Category Archives: British Columbia
Donated WWII Japanese internment camp photos show slice of normal life
VANCOUVER - The black and white picture shows teenage girls posing for the camera with their clothes neatly pressed, their hair in perfect movie star pin curls, but the background of a dilapidated Sec...
Jun 07, 2016
Speed stop nets police 15 pounds of pot
BLUE RIVER, B.C. - RCMP in Clearwater say a speeding stop in a construction zone netted an unexpected surprise. On May 25th, Mounties pulled over a vehicle near a construction zone on Highway 5 near B...
Jun 06, 2016
Minor train derailment cleaned up near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. - CN Rail crews made quick work of a minor derailment overnight near Ashcroft. Michelle Allen, Chief Administrative Officer with the Village of Ashcroft indicated 7 empty rail cars left...
Jun 06, 2016
Family at centre of assisted dying law says Ottawa failed to listen
VANCOUVER - One of the key plaintiffs in the court battle for physician-assisted death is celebrating the historic decision coming into effect, but says the government's handling of the new law is a b...
Jun 06, 2016
Final arguments begin in B.C. terrorism trial with focus on ‘spiritual guidance’
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for a man found guilty of planning to bomb the British Columbia legislature says the RCMP broke the law by supplying her client and his common-law wife with the means and the sp...
Jun 06, 2016
Plane missing on B.C.’s south coast found, all three passengers safe
VANCOUVER - Rescue crews say a single-engine plane missing from British Columbia's south coast has been found and all three passengers are safe. A spokeswoman for the Joint Rescue Co-Ordination Centre...
Jun 06, 2016
Lake: BC ready with interim assisted dying regulation
KAMLOOPS - Provinces have been forced to take the lead in ensuring there are some rules around assisted dying in Canada. A Supreme Court-imposed deadline will pass Monday without the federal governmen...
Jun 06, 2016
Some Vancouver companies lure, retain workers with jobs that make a difference
VANCOUVER - As Michelle Reid watches Vancouver house prices soar while preparing for the arrival of her first baby, she sometimes kicks herself for not buying property 10 years ago. But Reid says she ...
Jun 05, 2016
RCMP investigating fatal shooting in Lower Mainland
RICHMOND, B.C. - Richmond RCMP have identified the man killed in what they call a bold and brazen weekend shooting. Police say 56-year-old Amarjit Singh Sandhu died in hospital after being shot Saturd...
Jun 05, 2016
Simpcw First Nation blazing and maintaining trails
BARRIERE, B.C. - The Simpcw First Nation is developing British Columbia’s first-ever First Nations owned and operated mountain biking trail maintenance company. In 2015 the Simpcw McBride to Bar...
Jun 05, 2016
