Category Archives: British Columbia
Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online due back in court in January
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO - The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to people who later took their own lives is due back in court next month. Kenneth Law briefly appeared in court by ...
Dec 19, 2023
Woman found dead under 'suspicious circumstance' at Metro Vancouver home
LADNER, B.C. - Police in Delta are calling the death of a woman "suspicious" after her body was found at a home in Metro Vancouver. They say officers were dispatched Monday just after 5 p.m. to a resi...
Dec 19, 2023
Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents' complaint against city
VANCOUVER - B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at Crab Park and allege the City of Vancouver and its park board discriminate against them by not providing "basic surv...
Dec 18, 2023
University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor's degree in Nisga'a language
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga'a language fluency will be offered starting next September at the University of Northern British Columbia. A statement from the university ...
Dec 18, 2023
B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1700 block of Riverside Road, and the sect...
Dec 18, 2023
Missing man found dead
An 83-year old man with dementia who was reported missing last week has been found dead Brian Watkins had last been seen driving his green Pontiac Sunfire on Lakeshore Road on Wednesday. On Friday, Se...
Dec 18, 2023
Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake
VICTORIA - Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre. John Cassidy, a se...
Dec 18, 2023
'My way of giving back': Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community
TSUUT'INA FIRST NATION - Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the Tsuut'ina reserve like the back of his hand. Big Plume, 33, was raised by his grandparents on the First...
Dec 18, 2023
B.C. transfer station 'intentionally' set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Officials in Cranbrook, B.C., say the city's transfer station for garbage and recycling was "intentionally" set ablaze by someone who tried to break into the facility overnight. A st...
Dec 17, 2023
'Outrageous': Threats to Ibrahim Ali's lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough's teeth out, and as for his client, Ibrahim Ali, the anonymous caller says: "I'm gonna cut him." The Dec 1. recording was provided...
Dec 17, 2023