Category Archives: British Columbia
Body found in Richmond, B.C.; death considered suspicious
RICHMOND, B.C. - Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in Richmond, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the body of a man was found Thursday afternoon near the Fraser River...
Mar 03, 2017
PM to discuss overdose crisis with first responders, health-care workers in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with first responders and health-care workers in Vancouver today to discuss the illicit drug overdose crisis that has claimed 922 lives in British C...
Mar 03, 2017
Good Samaritan who helped save family in house blaze joins fire department
TERRACE, B.C. - A man who helped save a family from a house fire in northwestern British Columbia is now one of nine recruits to the fire department in Terrace. James Giles has previous work experienc...
Mar 03, 2017
Adults exposed to alcohol before birth appear prone to health conditions: survey
VANCOUVER - Myles Himmelreich has struggled with significant joint pain since he was a teen, yet he didn't get a proper diagnosis of arthritis until he was in his mid-30s. His young age and the fact h...
Mar 03, 2017
Could be a tough driving weekend on B.C. Highways
KAMLOOPS - While the snow continues to melt in Kamloops, it’s not the same on Interior highways. In fact, just the opposite is true. Yet another dump of snow is headed for most interior routes o...
Mar 03, 2017
Small Town Stories: Ashcroft & Cache Creek
ASHCROFT / CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The neighbouring communities of Ashcroft and Cache Creek have lost a number of residents in the past few years. Many, heading for larger centres. The two villages have h...
Mar 02, 2017
Two-thirds of snowmobilers who died in avalanches over past 5 years from Alberta
VANCOUVER - All the avalanches that killed snowmobilers over the past five years occurred in British Columbia, but two-thirds of the victims were from Alberta. Avalanche Canada says March is the deadl...
Mar 02, 2017
Trudeau says legalized pot will keep youth safe, take money from gangs
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says regulating the sale of marijuana will protect young people and take money away from criminal gangs, but the government is drawing the line at pot w...
Mar 02, 2017
Three people in Vancouver hospital after series of stabbings: police
Vancouver police say three people are in a hospital with serious stab wounds following a series of separate attacks. Const. Jason Doucette says officers have arrested the 33-year-old man they believe ...
Mar 02, 2017
B.C. Mounties get new commander
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP has a new commander in British Columbia. Deputy commissioner Brenda Butterworth-Carr is the new commanding officer of E Division, the largest in the country. Butterworth-Carr i...
Mar 02, 2017
