Category Archives: British Columbia
'They want all that:' Girls becoming more involved in gang violence in B.C.
VANCOUVER - As gang unit officers for the Vancouver police, detectives Sandy Avelar and Anisha Parhar often pull over boys and men in flashy cars with drugs and guns in the glove compartment. But they...
Aug 28, 2019
How many calories in a drink? Researchers say alcohol labels should spell it out
VICTORIA - A study suggests the average Canadian drinker receives more than one-tenth of their daily recommended calories from alcoholic beverages, but you wouldn't know it from looking at the label. ...
Aug 28, 2019
Oklahoma opioid ruling could pressure pharma companies to settle in B.C.: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert in medicine and law says an Oklahoma court ruling that found Johnson & Johnson helped fuel the opioid crisis and ordered the company to pay US$572 million will indi...
Aug 27, 2019
New wildfire 'being held'
Crews have managed to get a handle on the newest wildfire in the Kamloops Fire Centre.The Semlin fire, 16 kilometres east of Cache Creek, is now classified as being held at 41 hectares.According to th...
Aug 27, 2019
Father of suspected B.C. killer seeks access to video taken before son's death
VANCOUVER - The father of a suspected killer at the centre of a nationwide manhunt is trying to access a video described as his son's "last will and testament," the man's lawyer said Sunday. Alan...
Aug 27, 2019
Teck zinc production to take a hit after equipment failure at refinery
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. says zinc production will be less than expected after an electrical equipment failure on the weekend at its refinery in Trail, B.C. The company says the failure affecte...
Aug 27, 2019
B.C. father accused of killing his girls says he didn't lie about loan shark
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island father accused of murdering his two young daughters denied Monday he was lying to the court. At first Andrew Berry ignored the question from Crown at...
Aug 27, 2019
Middle-class gang violence in B.C. breaks from history with higher stakes
VANCOUVER - Police officer Keiron McConnell had been on the job four months when a call crackled over the radio about a stolen vehicle. The driver was arrested after a short chase, but when ...
Aug 27, 2019
Limited fish passage through landslide obstruction on Fraser River: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Authorities dealing with a massive landslide in British Columbia's Fraser River say they've successfully helped thousands of salmon migrate north of the site, but millions of fish rem...
Aug 26, 2019
The unusual suspects: British Columbia's middle-class gang problem
SURREY, B.C. - At the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in a pleasant neighbourhood, a tall stucco house overlooks a well-kept lawn and lush flowerbeds. The home is in the Metro Vancouver city of Surr...
Aug 26, 2019

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