Category Archives: British Columbia
Flagger killed in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police are investigating a deadly crash this morning that has claimed the life of a Traffic Control Person on West Austin Road in Prince George. Police say the individual was str...
Aug 17, 2016
Experienced hiker missing since Sunday in B.C.’s eastern Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER - Members of several British Columbia search and rescue teams are scouring the rugged Cheam mountain range in the eastern Fraser Valley, hoping to spot any sign of a missing hiker. The 50-ye...
Aug 17, 2016
More family doctors should be trained to help drug-addicted patients: B.C. study
VANCOUVER - A study by the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is calling for more doctors across Canada to be formally trained to diagnose and treat patients addicted to drugs. Dr. Eva...
Aug 17, 2016
Suspect arrested in fatal daylight stabbing of man in Port Coquitlam, B.C.
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - An arrest has been made following a fatal stabbing in Port Coquitlam, B.C. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 34-year-old James Meanney was taken into custody witho...
Aug 17, 2016
Two men die after being pulled from small lake on Salt Spring Island
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service says two men have died after an incident on Weston Lake, just north of Fulford Harbour, on Salt Spring Island. Coroner Barb McLintock confirms the de...
Aug 17, 2016
Case of B.C. man accused of posting terrorist propaganda online going to trial
VANCOUVER - The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says the case against a British Columbia man charged with four terrorism-related offences will go directly to trial. Spokeswoman Elizabeth Armitage...
Aug 16, 2016
Family’s home sale mired in uncertainty in wake of B.C. foreign buyers’ tax
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Cardboard moving boxes are piled about the living room of an otherwise half-packed house nestled on a tree-lined residential street in a quiet Vancouver-area suburb - a scene frozen ...
Aug 16, 2016
Papers discuss fracking impact on B.C. dams, province defends approach
VANCOUVER - Officials at British Columbia's public power utility raised concerns as early as 2009 that earthquakes caused by a controversial gas-extraction method used in the mining industry may put t...
Aug 16, 2016
City of Vernon says panhandling complaints decreasing
VERNON, B.C. - The City of Vernon says complaints about panhandling are down since a new strategy was introduced two months ago. Bylaws staff also say panhandlers aren’t seeking money on medians...
Aug 16, 2016
First case of Zombie fly parasite confirmed in honey bees in Nanaimo, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A beekeeper in Nanaimo, B.C., is the first to document what could be a devastating parasite in Canadian honey bees. Sarah Wallbank says she noticed bees from her hive were flying erratical...
Aug 16, 2016
