Category Archives: British Columbia
Letter from Surrey RCMP urges parents to watch for summer drug use by students
SURREY, B.C. - As summer holidays approach for elementary and high school students in British Columbia, RCMP in Surrey are urging parents to keep kids safe and to speak with them about easily availabl...
Jun 20, 2016
Vancouver mayor says ‘more robust review’ needed of Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver is the latest group to launch a court challenge aimed at quashing the National Energy Board's recommended approval of the $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansi...
Jun 20, 2016
Okanagan rail trail fundraising rolling along
VERNON, B.C. - It has now been a month since the launch of the Okanagan Rail Trail fundraising campaign. To date, there have been some 250 donations totalling just under $200,000. The goal is $7.8 mil...
Jun 20, 2016
Sooke RCMP say all three suspects in targeted shooting are in custody
SOOKE, B.C. - Police in the suburban Victoria community of Sooke, B.C., say a nearly week-long manhunt has ended with the arrest of two men. RCMP Staff Sgt. Jeff McArthur says the arrests were made la...
Jun 20, 2016
Parole suspension lifted for man who killed police officer in Delta, B.C.
VANCOUVER - A man who was found guilty of killing a police officer in Delta, B.C., is back out on parole. Elery Long was granted full parole for the second time in March 2015 after spending years behi...
Jun 20, 2016
Hungry, powerful black bear tears apart car in West Vancouver to reach food
VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver have released photos of a car that they believe was torn apart by a black bear this weekend. The photos show the rear passenger door of the car ripped back, its fr...
Jun 20, 2016
Environmental groups launch court challenge of Trans Mountain recommendation
VANCOUVER - A pair of environmental groups are asking the courts to quash a recommendation that the federal government allow the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project to go ahead. La...
Jun 19, 2016
Pride prom creates safe space for Surrey, B.C., students to celebrate
SURREY, B.C. - School may be out, but Alisa Atchison has one more art project to complete. The 14-year-old from Surrey, B.C., will be spending her first weekend of the summer making a butterfly themed...
Jun 19, 2016
More work needed on preparing Canadians for extreme weather: Premier Clark
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Premier Christy Clark says more needs to be done to prepare for extreme weather events across Canada. Clark toured flood-ravaged parts of northeastern B.C. Sunday, and said Canadi...
Jun 19, 2016
Judge rules some Stanley Cup rioters must pay for damaging vehicles
VANCOUVER - A judge has ruled that some people who participated in the 2011 Stanley Cup riots in Vancouver are liable for damaging vehicles in the melee. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Elliott Myers said ...
Jun 18, 2016
