Category Archives: British Columbia
IH announces short term closure of Ashcroft emergency department
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health has announced a surprise six-hour closure of the Ashcroft Hospital Emergency Department. It will begin at midnight tonight and will last until 6 o’clock tomorrow morni...
Dec 23, 2016
B.C. appeal court backs lower court’s acquittal of drug charges
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Court of Appeal says a judge did not make an error in law when he found that a man charged with trafficking marijuana in Vancouver was unlawfully arrested. Eugenio Alfon...
Dec 22, 2016
Necropsy on endangered killer whale shows animal suffered blunt-force trauma
VANCOUVER - A necrospy on an endangered killer whale found floating off the coast of British Columbia showed the animal had blunt-force trauma to its head and neck, officials say. The male orca, found...
Dec 22, 2016
Prince George students told to write a suicide letter
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A controversial high school work assignment has caught the eye of some parents. Several have come forward after their children were told to write a suicide letter for a Grade 10 ...
Dec 22, 2016
B.C. ‘disappointed’ with New Brunswick deal on health funding with Ottawa
KAMLOOPS - BC Health Minister Terry Lake says he is resolute in his desire to present a united front of the remainder provinces and territories to the federal government in negotiations for increased ...
Dec 22, 2016
Safety board investigates serious injury suffered by worker at B.C. rail yard
DELTA, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has begun an investigation into an accident at a railway yard in Delta, B.C., that seriously injured a worker. The board says a train struck an ...
Dec 22, 2016
International climate targets good for global fisheries: B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER - Sticking to international targets for global temperature increases could have a major benefits for fisheries around the world, say researchers in British Columbia. A new study from the Uni...
Dec 22, 2016
Benefit or boondoggle? Housing experts chime in on B.C.'s homeowner loans
VANCOUVER - A new interest-free loan program touted by the British Columbia government as a boon to first-time homebuyers who are struggling to save for a down payment is drawing harsh criticism from ...
Dec 22, 2016
Independent reviews of separate police-involved deaths in B.C. sent to the Crown
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia has sent two reports to the Crown for consideration of charges about separate and unrelated deaths involving RCMP officers. The...
Dec 22, 2016
Endangered killer whale found dead on B.C. coast
SECHELT, B.C. - A dead killer whale found on British Columbia's coast has been identified as a member of an endangered population. Fisheries and Oceans spokesman Dan Bate says a male orca was found Tu...
Dec 22, 2016
