Category Archives: British Columbia
Two women dead following apparent murder-suicide in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. - Police say the deaths of two women in Coquitlam, B.C., appear to be a murder-suicide. RCMP say officers responded to a call about a woman in medical distress (in the 1100 block of Ea...
Jul 16, 2016
Black Lives Matter Vancouver wants police float out of Pride parade
VANCOUVER - Black Lives Matter Vancouver is asking police to voluntarily withdraw their float from the upcoming Pride Parade, as a "show of solidarity and understanding" that officer involvement in th...
Jul 15, 2016
RCMP visit 'demoviction' protesters in Burnaby but occupants refuse to leave
BURNABY, B.C. - Mounties have paid a visit to protesters occupying a three-storey apartment building in Burnaby, B.C., but the activists are promising to stay until they're forced out. The group calle...
Jul 15, 2016
Calgary man, 21, dies from fall in Yoho National Park in Field, B.C
FIELD, B.C. - Mounties say a 21-year-old Calgary man has died from a fall in Yoho National Park in Field, B.C. RCMP say the man was hiking with a group of friends in the alpine above the Little Yoho C...
Jul 15, 2016
Marijuana charges stayed against Burnaby, B.C., Realtor after trial delays
VANCOUVER - Charges against a real estate agent stemming from a marijuana grow-op raid in Burnaby, B.C., aren't being proceeded with after it took nearly six years for the case to go to trial. A Briti...
Jul 15, 2016
Two suspects arrested in targeted killing of 40-year-old man in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide investigators say two suspects are now in custody in connection with a man's death in Chilliwack earlier this week. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says David "Y...
Jul 15, 2016
Man who could be ‘last’ Canadian on quiz show ‘Jeopardy’ just $200 shy of win
VANCOUVER - If it turns out Benn Millman is the last Canadian on the American quiz show "Jeopardy" for the foreseeable future, the B.C. man will look back at his appearance with pride, despite hitting...
Jul 15, 2016
Former B.C. government worker embroiled in triple-delete scandal pleads guilty
VICTORIA - A former British Columbia government employee accused of making false statements to mislead the provincial privacy commissioner has pleaded guilty in a Victoria court. George Gretes' lawyer...
Jul 14, 2016
Two men convicted a decade after fatal beating in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY, B.C. - Police say two men have been found guilty in the beating death of a man from Surrey, B.C., nearly 10 years ago. David Mitchell died two days after he was attacked in a home in October 2...
Jul 14, 2016
Illegal venomous snakes found in mail Canada Post distribution centre in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - A slithering surprise was discovered in a package mailed from China at a Canada Post distribution centre in British Columbia last week. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service said thre...
Jul 14, 2016
