Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. COVID-19 case count grows by 521
B.C. has recorded 521 new cases of COVID-19, including 62 within Interior Health. The totals increase the overall case count in B.C. to 140,596, spread out as follows: 34,080 - Vancouver Coastal (up b...
May 19, 2021
B.C. company fined $60K for illegally importing shark fins from threatened species
VANCOUVER - A trading company based in Vancouver has been fined for importing hundreds of kilograms of shark fins from a threatened species. A statement from Environment and Climate Change Canada says...
May 19, 2021
Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise
VANCOUVER - Construction companies in Vancouver are being encouraged to take extra precautions to prevent theft as the cost of lumber surges. Vancouver police say the department has seen a "significan...
May 19, 2021
Man wanted for murder turns himself in to Salmon Arm RCMP
A man wanted in a murder investigation in Calgary has turned himself in to Salmon Arm RCMP. Christopher Douglas Mathers, 34, was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant in connection with the stabbing homicid...
May 19, 2021
New name for BC RCMP Traffic Services
The RCMP division that is responsible for provincial traffic safety has a new name.What has been known as BC RCMP Traffic Services, or E Division Traffic Services, the last 20 years is now called BC H...
May 19, 2021
Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 people aboard a ship that was forced to return to India with its passengers over a century ago. Mayo...
May 18, 2021
B.C. watching COVID-19 vaccine supply to accelerate delivery of second doses
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say second doses of COVID-19 vaccines may be given sooner than previously expected. The province says officials are closely monitoring the supply of vaccin...
May 18, 2021
Police hope to solve cold case murders of two boys in Vancouver with DNA technology
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping DNA technology may help solve the so-called Babes in the Woods murder in Vancouver's Stanley Park seven decades ago. Sgt. Steve Addison said advancements in science, in c...
May 18, 2021
B.C. Mounties confirm identity of two brothers killed in southern Interior
PENTICTON, B.C. - Two men found dead near a small community in British Columbia's southern Interior last week were brothers and police say they are hoping the public can help in solving the homicides....
May 18, 2021
B.C. anti-gang police agency issues public warning about 11 people
SURREY, B.C. - For the second time in two days, a police agency in British Columbia has issued a public safety warning about potential gang violence. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit named...
May 18, 2021
