Category Archives: British Columbia
Three-year-old boy dies after eating poisonous mushroom during family outing
VICTORIA - A three-year-old boy who had been picking wild mushrooms with his family in Victoria has died after eating a poisonous mushroom, the local health authority said Wednesday. Dr. Richard Stanw...
Oct 12, 2016
Manhunt over: Suspect in Saskatchewan murder, B.C. police shooting found dead
REVELSTOKE, B.C. -Police say a man suspected of shooting a Mountie in British Columbia has been found dead. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the man's body was found near the southeastern B.C. co...
Oct 12, 2016
‘Stoner’ Tommy Chong says Canada’s pot legislation could set example for U.S.
VANCOUVER - Comedian, musician and pot activist Tommy Chong says he intends to keep "priming the pump" until marijuana is legalized across the United States and in Canada. Chong, 78, said the introduc...
Oct 12, 2016
Mounties in Langley, B.C., search for man who exposed himself to teen girls
LANGLEY, B.C. - Langley Mounties say they're looking for a man who exposed himself while stopping two teenage girls in Aldergrove on Tuesday. Police say the girl's reported that they were walking on a...
Oct 12, 2016
Storms to hit Lower Mainland starting tonight
VANCOUVER - The first in a series of powerful storms is expected to hit the coast late tonight, bringing strong winds and heavy rain. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for much...
Oct 12, 2016
Merritt Mayor hopeful of action on Tolko shutdown
MERRITT - The Mayor of Merritt says he’s hopeful a number of discussions with various groups will help find a transition for over 200 workers who will be out of work in just over two months at t...
Oct 12, 2016
Suspect still being sought after RCMP officer injured shooting near Golden
GOLDEN, B.C. - BC RCMP have confirmed a Mountie has been injured in a shooting incident at Donald, near Golden, yesterday afternoon. In a news release, RCMP say the officer was conducting a stop near ...
Oct 11, 2016
Police say missing woman may be with man suspected in ex-wife’s death
BURNABY, B.C. - Police say a missing woman may be with a man suspected of killing his ex-wife in Burnaby, B.C. Kyonghee Kim of Surrey was reported missing last week, and officers with the Integrated H...
Oct 11, 2016
Conditional sentence for man who attacked nurse ‘unacceptable': union
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man who attacked a nurse at an Abbotsford, B.C., hospital will not serve time in jail. Ryan Stard pleaded guilty earlier this year to assault causing bodily harm for the March 201...
Oct 11, 2016
Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns
VICTORIA - Alberta's loss is British Columbia's gain as fears of labour shortages for the construction of the massive Site C dam evaporate amid a slump in the oil and gas industry, says a new report r...
Oct 11, 2016
