Category Archives: British Columbia
Judge awards $8M to B.C. man wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years
VANCOUVER - A man who was wrongfully convicted on sexual assault charges has been awarded more than $8 million by a B.C. court after spending nearly 27 years behind bars. In a 130-page ruling released...
Jun 08, 2016
Power problem leads to osprey nest relocation
SALMON ARM, B.C. - BC Hydro crews have found a solution to an ongoing power problem that has affected the city of Salmon Arm over the last few weeks. On Friday, June 3, workers carefully lifted two, 4...
Jun 08, 2016
Report finds Victoria Police used reasonable force in fatal 2014 shooting
VICTORIA - Four officers with the Victoria Police Department have been cleared of involvement in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man. The Independent Investigations Office says it has wrapped up a...
Jun 08, 2016
Vancouver drug users appeal for more safe injection sites amid overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Members of two British Columbia drug users' advocacy groups are calling on the government to open more safe injection sites in an accelerated effort to stop overdose deaths. Dozens of memb...
Jun 08, 2016
Doctor wants B.C. to assure nurses they won't be prosecuted for assisted death
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia doctor who has become an outspoken advocate for assisted death is calling on the provincial government to assure nurses they won't be prosecuted for participating in the...
Jun 08, 2016
Cariboo woman reaches Extreme Huntress final
KAMLOOPS - A 100 Mile House RCMP officer has reached the final in an online competition called ‘Extreme Huntress.’ 27 year old Candace Knudsen grew up in Bella Coola, and says hunting was ...
Jun 08, 2016
Behaviour of mentally ill dad who killed kids doesn’t stick out: psych nurse
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A mentally ill British Columbia man who killed his three children behaves in similar ways to other patients in a Port Coquitlam, B.C., psychiatric hospital, a court heard as Cr...
Jun 07, 2016
B.C. treaty negotiation process looks to speed up agreements, set deadlines
VICTORIA - The slow pace of land-claim treaty talks in British Columbia is about to get a kickstart with a series of reforms to speed up negotiations and produce more deals. Aboriginal Relations and R...
Jun 07, 2016
Google Trekker tours the North
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - It's an odd-looking device that will put some of the most remote regions of the province on the map. Literally. It's a Google Street View Trekker that has been modified to mount ...
Jun 07, 2016
University of B.C. unveils draft sexual assault policy in wake of complaints
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has unveiled its draft sexual assault policy, but a former student who filed a human-rights complaint over the issue says the school fails to address her...
Jun 07, 2016
