Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver police say cruiser that hit Burnaby building had been stolen
BURNABY, B.C. - Vancouver police says one of its cruisers that hit a building in Burnaby early Friday morning was stolen. Police say the marked police car was stolen at about 1:30 a.m. on Vancouver's ...
Mar 11, 2016
Police say Abbotsford shooting that injured two men was not random
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Two men have been seriously injured in a shooting in Abbotsford, B.C. Police in that Fraser Valley city say they were called to a home just south of Highway 1, not far from the Abbo...
Mar 11, 2016
Vancouver health authority changes assisted-dying guidelines for staff
VANCOUVER - A major British Columbia health authority has updated its guidelines for medical staff on how to respond to requests for assisted death, allowing doctors and nurses to refer patients to a ...
Mar 11, 2016
Victim of fatal Salmon Arm crash identified
SALMON ARM, B.C. - The BC Coroners Service has released the name of a man who died in a crash in Salmon Arm. 24 year old Jonah Jessie Daniel Nanosh Triton Kosowan of Calgary was driving a car that col...
Mar 10, 2016
Province seeks hefty fines for anyone who violates B.C. Wildfire Act
VICTORIA - British Columbia's forest firefighters face enough difficulties controlling raging walls of flames that threaten homes, properties and lives without having to worry about drones and pleasur...
Mar 10, 2016
Falling tree kills one person as strong gusts cut power to thousands in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A woman was killed inside her bedroom Thursday when high winds knocked a large tree onto a home during a storm that blasted across most of B.C.'s south coast. Sgt. Travis Carroll said the ...
Mar 10, 2016
Crews still searching for missing Prince George snowmobilers
PRINCE GEORGE - Crews continue to comb the shore and icy water, but still no sign of two missing snowmobilers. The pair part of a group that went sledding on the Salmon River Monday afternoon. Three m...
Mar 10, 2016
No injuries following Quesnel mill explosion
QUESNEL, B.C. - WorkSafeBC has launched an investigation into the cause of an explosion and fire at a forest products mill in Quesnel, B.C. WATCH: Update from our affiliate CKPG News Al Johnson, vice-...
Mar 09, 2016
Canada set to host HSBC World Sevens Series event for the first time
VANCOUVER - The Canadian rugby sevens team is of two minds these days. While the players want to do well in front of their home fans when the HSBC World Sevens Series visits Canada for the first time ...
Mar 09, 2016
Homeless Saskatchewan man given one-way bus ticket hopes for new life in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Two homeless Saskatchewan men who say they were given one-way bus tickets to British Columbia have arrived in Vancouver. Charles Neil-Curly, 23, has been homeless for about five months and...
Mar 09, 2016
