Category Archives: British Columbia
Steve Nash gym owners go on legal offence against former basketball superstar
VANCOUVER - A chain of fitness clubs accused of using Steve Nash's name without permission is going on the offensive and suing the former basketball superstar's company for allegedly damaging its repu...
Feb 02, 2017
Family of Salmon Arm RCMP shooting victim claim he was unarmed
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The mother of a man shot by Salmon Arm RCMP Monday says he was unarmed. The claim comes in a Facebook post by Cindy Winter. "I think someone will be paying a pretty penny for firing...
Feb 02, 2017
Defense argues flooding one of numerous unauthorized actions taken by Douglas Lake Ranch
KAMLOOPS - Closing arguments began Wednesday in B.C Supreme Court in the civil suit launched by the Douglas Lake Cattle Company against the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club. The cattle company is suin...
Feb 01, 2017
Injured forestry workers face emergency response delays in rural B.C.: ombudsman
VICTORIA - Esko Saarinen says he was freezing, shaking, bleeding and in shock. The forestry worker's left leg was crushed in a tree-felling accident on Haida Gwaii off British Columbia's north coast a...
Feb 01, 2017
B.C. health ministry says drug users testing positive for opioid carfentanil
VICTORIA - The appearance of the deadly opioid carfentanil may explain the dramatic spike in overdoses in British Columbia, despite efforts to slow the carnage, the provincial health officer says. Dr....
Feb 01, 2017
Man serving sentence for second-degree murder dies in British Columbia prison
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - An inmate who was serving a sentence for second-degree murder at the Pacific Institution has died in custody. Correctional Service Canada says 72-year-old Thomas Taylor died on Jan....
Feb 01, 2017
Costs are a factor in filling prescriptions for older Canadians: study
VANCOUVER - A new study says Canadians aged 55 and older were the second most likely among comparable countries to stop filling their prescriptions in 2014 because of cost. The study from the Universi...
Feb 01, 2017
Canadians need to talk about racism and Islamophobia, legal advocacy groups say
VANCOUVER - A deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque is a "harsh reminder" of the reality of Islamophobia, and citizens and politicians need to talk more openly about racism in Canadian society, legal ...
Feb 01, 2017
Former government staffer testifies about B.C.'s plan to cede control of lakes
KAMLOOPS - Testimony in a civil suit launched by the Douglas Lake Cattle Company against the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club concluded on Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court. The cattle company is suing th...
Jan 31, 2017
Premier in conflict of interest over Trans Mountain pipeline approval: groups
VANCOUVER - A decision by the government of British Columbia to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline is "tainted" because of a conflict of interest that saw the premier and her political party receive ...
Jan 31, 2017
