Category Archives: British Columbia
Parking rate hike in Vancouver's West End won't affect longtime residents: city
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is defending proposed changes to parking regulations in the densely populated West End. It's considering recommendations that could boost the cost of a residents-only...
Jul 14, 2016
Homicide detectives respond to deadly assault in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Homicide investigators have taken over the case in Chilliwack, B.C., after a man died following an assault. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the unnamed victim was as...
Jul 14, 2016
B.C. Appeal Court upholds prison sentence for Mountie convicted of perjury
VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer who jolted Robert Dziekanski several times at Vancouver's airport and then lied about it to an inquiry has lost his appeal in British Columbia's highest court. Kwesi Milli...
Jul 14, 2016
Money rolling in for new Okanagan rail trail
VERNON, B.C. - Donations keep pouring in for the Okanagan Rail Trail. In the first 10 days of this month, over $450,000 was raised, bringing the total now to close to $700,000. The goal is $7.8 millio...
Jul 14, 2016
Spent helium balloons prompt pledge after Victoria music festival
VICTORIA - Organizers of a music festival in Victoria are promising not to use helium balloons at next year's event. Phillips Brewery and Atomique Productions have issued a tweet apologizing after sev...
Jul 14, 2016
Charges laid after 86-year-old man robbed, beaten in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man has been arrested and charged for the violent robbery of a senior in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say a male suspect followed the 86-year-old man into his apartment building Tuesda...
Jul 13, 2016
Judge refuses class-action lawsuit against BC Hydro over smart meters
VANCOUVER - A judge has refused a class action lawsuit against BC Hydro over the installation of so-called smart meters. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elaine Adair said in a 36-page ruling released Wedne...
Jul 13, 2016
Fentanyl a main cause in surge in B.C. drug deaths this year: coroner
VICTORIA - The latest statistics from British Columbia's coroner's office show a large increase in illicit drug overdoses in the province. Statistics from the coroner's service show there were 371 dea...
Jul 13, 2016
Food chain changes may be luring humpbacks to B.C.'s south coast: researchers
VANCOUVER - Whale watching companies in the Salish Sea report unusually large groups of humpback whales are becoming a frequent sight off B.C.'s south coast. The Pacific Whale Watch Association says t...
Jul 13, 2016
Fatigue contributes to frightening highway crash
CHASE, B.C. - The occupants of a pickup truck escaped serious injury after a frightening crash on the Trans Canada Highway in Chase this morning. RCMP Corporal Dan Moskaluk says just after eight oR...
Jul 13, 2016
