Category Archives: British Columbia
RCMP investigating after body found in northern B.C., cause of death unknown
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - The RCMP have enlisted the help of its major-crime investigators after a body was discovered outside a rural community in northern British Columbia. The North District Major Cri...
Apr 18, 2016
B.C. First Nations dispute over North Coast LNG project reaches Ottawa
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders from British Columbia were scheduled to travel to Ottawa this week to make their case against a proposed liquefied natural gas project near Prince Rupert. Hereditary ...
Apr 18, 2016
Hit-and-run collision on Vancouver's west side leaves skateboarder dead
VANCOUVER - A skateboarder is dead after an early-morning hit and run in Vancouver. Two men were skateboarding on the west side of the city (near Heather Street and West 54th Avenue) when one was stru...
Apr 17, 2016
Mothers of drug victims to carry their children's voices to United Nations
VANCOUVER - Nearly four years after her daughter died of an opioid overdose, Donna May will share her story of loss and learning at the United Nations. May's daughter Jac, 35, died on Aug. 21, 2012, a...
Apr 17, 2016
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in stabbing outside Abbotsford gas station
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Homicide investigators say a man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in a fatal stabbing outside an Abbotsford, B.C., gas station last year. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Tea...
Apr 16, 2016
Coast guard said small diesel spill has coloured Vancouver's harbour
VANCOUVER - A small diesel slick spotted in Vancouver's False Creek and nearby English Bay isn't large enough to attempt a cleanup, according to a Canadian Coast Guard spokesman. Dan Bate said in an i...
Apr 16, 2016
Police tried to stop suspect before crash killed female Mountie: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office is stepping in to probe a crash that killed a Mountie after revelations that police were trying to stop a suspect vehicle minutes be...
Apr 16, 2016
BC pumps $23M into anti-gang effort
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia’s premier says a boost of $23 million for a guns and gangs strategy is an effort to increase public safety across the province. Christy Clark was flanked by the p...
Apr 15, 2016
Rallies to increase B.C. minimum wage planned across the province
VANCOUVER - The "Fight For 15 Campaign" to increase minimum wage is hoping to pick up speed across the country today. Today is the National Day of Action, with rallies planned from Vancouver to Moncto...
Apr 15, 2016
Saskatchewan couple identified as victims of deadly plane crash
VANCOUVER - A Saskatchewan couple has been identified as the victims of a plane crash in southeastern British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 58-year-old Lynndon Delisle and 54-year-old wife, H...
Apr 15, 2016
