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Police investigating after 10-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound in B.C.

Police investigating after 10-year-old boy suffers gunshot wound in B.C.

Police say a 10-year-old boy suffered a gunshot injury in Maple Ridge, B.C., but they're not providing any details about what happened. RCMP Insp.
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Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP

Australian man survives falling from train, being struck by cars in B.C.: RCMP

CP Rail engine. Photo Shutterstock An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C. RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks at about 4:30 a.m.
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CONTAGION Part 5 of 6: Drug-resistant tuberculosis set to kill 2,500,000 by 2050

CONTAGION Part 5 of 6: Drug-resistant tuberculosis set to kill 2,500,000 by 2050

- Part 1: How Canada ‘dropped the ball’ on drug resistance - Part 2: Drug resistance takes devastating human toll - Part 3: Antibiotics in agriculture add to growing superbug threat - Part 4: Cheap drugs for Canada may fuel resistance
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Remains found near Ucluelet are those of missing men, says family

Remains found near Ucluelet are those of missing men, says family

Photos via RCMP Family members say they’ve been told the remains of two people found near Ucluelet this month are those of missing men Dan Archbald and Ryan Daley.
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Killer whales spotted in Burrard Inlet, boaters reminded to slow down

Killer whales spotted in Burrard Inlet, boaters reminded to slow down

Researchers with the Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise research team spotted killer whales in Burrard Inlet earlier today.
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Gas tax to increase 1.5 cents for Metro Vancouver to pay for transit

Gas tax to increase 1.5 cents for Metro Vancouver to pay for transit

Photo TransLink Drivers in Metro Vancouver are facing higher fuel taxes next year in an effort to fund a $7.3-billion transit plan across the region.
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Lobby group calls on province to adopt rideshare immediately

Lobby group calls on province to adopt rideshare immediately

Vancouver is the largest city in North America without Uber, Lyft and other ride hailing services. Affordability, commerce, safety and freedom of movement are all taking massive hits for every day that the Ubers and Lyfts of the world aren’t on B.C.
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RCMP: UBC building evacuated earlier today after 'non-specific threat'

RCMP: UBC building evacuated earlier today after 'non-specific threat'

University RCMP were alerted to a "non-specific threat" on UBC campus at 11:30 a.m. and evacuated the University Services Building, at 2329 West Mall as a precaution.
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Feds take action to protect Canadians from laser attacks on aircraft

Feds take action to protect Canadians from laser attacks on aircraft

Photo Shutterstock Transport Minister Marc Garneau has announced a new measure to ban high-powered lasers in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. "I take very seriously the increased risk to aviation safety and to people on the ground caused by lasers.
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Green Party goes above and beyond, selecting candidates for council, school and park board

Green Party goes above and beyond, selecting candidates for council, school and park board

green council nominees Green Party candidates for council: Adriane Carr, Pete Fry, David Wong and Michael Wiebe.
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