B.C. News

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for British Columbia's north coast, saying a "prolonged snowstorm" will bring up to 50 cm of snow by Thursday night.

Doug Koch, 66, had left the bookstore on Government Street Saturday morning, saying he felt unwell.

NAKUSP, B.C. — British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who crashed while he was allegedly driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. Mounties say an officer with Nakusp RCMP in B.C.

Vancouver is entering its Swift Era.

The BC Prosecution Service says it's no longer pursuing charges against a Chilliwack Mountie who shot and wounded a man who was armed with a barbecue skewer, after reviewing expert opinion on the use of force. It says Const.

The racoons are being tracked via GPS/radio collars, with a goal of giving researchers a better understanding of where the animals go and what they do after being released from WildARC.

TORONTO — Leisha Porter was getting an hour or two of sleep each night and having trouble functioning at work "I was just forgetting everything, it felt like,” said the 49-year-old from Waterloo, Ont.

Mayor Marianne Alto floated the idea of setting targets, as the province did for housing, for each municipality to create shelter and support services for its most vulnerable residents.

VANCOUVER — Police say they are investigating a homicide involving the death of a woman. Vancouver police say officers were called overnight to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue on the city's east side.

VICTORIA — There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned.