Category Archives: British Columbia
One man dead, another injured, in avalanche near Golden, BC
GOLDEN, B.C. - One man was killed and a second snowmobiler was in hospital late Saturday following an avalanche near Golden, B.C. Golden-Field RCMP said two other men were uninjured when the avalanche...
Feb 20, 2016
Last two Stanley Cup rioters sentenced to time behind bars for assault
VANCOUVER - Prosecutions for crimes that took place during the 2011 Stanley Cup riots have come to a close, with two more men sentenced to time behind bars. Both William Fisher and Jeffrey Milne were ...
Feb 19, 2016
Missing Person located in Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. - UPDATED: Daisy Dunn has been located EARLIER: The RCMP is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing Merritt resident. Daisy Dunn was last seen February 10th, 2016,...
Feb 19, 2016
Stone highlights boost to BC Transit in budget
KAMLOOPS - Transportation Minister Todd Stone has used the Thompson Rivers University bus loop as the background to highlight new transit funding included in this week’s budget. Stone says the B...
Feb 19, 2016
Vancouver and Victoria consider supervised injection in health centres
VANCOUVER - British Columbia health officials are considering offering supervised-injection services in community health clinics, triggered by a new federal government and a spike in fentanyl overdose...
Feb 19, 2016
Parents fear impacts of lead on children in northern B.C. schools: NDP
VICTORIA - A failed classroom experiment four years ago in northwestern British Columbia has spawned widespread concern from parents who fear their children face risks of lead poisoning from drinking ...
Feb 19, 2016
Avalanche Canada issues special warning for BC back country
KAMLOOPS - Avalanche Canada has issued a Special Public Avalanche Warning, saying several factors are combining to give forecasters concern that this weekend could be ripe for avalanche activity in th...
Feb 19, 2016
Pair of B.C. beaches make newspaper’s list of world’s top 50 beaches
VANCOUVER - Two British Columbia beaches have landed on a list of the world's top 50 beaches as ranked by the British newspaper The Guardian. It places English Bay in Vancouver in the 47th spot, notin...
Feb 18, 2016
Five suspects in Chilliwack-based drug ring face 50 weapons, trafficking charges
VANCOUVER - A drug trafficking investigation that has stretched across British Columbia since 2014 has now produced dozens more charges. A release from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, wh...
Feb 18, 2016
Province uncorks rules to licence VQA wineries in B.C. grocery stores
VANCOUVER - Grocery stores hoping to sell British Columbia's high-quality wines, ciders and sake will have to bid against each other for the chance to apply for a licence. The province has released de...
Feb 18, 2016
