Category Archives: British Columbia
Police watchdog finds Coquitlam RCMP not at fault for death of man in custody
COQUITLAM, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog has concluded the death of a man in custody last week was not the fault of Mounties. RCMP responded to calls of a break-in at a home in Coquitlam o...
Oct 28, 2016
Fraser Health campaign warns Halloween partygoers of alcohol, overdose risks
VANCOUVER - The Fraser Health Authority is issuing a stern reminder to occasional drug users as weekend Halloween parties approach, urging them to reduce the risk of an accidental overdose. The health...
Oct 27, 2016
RCMP in Langley, B.C., arrest a man who jumped the Canada-U.S. border
LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties have arrested a 49-year-old man from Langley, B.C., who allegedly jumped the boarder between the United States and Canada. Police say two men on separate motorcycles attempted...
Oct 27, 2016
Feds defend Pacific NorthWest LNG decision as court challenges filed
VANCOUVER - The federal government is standing behind its decision to approve the massive Pacific NorthWest LNG project, despite facing new court challenges and accusations that it has broken climate ...
Oct 27, 2016
UBC students in Vancouver gain new source for potentially life-saving drug kits
VANCOUVER - The Urgent Care Centre at the University of British Columbia Hospital on the Point Grey campus is the latest to be equipped with take-home naloxone kits. The kits are offered to patients a...
Oct 27, 2016
Highland Valley warns of rocky road ahead
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Teck Resources is warning of tough times ahead for its massive Highland Valley Copper mine in Logan Lake. Highland Valley Superintendent of Environment and Community Affairs Peter M...
Oct 27, 2016
Victim's family satisfied with Clearwater killer's sentence
KAMLOOPS - More than two years after 33 year old Angila Wilson was murdered in Clearwater her killer has learned his fate. Iain Scott’s guilty plea for the second degree murder of his estranged ...
Oct 27, 2016
B.C. First Nation angered by federal minister's response to downed tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Members of a First Nation on British Columbia's central coast say they're angered and dismayed by a federal minister's response to a fuel spill in the area. Fisheries and Oceans mi...
Oct 27, 2016
Search of Stanley Park for missing mom of two-month-old baby suspended
VANCOUVER - North Shore Rescue has suspended its search of Stanley Park for a missing young mother from Metro Vancouver. Thirty-two-year-old Florence Leung was last seen Tuesday as she drove away from...
Oct 27, 2016
First Nations filing lawsuits against Pacific NorthWest LNG project
VANCOUVER - First Nations and environmental groups are planning to file lawsuits Thursday against the federal government and Malaysian state-owned oil firm Petronas in an attempt to stop a liquefied n...
Oct 26, 2016
