Category Archives: British Columbia
Canada’s move to control fentanyl chemicals not enough to stem crisis: expert
VANCOUVER - Canada's plans to restrict six chemicals used to make fentanyl will only increase demands for a more dangerous replacement if other steps to stem a national opioid crisis are not taken, a ...
Aug 31, 2016
Head of missing women’s inquiry says ‘concrete’ recommendations needed
VANCOUVER - The judge who will lead a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women says her own losses have helped her understand the immense toll of the problem in Canada. Marion Bulle...
Aug 31, 2016
Wildfire near Lytton explodes in size to 400 hectares
LYTTON - BC Wildfire Service is currently responding to a fire near South Spencer Road, approximately 2 kilometres south of Lytton. There are 56 firefighters and three pieces of heavy equipment battli...
Aug 31, 2016
Vancouver police officers cleared in fatal 2015 shooting in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The civilian body that investigates police-involved injuries and deaths in British Columbia says it will not seek charges against a Vancouver officer involved in a fatal shooting. A report...
Aug 31, 2016
Dog killed as owner steps into dog fight at park in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - The RCMP says a dog has died in Langley, B.C., after it attacked another dog and a man in a local park. In a news release, the RCMP says it's believed the Cane Corso died while it was ...
Aug 31, 2016
B.C. campaign against overdose deaths ramps up on overdose awareness day
VANCOUVER - Canada's plans to restrict six chemicals used to make fentanyl will only increase demands for a more dangerous replacement if other steps to stem a national opioid crisis are not taken, a ...
Aug 31, 2016
Former Okanagan politician, World War II veteran Fred King dies at 93
PENTICTON, B.C. - A World War II veteran who went on to represent British Columbia's Okanagan region in Parliament has died. Fred King died at a hospice in Penticton, B.C., on Tuesday morning. He was ...
Aug 30, 2016
Thieves use chainsaws to down power poles and strip copper: BC Hydro
SURREY, B.C. - BC Hydro says thieves risked death or serious injury by cutting down two power poles with chainsaws in Surrey, B.C. Hydro says the two poles were located on separate properties and thei...
Aug 30, 2016
‘Aggressive’ pit bull attacks senior, dog in White Rock, B.C.: city
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A city official in White Rock, B.C., says a senior is recovering from extensive injuries to her hand after she and her small dog were attacked by a pit bull. City spokeswoman Farnaz...
Aug 30, 2016
Bylaw forces business to build $10K ‘sidewalk to nowhere’ in Smithers, B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - On a lonely stretch of pavement in Smithers, B.C., a black-and-white sign cautions passersby: "The end is near." But rather than warn of impending doomsday, the sign literally refers ...
Aug 30, 2016
