Category Archives: British Columbia
Wood tower at the University of British Columbia a game-changer for construction
VANCOUVER - A student residence under construction at the University of British Columbia could set a new precedent for wooden towers in Canada. The 18-storey Brock Commons is intended to show develope...
Jun 14, 2016
One man in custody following targeted shooting in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Mounties have one suspect in custody following a targeted shooting early last Friday night (June 10) in the 700 block of Freeman Street in Prince George. Cpl. Craig Douglass says...
Jun 13, 2016
Health Canada acknowledges lack of data about potency, classification of W-18
VANCOUVER - Health Canada has taken a step back from claims that W-18 is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, now acknowledging more research is needed. The department iss...
Jun 13, 2016
Undercover terrorism sting was only means to investigate B.C. couple: lawyer
VANCOUVER - Mounties in charge of an undercover sting on a British Columbia couple accused of being terrorist sympathizers can't be faulted for bringing in a "closer" to wrap up the controversial oper...
Jun 13, 2016
WorksafeBC release report into Cache Creek film set mishap
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - WorksafeBC says a failure to properly plan an action sequence is what led to actor Dylan O’Brien’s injuries on set near Cache Creek earlier this spring. O’Brien w...
Jun 13, 2016
UBC announces new president after abrupt resignation sparked governance crisis
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia has named its new president, following a year that began with the abrupt resignation of former president Arvind Gupta last summer. Santa Ono, who was bor...
Jun 13, 2016
Challenging search in B.C.'s Jervis Inlet ends with recovery of teen's body
SECHELT, B.C. - Operators of a Christian retreat say they are doing all they can for the family of a South Korean teenager who drowned while attending the camp north of Vancouver. A post on the websit...
Jun 13, 2016
B.C.'s youth representative wants inquest into police-involved shooting death
VICTORIA - British Columbia's representative for children and youth is calling for an inquest into the police-involved shooting death of a young Victoria man. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says the family ...
Jun 13, 2016
'Craft cannabis' growers fight for legal role, say B.C. jobs, tourism at stake
VANCOUVER - Travis Lane has been growing marijuana since high school, when his first pot plant swiftly withered and died in his bedroom closet. By the time he was 20, he had cultivated a small basemen...
Jun 12, 2016
Mountie in airport death case sues RCMP for negligence, harassment
VANCOUVER - A Mountie who responded the night a Polish immigrant died at Vancouver's airport has filed a lawsuit against the RCMP alleging negligence and harassment. Const. Bill Bentley has filed a no...
Jun 11, 2016
