Category Archives: British Columbia

Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an apartment complex has displaced six families. The Chilliwack Fire Department says the blaze was reported around ...
Feb 19, 2024

New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire
TORONTO - A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had to turn around because of a "burnt electrical smell" in the cockpit. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says Ende...
Feb 19, 2024

North Vancouver home of two 'terrified' seniors repeatedly vandalized
VANCOUVER - Police say two seniors in North Vancouver are "terrified" and flummoxed to explain why vandals have targeted their home five times in the last year. North Vancouver RCMP say the most recen...
Feb 19, 2024

Vancouver and Toronto renters lament quality of life more than homeowners: StatCan
VANCOUVER - Renters across the country faced record low vacancy rates and record high rent increases in 2023, but Statistics Canada says Toronto and Vancouver residents who don't own their homes face ...
Dave Barry Feb 19, 2024

Setting near Cache Creek featured in new CBS TV series
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Residents near Cache Creek, Kamloops and Walhachin who kept their TV's on after Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 11) may have noticed a familiar setting.In a news release issued Friday (Feb...
Feb 19, 2024

Shooting in Surrey, B.C., seriously injures one in 'isolated incident,' police say
SURREY, B.C. - A shooting in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend has sent a man to hospital with serious injuries in what police are calling an isolated incident. Surrey RCMP say officers responded to a re...
Feb 19, 2024

Sunday shooting in Surrey injures one
SURREY - Surrey RCMP are investigating a shooting Sunday (Feb.18) evening in Surrey, that left one man with serious injuries. The incident took place in the Guilford area shortly before 6:30 p.m.Accor...
Dave Barry Feb 19, 2024

Racism and cultural beliefs can affect organ donations in some communities: doctors
VANCOUVER - A kidney-shaped cake will likely be on the menufor Reema Garcha and her family as they celebrate the six-year anniversary of her kidney donation to her older sister. That's been the tradit...
Feb 19, 2024

Economists expect inflation eased in January, but housing still 'thorn' in BoC's side
OTTAWA - As the Bank of Canada waits for the right moment to start cutting interest rates, some economists are arguing that its decision shouldn't hinge on the housing market. Canada's inflation rate ...
Dave Barry Feb 19, 2024

RCMP says two-vehicle crash near Burnaby off ramp leaves 1 dead, 2 badly hurt
BURNABY - Burnaby RCMP says one person is dead and two people are in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash Sunday near a Highway 1 off ramp. Cpl. Mike Kalanj says in a statement the Mounties ar...
Dave Barry Feb 18, 2024