Category Archives: British Columbia
World Cup luge races pushed back by heavy snow
WHISTLER, B.C. - World Cup luge races scheduled for Friday at the Whistler Sliding Center have been delayed until Saturday because heavy snow has delayed the delivery of sleds. The sleds that were shi...
Dec 06, 2016
Falling ice from Metro Vancouver bridges damages at least 40 vehicles
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's transportation minister says more needs to be done to prevent chunks of ice falling from Metro Vancouver's bridges and damaging vehicles. A winter storm brought more tha...
Dec 06, 2016
Vancouver to hold public forum on increasing number of overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has scheduled a public forum on drug overdoses as the opioid crisis puts increasing pressure on its budget and first responders. Thursday's forum at city hall is expe...
Dec 06, 2016
Notley won’t weigh in on B.C. election after meeting anti-pipeline NDP leader
VANCOUVER - For Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, pipeline politics begin and end at home. Her support of Kinder Morgan Canada's $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has put her at odds with Br...
Dec 06, 2016
No charges against B.C. cops, paramedics for not calling Children’s Ministry
VICTORIA - British Columbia's criminal justice branch says no charges have been approved against Delta police officers and paramedics who failed to file a report with the Children's Ministry about a c...
Dec 06, 2016
Defence argues case against follower of polygamous sect is unproven
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The lawyer for one of three people with ties to a British Columbia polygamous community says the prosecution has not met the burden of proof that his client intended to remove a 13-y...
Dec 06, 2016
Supervised-consumption services proposed for Surrey, B.C., to stem overdoses
SURREY, B.C. - Two supervised-consumption sites have been proposed for Surrey, B.C., in an effort to curb a spike in the number of fatal overdoses. Health Minister Terry Lake says in a news release th...
Dec 06, 2016
Gang murder trial to be held without jury
KELOWNA - The trial of three men charged with the murder of a gangster in Kelowna five years ago, will be heard by a judge with no jury That’s unusual for murder cases, but in this matter, both ...
Dec 06, 2016
Former Canadian sailor launches military abuse class-action lawsuit
VICTORIA - A former sailor says she is launching a proposed class-action lawsuit to change the culture of harassment and abuse in the Canadian Armed Forces after the military rejected her complaints o...
Dec 05, 2016
Vancouver to help homeowners become landlords in leadup to empty homes tax
Vancouver wants to make it easier for homeowners to become landlords ahead of an empty homes tax designed to put more properties on the rental market. The city is collaborating with LandlordBC, a prof...
Dec 05, 2016
