Category Archives: British Columbia
Stay vigilant on roads as spring forward can lead to more fatal crashes
With Daylight Saving Time to take effect Sunday, the public is reminded to be extra vigilant behind the wheel.A Chronobiological Evaluation of the Acute Effects of Daylight Saving Time on Traffic Acci...
Mar 11, 2022
Permanent daylight time shift remains on hold as clocks set to move ahead Sunday
VICTORIA - There is public support for a switch to permanent daylight time in British Columbia and Ontario, which have passed laws to allow the change, but the potential costs and risks of going it al...
Mar 11, 2022
RCMP say Vancouver Island seniors lose hundreds of thousands in lottery scam
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP say a couple in Nanaimo, B.C., who thought they had won more than $18 million and a luxury vehicle in a lottery were instead scammed out of almost $400,000. A statement from polic...
Mar 10, 2022
B.C. to update COVID-19 restrictions
British Columbia's public health officer will hold a COVID-19 update today after indicating earlier this month that more restrictions could be lifted by mid-March. Dr. Bonnie Henry said last week the ...
Mar 10, 2022
Fourteen more people die from COVID-19 ahead of B.C. restrictions announcement
VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 274 new cases of COVID-19 a day ahead of the provincial government's expected announcement of the loosening of some COVID-19 public health restrictions. The govern...
Mar 09, 2022
B.C. residents advised to discard sand ginger powder that may contain poison
SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s poison information centre and the Fraser Health authority are warning the public not to consume Wing Hing brand sand ginger powder after two people were hospitalized last month. ...
Mar 09, 2022
OBWB calls for bolstering of invasive mussel protection
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is calling of the B.C. government to bolster the Invasive Mussel Program (IMP).The call comes as boating season approaches and COVID-19 restrictions are being eas...
Mar 09, 2022
Name a Puppy contest open to children
The RCMP is encouraging kids to submit names for police dog puppies in the annual Name the Puppy contest. The RCMP's Police Dog Service Training Centre has 13 German Shepherd puppies that need naming....
Mar 09, 2022
Charges laid in 2018 gang shooting in Vancouver that killed innocent teen
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid in a double homicide in 2018 that killed an innocent teenager during a gang-related shooting on a busy Vancouver street. Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer says Kane...
Mar 09, 2022
Expert panel urges action to combat toxic drug deaths
A panel of experts organized by the B.C. Coroners Service is urging the government to take action to prevent more deaths from toxic drugs.The panel is calling for increased access to a safe drug suppl...
Mar 09, 2022
