Category Archives: British Columbia
Amnesty International campaign takes aim at first Canadian project with Site C
VANCOUVER - An annual Amnesty International human-rights campaign is taking aim at a Canadian project for the first time - the Site C dam. The $8.8-billion hydroelectric dam project in northeast Briti...
Dec 10, 2016
Mountie sues, alleges PTSD from exposure to child porn in sex offences unit
VANCOUVER - An RCMP officer has filed a lawsuit alleging he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after being exposed to a "significant volume" of child pornography while working in a specialize...
Dec 10, 2016
Worker killed after vehicle slides off hoist at auto repair shop in Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. - RCMP are investigating the death of an employee at an auto repair shop in Vernon, B.C. WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Trish Knight Chernecki says Mounties contacted the agency to report that a ...
Dec 09, 2016
Snow in normally southern B.C., but usual rain expected to join in
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's south coast is known for its temperate weather and mild winters, but that norm was replaced with lower temperatures Friday as snow blanketed the region for the second ti...
Dec 09, 2016
Two dead in suspicious house fire in Williams Lake
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Two people have died in a house fire in Williams Lake, and RCMP believe the fire may have been deliberately set. According to an RCMP news release, fire crews and police responde...
Dec 08, 2016
Sleds still delayed getting to Whistler for World Cup luge
WHISTLER, B.C. - Snowy conditions have delayed a shipment of sleds and kept World Cup luge competitors off the ice. This weekend's World Cup luge events in Whistler, British Columbia, were adjusted ag...
Dec 08, 2016
Stranger's random act of kindness reaps plaudits from B.C. transit police
VANCOUVER - A stranger who gave his coat to a young woman dressed only in a T-shirt and pyjama pants in sub-zero temperatures is being lauded for his anonymous act of kindness by transit police in Van...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. opens sites similar to supervised-injection sites without federal exemption
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is opening new locations where people can inject illicit drugs while monitored by trained staff - but the province says it isn't skirting the law on supervised-injection s...
Dec 08, 2016
Auditor raps B.C. for stopping progress reports on missing women programs
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general rapped the province Thursday for dropping its public progress reports on a commission of inquiry that reviewed the disappearances of 67 women - some of th...
Dec 08, 2016
Medical clinic collects too much personal info through surveillance: B.C. audit
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's privacy office is calling on a medical clinic to immediately stop collecting video and audio of patients, employees and contractors because it is not legally authorized ...
Dec 08, 2016
