Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. teen overdose inquest recommends improvements in substance abuse treatment
VICTORIA - A British Columbia coroner's inquest jury recommends improvements in provincial substance abuse treatment, detection and prevention services for young people following an inquest into the o...
Jun 27, 2019
School superintendent says 'unbelievable mistake' to give kids graphic sex guide
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The manager of a public health nurse says she is sorry for mistakenly giving a class of British Columbia students a sex-education guide that contai...
Jun 27, 2019
Couple loses almost everything when U-Haul stolen in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A couple moving from Langley, B.C., to Manitoba didn't even get out of the Lower Mainland before their plans went sideways, but Abbotsford police hope someone has information that c...
Jun 27, 2019
'Beautiful boy' slipped between health-care cracks: father after B.C. inquest
VICTORIA - The parents of a Victoria-area teen who died of a drug overdose say they don't want other families to experience the trauma of having a child slip their caring hands. Rachel Staples and Bro...
Jun 26, 2019
Pea-based pants may be next frontier as Lululemon looks at crops for clothes
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. wants customers to have more pea in their yoga pants. The athleisure retailer presented the idea at Protein Industries Canada's (PIC) pitch day Monday in a ta...
Jun 26, 2019
Parking upgrades address safety issues at Joffre Lakes north of Whistler, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. - Better parking and access is expected soon at one of British Columbia's busiest provincial parks, but visitors unable to find a legal parking stall are being warned to expe...
Jun 25, 2019
Vancouver police ask for help over theft of high-end snake chairs
VANCOUVER - A pair of unusual armchairs valued at about $40,000 each were taken from a high-end furniture store and Vancouver police are asking for the public's help in finding them. Police say t...
Jun 25, 2019
The world's Indigenous speakers gather in Victoria to revitalize languages
VANCOUVER - Sto:lo Nation educator Ethel Gardner is confident that the fate of the Coast Salish language Halq'emeylem is looking up, despite its classification as critically endangered by UNESCO. "The...
Jun 24, 2019
Engine shutdown forces Air Canada flight back to Vancouver; lands without issues
VANCOUVER - An engine shutdown is being blamed for an Air Canada flight to Alaska being forced to return to Vancouver on the weekend. The airline says the Airbus A320 had left Vancouver ...
Jun 24, 2019
Lawyers urge Canada to stop Chinese exec's extradition to U.S. on fraud charges
VANCOUVER - Defence lawyers for a senior Huawei executive have asked Canada's foreign affairs minister to stop the extradition process against their client, saying the request made by the Un...
Jun 24, 2019