Category Archives: British Columbia

Abbotsford police arrest child-sex offender for breaking court conditions
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A woman who faced a number of court-ordered conditions for convictions involving sex offences against children has been arrested in Abbotsford, B.C. Thirty-nine-year-old Audrey Blac...
Kayla Derkach May 24, 2016

Man in hospital following police-involved shooting in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department's major crimes unit is investigating after a strange set of circumstances led to a police shooting Tuesday. Police say officers on an unrelated call were su...
Kayla Derkach May 24, 2016

B.C. funds expansion of network providing mental illness support to families
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is providing $3 million in funding for specialized support to people living with serious mental illness and their families. Health Minister Terry Lake says the money will ...
Kayla Derkach May 24, 2016

Large fire at Victoria-area townhouse complex deemed suspicious: police
SAANICH, B.C. - Police say a large fire that ripped through a Vancouver Island townhouse complex has been deemed suspicious. The blaze broke out Sunday night in a development near the University Heigh...
Kayla Derkach May 24, 2016

2 dead, 3 in hospital following multi-vehicle crash in Surrey
SURREY – A multi-vehicle crash early Sunday morning took the lives of two people and sent three more to hospital. Police were called to a crash on 88th Avenue at 152nd Street at 12:30 a.m. Sunda...
Kayla Derkach May 22, 2016

Vancouver-bound flight diverted in Hamburg for passenger’s medical issue
VANCOUVER - Lufthansa officials say a Vancouver-bound flight from Munich was diverted to Hamburg after a passenger suffered a medical issue. Airline spokesman Michael Lamberty says flight LH476 was fo...
Kayla Derkach May 22, 2016

Cool long weekend keeping campers off the lake
BLIND BAY, B.C. - You might say it’s a typical May long weekend. The weather has been cloudy, cool and rainy. At Shuswap Lake Marina all of Saturday’s boat rentals were canceled. Owner, Lo...
Kayla Derkach May 22, 2016

Kitsilano coast guard base boosts crew for summer, expects new vessel
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver coast guard base reopened by the federal Liberal government will employ more crew members during the busy summer months and get a new search-and-rescue vessel. Starting this Ma...
Kayla Derkach May 22, 2016

Washington state man arrested for sexual contact with 12-year-old girl
VANCOUVER - Police have arrested a Washington state man who they allege was headed to B.C. to have sexual contact with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl. The U.S. justice department issued a ...
Kayla Derkach May 21, 2016

Victoria city council grants police bigger budget to monitor tent city
Victoria police will receive a $113,000 budget increase to cover the costs of monitoring the tent city set up on the courthouse lawn. City council held a special meeting Friday and voted unanimously t...
Kayla Derkach May 21, 2016

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