Category Archives: British Columbia
Pilot project will soon allow golf carts to putter around two B.C. towns
Two communities in British Columbia have been selected to test drive a new plan to allow modified golf carts on certain local roads. Starting in September, Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island and Chase...
Aug 12, 2016
Fences surround Victoria homeless camp as facility officially closed
VICTORIA - The homeless camp outside Victoria's courthouse is now shut down. The provincial government says homes have been provided or offered to all the campers at the site and the tent city has bee...
Aug 12, 2016
Violence in Vancouver’s entertainment district leads to 5th homicide of 2016
Vancouver has recorded its fifth homicide of 2016. A 28-year-old woman has died after an attack early Thursday morning, outside a bar in Vancouver's downtown entertainment district. Const. Brian Monta...
Aug 12, 2016
Guard personal details, even from callers claiming to be police: Vancouver PD
Vancouver Police say they never telephone residents at home to seek personal information or money, and they want homeowners in the city to be immediately suspicious if they receive such a call. Const....
Aug 12, 2016
Crews attack house and forest fire in Shuswap
TAPPEN - Fire crews in the Shuswap as well as wildfire crews were both in action last night following a house fire near Herald Provincial Park. About 9:30 last night, emergency officials were alerted ...
Aug 12, 2016
Barriere SAR rescue jet skiers who collided with sandbar
BARRIERE, B.C. - Search and rescue crews mobilized quickly yesterday, Aug 11, to rescue some jet skiers who collided with a sandbar. Barriere Search and Rescue vice president Todd English says his tea...
Aug 11, 2016
No charges for Vancouver police officer who shot suspect and deceased victim
VANCOUVER - No charges will be laid against a Vancouver police officer who fired his weapon three times, hitting a suspect and the body of woman who was already dead. The British Columbia Criminal Jus...
Aug 11, 2016
Jogger uses rock to battle cougar after attack on Vancouver Island logging road
VICTORIA - A Vancouver-area man used a rock to battle a cougar during a recent wild animal attack on a remote logging road on Vancouver Island. The attack has prompted British Columbia's Conservation ...
Aug 11, 2016
F-35 stealth fighters make Canadian debut at Abbotsford Air Show
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The new-age fighter jet once poised to replace Canada's aging CF-18 fleet, but whose ballooning price tag and controversial selection process threw its purchase into doubt, has made...
Aug 11, 2016
BC Ferries announcements warn travellers of fire risk on Gulf Islands
VANCOUVER - BC Ferries is doing its part to keep southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands safe and green as dry conditions raise the wildfire risk across the region. Public service announcements...
Aug 11, 2016
