Category Archives: British Columbia
Amnesty International calls for halt to Site C, dam threatens indigenous rights
VICTORIA - An Amnesty International report calling for work to stop on British Columbia's $8.8 billion Site C hydroelectric dam will not affect construction on the project, says the Crown corporation ...
Aug 09, 2016
Drug users to benefit from Vancouver program offering detox at home
VANCOUVER - Drug users in Vancouver who won't, or can't, attend a residential detox program now have a new, immediate way to kick their habit. Vancouver Coastal Health has launched START, the Substanc...
Aug 09, 2016
Drones get nod of approval for use in fighting British Columbia wildfires
VANCOUVER - Drones are about to be added to the fire fighting arsenal of the B.C. Wildfire Service. Spokeswoman Erin Catherall says the service has conducted two seasons of trials and is ready to put ...
Aug 09, 2016
Forest Safety Council snapshot reveals more work needed to keep loggers safe
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Forest Safety Council reports headway in one area as it aims to cut fatalities and injuries in the forest industry. Council CEO Rob Moonen says there have been ju...
Aug 09, 2016
Biker, police dog rescue senior who vanished off Vancouver Island logging road
CHEMAINUS, B.C. - A dirt biker and a dog handler are being credited with finding a 67-year-old woman from Vancouver Island who vanished for six nights before being discovered alive off an old logging ...
Aug 09, 2016
RCMP help once poison-tipped arrows from Africa find their way to B.C. museum
VANCOUVER - Two old arrows from Africa will be looked at by a curator at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia to see if they might be added to its archives after the interv...
Aug 09, 2016
Police identify victim of fatal stabbing outside pub in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police have identified the man who was fatally stabbed outside a pub in Coquitlam, B.C., over the weekend. He was Robert Vidovich, a 55-year-old resident of Coquitlam. The Integrated...
Aug 08, 2016
Surrey RCMP arrest six males allegedly linked to five months of gun violence
SURREY, B.C. - Six people have been arrested and face firearms charges that the RCMP says are linked to a spate of shootings in Surrey, B.C., over the last five months. All six males, including a teen...
Aug 08, 2016
Teen girl dies of apparent drug overdose in Port Moody, B.C., Starbucks
PORT MOODY, B.C. - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a teenage girl has died of an apparent drug overdose in a Starbucks washroom. Emergency crews were called to the cafe around 5:19 p.m. Sunday after a...
Aug 08, 2016
Three people cheer Saskatchewan man’s cross-Canada walk to raise abuse awareness
VICTORIA - A Saskatchewan man who walked across Canada to raise awareness about domestic abuse was greeted by a tiny cheering section as he arrived at the Terry Fox statue at Mile 0 in Victoria after ...
Aug 08, 2016
