Category Archives: British Columbia
Police perseverance leads to arrest and charge in 1999 sexual assault
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police have made an arrest in a disturbing sexual assault that occurred in Abbotsford, B.C., nearly 17 years ago. Const. Ian MacDonald says the attack happened on Aug. 7, 1999, when...
Jan 07, 2016
Separate blazes damage barn, commercial building in Abbotsford, Surrey
VANCOUVER - Early-morning blazes kept firefighters busy in two suburban Vancouver cities on Thursday. An empty chicken barn in Abbotsford was fully engulfed by the time crews arrived shortly after 4 a...
Jan 07, 2016
Separate Terrace homicides in 2011, 2015, produce charge recommendations
TERRACE, B.C. - RCMP in Terrace B.C., are recommending charges after wrapping up separate investigations into fatalities around that northwestern B.C. city. Charges of criminal negligence causing deat...
Jan 07, 2016
Site C dam protesters dig in and prepare for arrests at historic site in B.C.
VANCOUVER - First Nations protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam in northeastern British Columbia are preparing for their own arrests while they implore Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Jan 07, 2016
Police say shotgun used to pepper three Chilliwack, B.C., homes
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., believe three shootings in 10 days are connected, and they're asking for the public's help as they investigate. Police responded to a report of a shotg...
Jan 06, 2016
B.C. increases homeowner grant threshold to $1.2 million as property values rise
VICTORIA - As the average selling price for single-family homes in Vancouver surpasses $2.5 million, the provincial government moved Tuesday to ensure residents with property assessed at less than hal...
Jan 06, 2016
B.C. mine cuts back because of low copper prices, lays off 100 workers
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Imperial Metals Corp. (TSX:III) is laying off more than one-third of the workforce at its Huckleberry mine in northwestern British Columbia because of low copper prices. The Vanc...
Jan 06, 2016
Sting on couple guilty of terror charges not meant to seem illegal: officer
VANCOUVER - An undercover terrorism sting involved thousands of dollars changing hands and officers promising access to guns and explosives, but the lead officer told a trial Wednesday that the operat...
Jan 06, 2016
B.C. law society to appeal decision on proposed law school at Trinity Western
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia is appealing a court ruling in favour of a Christian university that would ban sex outside of heterosexual marriage at its proposed law school. Last mon...
Jan 05, 2016
Woman killed after her SUV slid off highway into Okanagan Lake
SUMMERLAND, B.C. - A 42-year-old woman from Summerland, B.C., is dead after her SUV slid off Highway 97 and tumbled into Okanagan Lake. RCMP say the woman was driving on the lake-side highway between ...
Jan 05, 2016
