Category Archives: British Columbia
Procession honours fallen RCMP officer as body is returned to Langford, B.C.
LANGFORD, B.C. - A second sombre procession is scheduled to travel along the highways of southern Vancouver Island today as the body of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett is returned to Langford. The Capital R...
Apr 08, 2016
Oil spill fears remain one year after bunker fuel fouled Vancouver beaches
VANCOUVER - When the MV Marathassa leaked at least 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver's harbour one year ago, the effects of the spill reached far beyond the city's picturesque waters and beac...
Apr 08, 2016
Clinton man found safe
CLINTON, B.C. - UPDATE: April 13, 2016 - RCMP now say Abraxas Glazov has been found and is safe. EARLIER - RCMP are renewing calls for information on the whereabouts of a man missing out of Clinton. 4...
Apr 07, 2016
Investigation launched after Greyhound strands girls in Valemount
VICTORIA - Reports of two young sisters being stranded midway through a bus trip at a remote Interior depot in the middle of the night is "completely and totally unacceptable," says British Columbia's...
Apr 07, 2016
Two men charged in Vernon home invasion
VERNON, B.C. - Two men arrested following a home invasion in Vernon last month have now been charged. Gregory Jolicoeur and Maurice Perrier are facing numerous counts including break and enter, forcib...
Apr 07, 2016
B.C. premier rejects calls for spending reforms, NDP seeks donation bans
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark says she's not about to overhaul British Columbia's political funding rules despite Opposition moves Wednesday to ban corporate and union donations. Clark said she was...
Apr 07, 2016
Campaign on West Coast strives to crush thirst for plastics, one straw at a time
VANCOUVER - Some businesses in an ocean-side town on Vancouver Island are eliminating plastic drinking straws, taking a first slug against plastic waste. Businesses in the tourist destination of Tofin...
Apr 07, 2016
Booze a likely factor in brawl between parents at children’s hockey game: RCMP
OSOYOOS, B.C. - The RCMP say alcohol is believed to have been a key factor in a brawl that broke out between parents of opposing hockey teams at a children's tournament in southern British Columbia. T...
Apr 07, 2016
Driver released without charges after collision that killed B.C. Mountie
LANGFORD, B.C. - A driver taken into custody after a collision that killed a British Columbia Mountie has been released without charges. RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoihet confirmed the man was released Wednes...
Apr 06, 2016
B.C. premier announces $470-million turbine contract for Site C dam
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has announced a $470-million deal for turbines and generators for the Site C dam, despite ongoing protests and court challenges against the controvers...
Apr 06, 2016
