Category Archives: British Columbia
Smoking pot as a medicine raises questions for doctors about side effects
VANCOUVER - Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That's what some experts are saying as they warn about the health risks and curtailed effectiveness associated with smoking medicine. As medic...
Mar 05, 2017
Skiier dies after Whistler avalanche
WHISTLER - Tragedy near Whistler today has claimed the life of a Vancouver man. The man was caught in an avalanche at Callaghan Valley. Whistler Search and Rescue was called out to the Hanging Lake ar...
Mar 04, 2017
Man dug out of avalanche on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver Saturday
VANCOUVER - Rescue officials in British Columbia say skiers rescued from an avalanche in Cypress Provincial Park could have died had they not been carrying proper gear. North Shore Rescue spokesman Mi...
Mar 04, 2017
B.C. Teachers’ Federation says tentative deal reached with the province
VICTORIA - The B.C. Teachers' Federation reached a tentative deal with the province that if approved would end a 15-year battle over bargaining rights. The union issued a news release Saturday saying ...
Mar 04, 2017
Student from Abbotsford, B.C., dies during ski trip to Whistler, school says
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Mennonite Educational Institute Secondary school in Abbotsford, B.C., says a student has died during a ski trip. In a statement online, the head of the school says 11 students a...
Mar 04, 2017
Measles suspected on Vancouver flights
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health is warning travellers that two flights from Vancouver International Airport last month may have been exposed to measles. The two flights in question arrived and de...
Mar 04, 2017
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. - Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using their water after a suspected methamphetamine lab was found by police near Rock Creek, B.C. Interior Health issued t...
Mar 03, 2017
Truck driver found alive after two days trapped in crashed rig in B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver trapped for two days in his shattered rig is being treated in a British Columbia hospital for what police say are potentially life-threatening injuries. RCMP Const. Melissa...
Mar 03, 2017
Report finds harassment and 'toxic' environment at Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board trustees contributed to a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied, harassed and feared for their job security, an external investigation has found. An executive summa...
Mar 03, 2017
Opioid crisis is devastating communities and families: Trudeau
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the opioid crisis is devastating communities and families across Canada. After going on a ride-along today with Vancouver police in the city's Downtown E...
Mar 03, 2017
