Category Archives: British Columbia
Escaped inmate sentenced to life for the 'cold-blooded' murder of a B.C. man
VANCOUVER - Friends and relatives of murder victim Martin Payne say they are haunted by the actions of "two selfish, reckless" people who chose their victim because his home was near the prison where ...
Dec 15, 2022
Personal health information 'disturbingly' vulnerable: B.C. privacy commissioner
VICTORIA - British Columbia's privacy watchdog says sensitive personal health records, from mental health to sexually transmitted disease histories, are "disturbingly" vulnerable to leaks. Information...
Dec 15, 2022
Jury finds escaped inmate guilty of the first-degree murder of a B.C. man
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court jury in the trial of an escaped inmate accused of first-degree murder has found James Lee Busch guiltyin the death of a Vancouver Island man. However, wh...
Dec 14, 2022
Cold, dry weather threatens fish habitat but not power demand: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's unusually dry fall weather has resulted in some of the lowest river levels on record on the South Coast. BC Hydro says the colder and drier conditions have forced it to ...
Dec 14, 2022
B.C. homicide team probes three murders within 24 hours
VANCOUVER - Police in southern B.C. are investigating three separate homicides over a 24-hour period. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says North Vancouver police were the first to be called...
Dec 14, 2022
B.C., Vancouver partner to build modular housing for Downtown Eastside residents
VANCOUVER - British Columbia and the City of Vancouver are teaming up to build 90 modular housing units with round-the-clock supports for people experiencing homelessness in the Downtown Eastside. Pre...
Dec 14, 2022
Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences
VANCOUVER - The federal government is offering to buy Pacific salmon commercial fishing licences from those looking to get out of the declining industry as it tries to protect the fish that remain. Fi...
Dec 14, 2022
Cameras at babies' bedsides in B.C. neonatal intensive care unit comfort parents
VANCOUVER - When Preethi Krishnan would return home from the hospital after visiting her premature twins, she took comfort in knowing they were just a few clicks away on her laptop or phone, even in t...
Dec 14, 2022
Defence lawyer in trial of escaped B.C. inmate says Crown did not prove guilt
VANCOUVER - The defence lawyer in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of an escaped inmate says the jury must acquit his client because the evidence doesn't align with the prosecution's theory of even...
Dec 13, 2022
Sticking with RCMP would save Surrey, B.C., $235 million: report
SURREY, B.C. - City council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to send a plan to the province to keep the RCMP as its police force, saying it would save $235 million over five years. Mayor Brenda Locke, who c...
Dec 13, 2022