Category Archives: British Columbia
Homes shake, residents unnerved, but no damage from moderate B.C. quake
VANCOUVER - Some thought a car had rammed their home. Others thought it was someone pounding on the door or the neighbours moving furniture. It wasn’t until the shaking stopped several seconds l...
Dec 30, 2015
Man rams RCMP cruiser, flees on kayak
SICAMOUS, B.C.- What started out as a traffic stop on Old Spallumcheen Road near Sicamous BC, ended with Sicamous RCMP and an RCMP dog handler tracking a suspect in the Mara Lake area. At around 02:30...
Dec 29, 2015
Relatives of drowned Syrian boy land in Canada
VANCOUVER - Relatives of a Syrian boy whose lifeless body washed up on a Turkish beach landed in Vancouver on Monday. Mohammed Kurdi, his wife and their five children have come to Canada as refugees, ...
Dec 28, 2015
Greater Victoria sees eight suspected drug overdose deaths in one week
VICTORIA - Drugs are likely to blame for the deaths of eight people in Greater Victoria over the past week, says the BC Coroners Service. The only confirmed overdose was a man who died in a downtown V...
Dec 27, 2015
Wave, area, company all eerily similar in B.C. whale-watch tragedies
VICTORIA - The waves rose out of nowhere, tipped the boats straight up and hurled people into the churning seas. There was no time for maydays. The survivor accounts and official reports from two dead...
Dec 27, 2015
Pressure-cooker emergency crises get high-tech solution from Vancouver startup
VANCOUVER - When Stanley Cup rioters rained chaos onto Vancouver’s downtown core in June 2011, holes were exposed in the capabilities of police trying to stop looting and arsons. Communication b...
Dec 26, 2015
Vancouver's hot housing market could have negative impacts: expert
VANCOUVER - Sellers are celebrating a banner year for Vancouver’s real-estate market, but critics say the high prices could create problems for the region’s economy and environment. The be...
Dec 26, 2015
B.C. man launches lawsuit claiming ownership of $50 million lottery jackpot
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man is taking the province’s lottery agency to court, saying he is the rightful winner of a $50 million jackpot handed out earlier this month. George Wilson-Tagoe ...
Dec 26, 2015
Dead Syrian boy's aunt reflects on family's journey, world's refugee response
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - It looks like any other hair salon. Shiny hydraulic swivel chairs sit in front of mirrored work stations. Hair-dryer seats line the far wall. Brightly coloured gels and shampoos...
Dec 26, 2015
Two seriously injured in head-on crash involving charter bus carrying 50 people
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A head-on collision involving a packed charter bus has sent two people to hospital after temporarily closing down a bustling coastal highway in British Columbia. Squamish RCMP spokesw...
Dec 23, 2015
