Category Archives: British Columbia

Hiker rescued after nine hours stranded on B.C.'s Mount Seymour
VANCOUVER - Search and rescue crews in British Columbia found a hiker who was stranded for nine hours after sliding down the side of Mount Seymour in North Vancouver. Mounties say they were called Sun...
Nov 27, 2023

A list of facts about sextortion, a type of blackmail that can turn deadly
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police in Prince George, B.C., say a 12-year-old boy died by suicide in October after falling victim to online sextortion. Here are some facts about sextortion: - Sextortion is a...
Nov 27, 2023

Weekend crash south of Whistler, B.C., kills two adults, one child
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Two adults and a child are dead and a fourth person was injured in a single vehicle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway south of Whistler. Insp. Robert Dykstra, the officer in charge of t...
Nov 27, 2023

Cantaloupe salmonella cases growing
VANCOUVER - The number of B.C. cases of Salmonella, believed to be linked to cantaloupe, has now reached 12.The Public Health Agency of Canada says the cases are among the 63 total being investigated ...
Nov 27, 2023

Air Transat flight attendants OK strike mandate if new contract cannot be reached
MONTREAL - The union representing 2,100 flight attendants at Air Transat says workers have voted to approve a strike if they cannot reach a new contract with the airline. The Canadian Union of Public ...
Nov 27, 2023

B.C. in court against pharma companies in bid to certify opioid class-action lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government goes up against dozens of health care and pharmaceutical companies in court today in a bid to get certification for a class-action lawsuit over the costs of...
Nov 27, 2023

B.C. First Nation votes to take over child and family services for its residents
DUNCAN, B.C. - British Columbia's largest First Nation has voted to take over authority of child and family services for its residents. Results of a vote held by the Cowichan Tribes show 83 per cent o...
Dave Barry Nov 26, 2023

Nebraska woman bags marriage proposal shortly after killing big buck on hunting trip
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska woman bagged a marriage proposal earlier this month along with a big buck during a recent deer hunting trip. Samantha Camenzind's boyfriend not only gave her the first sh...
Nov 26, 2023

One in custody after a tractor rolls over along Highway 1 in Surrey
CHILLIWACK - One person is in police custody after a tractor rolled over on Surrey's Highway 1.BC Highway Patrol members encountered a person driving a tractor on Highway 1 at approximately 12:35 p.m....
Nov 26, 2023

Union says deal with Vancouver police would make officers highest paid in Canada
VANCOUVER - The union representing Vancouver's police officers says it has reached a tentative labour agreement that, if passed, will see its members become Canada's highest-paid officers. Vancouver P...
Dave Barry Nov 24, 2023