Category Archives: British Columbia
Some diesel fuel safely pumped from sunken tug on B.C. central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Salvage crews have removed more than 88,000 litres of diesel from a sunken tug on British Columbia's central coast in the latest effort to avert an environmental disaster near the ...
Oct 18, 2016
B.C. Mountie to face luring charge, breach of trust charge dropped
VICTORIA - A charge of child luring has been approved against a British Columbia RCMP officer connected to video taken during a sting by a vigilante group this summer. Const. Dario Devic is accused of...
Oct 18, 2016
Rail removal makes way for future Okanagan recreation trail
VERNON, B.C. - A big part of the prep work for the proposed Okanagan Rail Trail is nearing completion. CN Rail is said to be close to removing the rail infrastructure along the corridor which was part...
Oct 18, 2016
B.C. charity seeks owner of gold, diamond bracelet possibly donated mistakenly
DELTA, B.C. - A charity in Metro Vancouver wants to be certain a very unusual donation is not a mistake. The charity, based in Ladner, B.C., recently found an expensive piece of jewelry in its donatio...
Oct 18, 2016
B.C.'s auditor general says government info at risk due to lack of security
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says appropriate security controls are not always in place for thousands of mobile devices used by government employees, putting sensitive information at ...
Oct 18, 2016
Crash of small jet in Kelowna, B.C., reminder of need for black boxes: TSB
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board renewed its call Monday for flight data or cockpit voice recorders to be carried on smaller planes after a jet crash last week in B.C. killed four peopl...
Oct 17, 2016
Race to drain diesel fuel from sunken tug underway off B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Salvage crews have begun the process of removing thousands of litres of diesel from a sunken 30-metre tug off British Columbia's central coast. Divers began the operation late Mond...
Oct 17, 2016
Hip fracture deaths more likely at small and medium community hospitals: study
VANCOUVER - Canadians with broken hips are more likely to die after seeking treatment at a medium or small community hospital, compared with large and teaching hospitals, a new study says. The report ...
Oct 17, 2016
Ashcroft killer to learn his fate in November
KAMLOOPS - An Ashcroft man who killed his uncle two years ago will learn his fate next month. Shane Gyoba was found guilty in June of using a shovel to kill Ed Gyoba on his Ashcroft property. The conc...
Oct 17, 2016
B.C. extends financial help for youth aging out of provincial care
VICTORIA - British Columbia is expanding a program that provides financial help to young people who have turned 19 and aged out of provincial care. Children and Families Minister Stephanie Cadieux say...
Oct 17, 2016
