Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. settles human rights complaint by deaf man alleging discrimination: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a deaf man says her client has won a human rights victory after the British Columbia government's failure to provide financial support meant he was nearly evicted for being un...
Sep 01, 2016
Strong winds assist firefighters battling blaze near Lytton
LYTTON, B.C. - There is good news on the South Spencer Road wildfire south of Lytton this afternoon, Sep 1. Fire Information Officer Max Birkner says the blaze is now listed at 30 per cent contained. ...
Sep 01, 2016
Inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women starts today
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s first female aboriginal judge formally begins her new role today as chief commissioner of the inquiry looking into missing and murdered aboriginal women. Marion Bu...
Sep 01, 2016
Clinic operator, proponent of privatized health care heads to court next week
VANCOUVER - A self-styled champion of privatized health care is bringing his fight to British Columbia Supreme Court on Tuesday for the start of a months-long trial he says is about patients' access t...
Sep 01, 2016
Man strips nude at B.C. gas station after bear spray accident: police
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say they got quite an eyeful last week after a man peeled off his clothes and began washing himself with milk after inadvertently spraying bear spray dow...
Aug 31, 2016
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
