Sgt. Troy Beauregard says in a news release that...
Mar 21, 2017
Hey kids! Help name the next RCMP service dogs
KAMLOOPS - Canada’s national police force is asking for help from the public – but not in an effort to catch a bad guy. This time, the RCMP need help naming the newest litter of puppies wh...
Mar 21, 2017
Merritt residents affected by fire granted 14-day hotel extension
MERRITT, B.C. - Monday spelled huge relief for many Merritt residents impacted by an apartment fire that destroyed everything and left about 60 people homeless. It was announced that residents of the ...
Mar 20, 2017
Lawsuit claims publicly funded ads boosting B.C. Liberal Party ahead of election
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia government and the governing Liberal party alleging misuse of taxpayer dollars for partisan ad...
Mar 20, 2017
Officer who shot man in B.C. grocery store says he lunged at her partner
BURNABY, B.C. - A young man who was stabbing himself in the stomach at a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., lunged at transit police officers with knives in both hands before he was shot, the constable wh...
Mar 20, 2017
Land shortage prompts surge in commercial real estate sales in B.C.: board
VANCOUVER - Commercial real estate sales across British Columbia's Lower Mainland reached nearly $13 billion last year, a 47 per cent increase over the $8.8-billion total from 2015. Figures released b...
Mar 20, 2017
B.C. tribunal paves way for cyber solutions to small claims disputes
VICTORIA - B.C. residents will soon be able to sidestep a physical courtroom and fight many small claims disputes online. Starting June 1, the Ministry of Justice says the Civil Resolution Tribunal wi...
Mar 20, 2017
