Category Archives: British Columbia
U.S. passenger charged with uttering threat, diverting flight to Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against an American man who caused a United Airlines flight to be diverted to Vancouver over the weekend. Fifty-four-year-old Nicholas Aliksyuk of Duluth, Minn., fac...
Jan 11, 2016
Homeless campers at Victoria courthouse reject offer of temporary shelter
VICTORIA - Dozens of homeless people camping at Victoria's Law Courts are vowing to stay despite the B.C. government's offer of alternate shelter. More than 80 people sleeping in what they're calling ...
Jan 11, 2016
Trans Mountain pipeline project doesn't meet B.C.'s 5 conditions, says minister
VANCOUVER - Kinder Morgan is failing British Columbia's test for proceeding with a proposed pipeline expansion, so far unable to prove it will meet key safety requirements or serve the province's best...
Jan 11, 2016
Coroner takes over after fetus found in washroom of Chilliwack, B.C., restaurant
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say the discovery of a human fetus in the washroom of a fast food restaurant will not result in a criminal investigation. Mounties say the matter has been ...
Jan 11, 2016
Whale poop study shows connections between salmon and killer whales
VICTORIA - Scientists who spent five years collecting and analyzing fecal samples from endangered killer whales near Seattle and Victoria found their diet consists almost solely of Chinook salmon in t...
Jan 10, 2016
Vancouver police release more details on fatal party bus incident
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating a fatal collision in downtown Vancouver. Sgt. Randy Fincham says about two dozen people were celebrating a birthday inside a party bus in the city's downtown core ...
Jan 10, 2016
Defence minister reaches out to Syrian refugees in wake of pepper-spray attac
VANCOUVER - A prominent member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet is reaching out to Syrian refugees after a group of newly arrived migrants were pepper sprayed at a welcome event in Vancouver...
Jan 10, 2016
Crews piecing together details after truck crashes into Fraser, killing two
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Two men are dead after their vehicle veered off road and plunged into the Fraser River in Chilliwack. Rescue crews responded around 1:30 Sunday morning to find a truck upside down a...
Jan 10, 2016
Trudeau condemns attack on Syrian refugees
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned an alleged attack on Syrian refugees Friday night in Vancouver. Police say they are looking for a suspect after more than a dozen Syrian refugee...
Jan 09, 2016
Alarming trend on the Coquihalla
MERRITT - VSA Highway Maintenance, the company that contracts a portion of the Coquihalla Highway is again warning of a dangerous trend. Spokesperson Bob Gilowski says earlier this week, a transport t...
Jan 09, 2016
