Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Serious accident south of Clearwater
CLEARWATER B.C. - Emergency personnel are on scene of a vehicle incident about 16 kilometers south of Clearwater. B.C. Ambulance confirms they have sent one ground ambulance and air support. It’...
Dec 23, 2015
Coquihalla open following lengthy closure
MERRITT, B.C. - The Coquihalla highway southbound has re-opened at 1:30pm following a vehicle incident that happened shortly after 9:30am Wednesday December 23. Crews are reporting winter conditions o...
Dec 23, 2015
Missing snowmobiler located
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - Kamloops Search and Rescue Manager Alan Hobler confirms a young snowmobiler has been located near Finn Creek south of Blue River. Hobler says the patient was cold when search crews ...
Dec 23, 2015
Don't speculate on external investigations: Victoria police board
VICTORIA - The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board is asking the public not to rush to judgment or speculate as the RCMP investigates allegations against the chief constable. Police complaint commissi...
Dec 23, 2015
As Liberals prepare to legalize, Canadians facing pot charges left in limbo
VANCOUVER - While Rose Miranda waits for her April court date to face potential charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, the 65-year-old retired education assistant can’t take canna...
Dec 23, 2015
Salvadoran father linked to revolutionaries free to leave B.C. church sanctuary
VANCOUVER - An asylum seeker from El Salvador who spent two years in sanctuary inside a British Columbia church has been handed freedom by the federal government. Jose Figueroa has been granted an exe...
Dec 22, 2015
Eastern Canadian ski resorts wait for the white stuff as it piles up out west
CALGARY - A reversal of fortunes is afoot in Canada as the snow continues to pile up at western Canadian ski resorts while the grass is still on display on slopes in the east. The conditions are in co...
Dec 22, 2015
McBarge on the move
BURNABY - After almost 30 years, Expo '86's McBarge is on the move to its new home. It is moving from its current location on the Burrard Inlet in Burnaby to an industrial facility on the Fraser River...
Dec 22, 2015
Phone scammer stopped by Victoria centenarian
KAMLOOPS - A Victoria centenarian is being credited after she alerted staff at her senior’s home about a telephone scam. According to police, the scam had already taken two other residents of th...
Dec 22, 2015
