Category Archives: British Columbia
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
B.C.’s police watchdog forwards case to Crown in death of Penticton boy
PENTICTON, B.C. - Crown lawyers must decide if charges should be laid against a Penticton RCMP officer involved in a collision that killed a young boy in the Okanagan city last September. The chief ci...
Aug 11, 2016
More options for buyers as British Columbia home sales skid, high prices stay
VANCOUVER - Prices remain steep, but prospective homebuyers in British Columbia may be gaining more selection thanks to slowing sales in a notoriously feverish market, say experts. "Home sales are not...
Aug 11, 2016
Quebec teen found dead in B.C. river after being swept away while fishing
NAKUSP, B.C. - The body of a 19-year-old Quebec man has been pulled from a British Columbia river, 10 days after he disappeared. RCMP in the southeastern B.C. community of Nakusp say searchers located...
Aug 10, 2016
Whale watchers witness battle of behemoths in waters off Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - A whale watching association says a battle between some of the largest creatures in the seas off the coast of British Columbia appeared to end with the human equivalent of fist waving and ...
Aug 10, 2016
Man injured, police investigate after stunt on Vancouver TV set
VANCOUVER - Police say a camera operator was hit by a vehicle in east Vancouver during filming of a television show. Const. Brian Montague of Vancouver police says the victim was hit early Wednesday m...
Aug 10, 2016
