Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. odour incidents spark questions around corporate ethics and communication
Vancouver resident Robert Ford was heading to a yoga class Sunday morning when he smelled an odour he likened to "semi-burnt fuel." As a member of council at his Kitsilano apartment building, he said ...
Jan 25, 2024
B.C. urged to redeploy justice resources after report finds 11-to-1 staff-youth ratio
VICTORIA - A new report has found that the number of young offenders in British Columbia has "dramatically decreased," putting the ratio of staff to youth in custody at almost 11-to-one. The report fr...
Jan 25, 2024
Manager in fatal B.C. rooming house fire calls for better fire safety training
BURNABY, B.C. - The manager of a Vancouver rooming house that was the site of a fatal fire in 2022 broke down in tears at an inquest, telling the jury that staff needed better training in fire safety....
Jan 25, 2024
Snowmobiler dead, two skiers rescued in separate B.C. backcountry emergencies
FIELD, B.C. - Police in eastern British Columbia are warning backcountry users to be ready for emergencies after a snowmobiler was killed and two skiers had to be rescued this week in separate inciden...
Jan 25, 2024
Robots Tarzan and Jane, aided by AI, take over repetitive tasks at B.C. hospital lab
VANCOUVER - Far from the jungle, Tarzan and Jane swing quietly into action in a sterile laboratory at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver. They are robots that work with artificial intelligence ...
Jan 25, 2024
Vancouver approves high-density Jericho Lands project criticized by some residents
Vancouver's city council has approved a high-density development concept for a 36-hectare site on the city's west side, involving13,000 new homes. The Council says the Jericho Lands Policy Statement s...
Jan 25, 2024
Ali's lawyers fear dead girl's dad, as police probe claim he brought gun to court
VANCOUVER - The father of a murdered 13-year-old girl has been under police investigation for allegedly bringing a gun into a Vancouver courtroom on the day that Ibrahim Ali was convicted of the killi...
Jan 24, 2024
Parkland temporarily shuts down Burnaby refinery after Jan. 21 smoke, odour
VANCOUVER - Parkland Corp. says it has temporarily shut down fuel processing at its Burnaby, B.C. refinery. The Calgary-based fuel distributor and marketer says it paused processing operations at the ...
Jan 24, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. records highest number of annual drug deaths yet, coroner says
VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have di...
Jan 24, 2024
Rising dementia rates among Asian Canadians call for culturally safe services: report
VANCOUVER - Brenda Wong remembers her mother mixing up towels to clean the floor with those for scrubbing dishes. More confusing behaviour followed when a relative mentioned the family matriarch had c...
Jan 24, 2024