4 days Canadian researcher helps define new standards for diagnosing concussions VANCOUVER — Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes, but she knows how that particular headache felt — "like a one-pound weight on[...]
1 week B.C. RCMP expand search for suspect in targeted shooting in 'highly populated area' RCMP are expanding their search for the suspect in a targeted shooting in Coquitlam that sent a man to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police say they are now asking for anyone who may have residential[...]
1 week 'On the inside': Why some Indigenous officers stick with the RCMP despite struggles Dean Gladue says he never experienced racism until joining the RCMP. The 26-year veteran began his career with the force in 1989 as special constable, a role assigned to police First Nations reserves. It was[...]
1 week New wildfire in B.C.'s central Interior sparks evacuation order in parts of Cariboo A new out-of-control wildfire in British Columbia's Interior has sparked a mandatory evacuation order in an area approximately 600 kilometres north of Vancouver. The Cariboo Regional District says the Tzenzaicut Lake wildfire discovered on Saturday[...]
2 weeks B.C. reports 120% increase in prescriptions after pharmacists gain new powers British Columbia government figures show a 120 per cent increase in the number of prescriptions renewed or adjusted after the province expanded pharmacists' powers last October, part of an effort to ease strains in the[...]
2 weeks Fort St. John breathes easier as wildfire evacuation alert is lifted Residents of Fort St. John in northeastern British Columbia are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after the city lifted its wildfire evacuation alert, although more than 1,300 properties in the surrounding area remain under[...]
2 weeks Smoky haze from active wildfires forecasted to worsen in B.C. Interior Environment Canada says smoke from wildfires in the B.C. Interior is expected to worsen in the coming days, bringing poor air quality and associated health risks. In a special air quality statement, Environment Canada and[...]
2 weeks Vancouver police say woman assaulted on busy beach by man claiming to be massage therapist The Vancouver Police Department says a woman was sexually assaulted on a busy beach on Sunday by a man claiming to be a massage therapist. Police say in a news release the woman in her[...]
1 hour Halifax wildfire still out of control, 14,000 forced from their homes: deputy chief A wildfire that has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes in suburban Halifax is still burning out of control because of gusty winds and dry conditions. Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum says an estimated[...]
1 hour Part maintenance results in cancellations on 11 Victoria BC Transit routes Commuters relying on transit in Victoria should make sure to check BC Transit's website as 11 routes have cancellations on Monday, May 29. In a post on Twitter, BC Transit says the cancellations are a[...]
14 hours Vital People: Gutsy Walk for Crohn's and colitis is June 4th Crohn's and colitis affects one in 140 Canadians, and the annual Gutsy Walk aims to raise money for research, provide support, and raise awareness for the diseases. Olivia Thoen looks healthy and fit, but she[...]
14 hours 'No faith in the justice system': Campbell River guard speaks out after suspect acquitted Warning: This story contains graphic details of a stabbing. Reader discretion is advised. A Campbell River security guard who was stabbed inside the city's Walmart a-year-and-a-half ago is speaking out after the man accused of[...]