Foster-care system improved following Abbotsford teen’s 2015 suicide, province says
Alex Gervais was placed in motel by ministry, not checked on by caregiver in 10 days prior to deathPatrick Penner / January 30, 2020
Month: January 2020
Truck driver charged in Alberta highway crash that killed 11-year-old boy
Truck allegedly slammed into back of family’s SUV that was stopped on highway due to constructionThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
VIDEO: U.S. reports first case of human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
Patient is married to woman who contracted virus after she returned from trip to Wuhan, ChinaAssociated Press / January 30, 2020
Tim Hortons pulls Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches from B.C., Ontario menus
‘Ultimately, our guests choose to stay with the meat option’The Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
Kelly Ellard’s day parole extended for six more months, allowed to leave four nights per week
Ellard was convicted of killing 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997Kendra Crighton / January 30, 2020
The ‘ultimate distraction’: RCMP warn drivers against unsecured pets in vehicles
Cops, ICBC offer tips after pooch killed in Vancouver Island mishapEmily Vance / January 30, 2020
Conservatives lodge complaint over RCMP’s refusal to probe Trudeau’s island stays
Trudeau and his family vacationed on Aga Khan’s private Caribbean islandThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
Canada’s chief public health officer says no vaccine for coronavirus for a year
More than 7,700 people in China have been diagnosed with the new coronavirusThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
VIDEO: Lab confirms B.C. case of new coronavirus, bringing total to 3 in Canada
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says officials are in regular contact with the individualThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
Plane to help 156 Canadians leave China awaits Chinese approval: official
Thousands of people have been infected in ChinaThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
Environment Canada to release science review backing need for plastics ban
In 2016, 3.3 million tonnes of plastic ended up in the trashThe Canadian Press / January 30, 2020
Beloved horse dies in Shuswap after shelter collapses under snow
Owner concerned exposed hay could rot from lack of rain coverCameron Thomson / January 30, 2020
Deer freed in Kimberley after antlers get tangled up in Christmas lights
Conservation officers found the animal in distress and safely tranquilized itBlack Press Media Staff / January 29, 2020
LETTER: We need to thank those who work in public education
Andrea Sinclair is president of the BC Parent Advisory CouncilsWire Service / January 29, 2020
VIDEO: Canada’s Christine Sinclair breaks world scoring record with goal No. 185
The 36-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., was playing in her 290th career game for CanadaThe Canadian Press / January 29, 2020
VIDEO: Chinese Canadians warn against a repeat of the racism they faced during SARS
The new form of coronavirus has sickened nearly 6,000 people and killed 132 in ChinaThe Canadian Press / January 29, 2020
B.C. introduces new complaint process in bid to increase trust in ICBC
David Eby says a lot of British Columbians just don’t trust the auto insurerThe Canadian Press / January 29, 2020
John Horgan calls for end to ‘high-grading’ B.C. forests
Premier speaks to resource industry forum in Prince GeorgeTom Fletcher / January 29, 2020
PHOTOS: Truck outside Victoria gets partially stuck in sinkhole
Municipal crews have since repaired water main and patched up holeNina Grossman / January 29, 2020
UPDATE: Two arrested north of Williams Lake after police warn residents to stay inside
Officers had also warned drivers near Lynes Creek Road not to pick up pedestriansMonica Lamb-Yorski / January 29, 2020