Category Archives: British Columbia
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
Crews call off search for Burnaby, B.C., swimmer missing in Fraser River
SURREY, B.C. - Police say the search has been called off for a missing swimmer in the Fraser River. Surrey RCMP say the man was some people drinking alcohol and having a bonfire on the beach when they...
Jun 04, 2016
Safety issues, increased crime reasons to shut down tent city: B.C. government
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the province now has a stronger case for evicting campers who have set up a tent city on the lawn of Victoria's courthouse. The government has filed...
Jun 04, 2016
Whistler mumps outbreak spreads to Lower Mainland, 41 now infected
WHISTLER, B.C. - A mumps outbreak in Whistler, B.C., has spread to nearby municipalities. Vancouver Coastal Health says 41 people in Whistler, Squamish, North Vancouver and Vancouver have been reporte...
Jun 04, 2016
Volunteers give Ashcroft landmark a new look
ASHCROFT - From 1881 to 1884, 17,000 Chinese workers came to British Columbia to help build the Canadian Pacific Railway. They were paid less than their white counterparts, and often given the most da...
Jun 03, 2016
Four small B.C. dogs need surgery after eating meat laced with razor shards
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A Chilliwack, B.C., woman says she's horrified that pieces of cooked meat with shards of razor blades hidden inside were left in her yard for her four Pomeranian dogs to find. Chris...
Jun 03, 2016
B.C. man’s appeal of body-shaving sexual assault conviction dismissed
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a man convicted of sexual assault for shaving the body hair of a young man who passed out at his home. A lower court heard that Micha...
Jun 03, 2016
