Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Crash kills Merritt-area woman, ties up Coquihalla
MERRITT, B.C. - A 47 year old Merritt-area woman is dead after an early morning crash on the Coquihalla Highway – and RCMP say it appears her death could have been prevented. Just before 5:00 a....
Aug 30, 2016
68-year-old driver, passenger, 70, victims of deadly Vancouver crash
Vancouver Police say a 68-year-old man and 70-year-old woman were the victims of the single vehicle crash that also injured three pedestrians in downtown Vancouver. Acting Sgt. Brian Montague says the...
Aug 29, 2016
100-year-old runner from India inspires at Americas Masters Games in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - It took 100-year-old Indian runner Man Kaur almost a minute and a half to complete the 100-metre race, but she never broke her stride. And when she finally crossed the finish line at the A...
Aug 29, 2016
Expanded jurisdiction, more files for police complaints office: annual report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner says 2015-16 was the busiest year ever for the body that provides impartial civilian oversight of complaints by the public involving municip...
Aug 29, 2016
Passenger train collision kills man in Spences Bridge
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service has identified a man who was hit and killed by a passenger train in Spences Bridge over the weekend. He was 40 year old Jonathon Christopher Harris of Ke...
Aug 29, 2016
