Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver police say woman assaulted on busy beach by man claiming to be masseuse
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says a woman was sexually assaulted on a busy beach on Sunday by a man claiming to be a massage therapist. Police say in a news release the woman in her 40s...
May 17, 2023
B.C. teen sustained head injuries before death, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says the victim sustained "blunt force" scalp and head injuries before she...
May 16, 2023
Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia as unseasonably warm temperatures swell rivers in many areas of the province. The River Forecast Cent...
May 16, 2023
B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program
VANCOUVER - Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people ...
May 16, 2023
B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order
Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacua...
May 16, 2023
B.C. to refer some cancer patients to Washington to cut radiation therapy wait
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's health minister says some cancer patients will be referred to two clinics in Washington in an effort to reduce wait times for radiation therapy. Adrian Dix says that fro...
May 15, 2023
Fort St. John, B.C., tells all 21,000 residents to prepare to evacuate as fire nears
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The City of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia has issued an evacuation alert telling all of its approximately 21,000 residents to get ready to leave in response to a...
May 15, 2023
Autopsy showed 13-year-old B.C. teen was strangled, pathologist tells murder trial
VANCOUVER - A forensic pathologist testifying in the trial of a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl in Burnaby, B.C., says she died by strangulation. Dr. Jason Morin, who conducted the autopsy...
May 15, 2023
Janice Abbott, embattled CEO of B.C. housing operator Atira, resigns after audit
VANCOUVER - The CEO of British Columbia housing operator the Atira Women's Resource Society is stepping down after an audit found a conflict of interest over her marriage to the former head of Crown s...
May 15, 2023
Man arrested after 'unprovoked' stabbing inside Surrey hospital: Mounties
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey have arrested a 24-year-old man after a stabbing inside a local hospital. Police allege the man assaulted two people visiting another patient at Surrey Memorial Hospi...
May 15, 2023