Category Archives: British Columbia
Treatment centre compliant with regulations, says report on overdose death
VANCOUVER - An investigation by a British Columbia health care authority says a treatment centre where a young man died of a drug overdose was in compliance with provincial regulations. Vancouver Coas...
Nov 14, 2016
Researchers worried killer whale population will flatline with female deaths
VANCOUVER – The death of a single wild animal is not usually significant, but for an endangered species of killer whales the loss of a young female has some experts worried that the population m...
Nov 13, 2016
Mother skeptical of investigation into son's deadly overdose at treatment centre
VANCOUVER – The mother of young Coquitlam, B.C., man who died in substance-abuse treatment centre says she doubts a third-party investigation into his death will hold anyone to account. Brandon ...
Nov 13, 2016
High waves challenge for crews lifting sunken tugboat off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – As crews prepare the daunting task of lifting a 30-metre tug that sank off British Columbia’s central coast, the local First Nation says the federal government is hidin...
Nov 13, 2016
Hundreds protest against president-elect Trump in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Hundreds of protesters snaked their way through downtown Vancouver on Thursday, pumping their fists in the air and chanting “Love trumps hate,” as they rallied against the outc...
Nov 10, 2016
Man shot by Vancouver police had 'criminal intentions,' took hostage: chief
VANCOUVER - A “very large man” shot and killed by officers during a robbery and hostage-taking may have had further criminal intentions after trying to steal firearms from a Canadian Tire ...
Nov 10, 2016
Mounties on Play-Doh duty at B.C. daycare after operator falls ill
LANGFORD, B.C. - Some Mounties on Vancouver Island were put on Play-Doh duty this week after a daycare provider suffered a medical emergency and had to be taken to hospital. Police say they were conta...
Nov 10, 2016
Health minister meets with Vancouver firefighters responding to overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - The fire hall in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has been overwhelmed by emergency medical calls since the illicit opioid fentanyl has spurred a deadly overdose crisis. Vancouver Fire Chief ...
Nov 10, 2016
Anonymous donor gives hundreds of indigenous works to B.C. museum
VANCOUVER - An extensive collection of indigenous art valued at about $7 million is being given to the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia by an anonymous donor. At more than ...
Nov 10, 2016
Efforts begin to reposition, raise sunken tug near Bella Bella, B.C.
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Work is underway to reposition a submerged tug before lifting it from waters off British Columbia's central coast. Ayla Brown of the Heiltsuk First Nation says salvage experts used...
Nov 10, 2016
