BCMar 06, 2020
Indigenous justice strategy "to make difference for generations," says Eby
British Columbia will work with First Nations to restore their legal practices and structures under an agreement signed today that aims to reduce the number of Indigenous people sent to jail. Attorney General David Eby says the agreement with the First Nations Justice Council is historic and will make a difference to Indigenous people for generations. He says about 30 per cent of inmates in B.C.'s jails and prisons are from First Nations, but they comprise less than four per cent of the province's total population. Eby says his ministry and the council will work together to implement the stra
BCMar 06, 2020
Elementary school near Prince George closed again today, after train derailed on Thursday
An elementary school northeast of Prince George is closed again today as crews clean up following a train derailment yesterday morning, barely 200 metres from the school grounds. Canadian National confirms 27 cars jumped the tracks and what is described as ``a small amount'' of petroleum coke, a non-hazardous product of the refining process, spilled into a nearby creek. CN says environmental experts and regulatory officials are overseeing that clean up, while the Transportation Safety Board will lead an investigation into the cause of the crash. None of the workers on the train, and no staff
BCMar 06, 2020
The man who stabbed two Abbotsford teens in their school, convicted of second degree murder
A judge has found a man guilty of second degree murder and aggravated assault in an attack more than three years ago on two students at a British Columbia high school. Defence lawyer Martin Peters had argued in December that Gabriel Klein did not have the intent to kill a 13 year old girl on Nov. 1, 2016, when he walked into the rotunda of Abbotsford Secondary School. He urged Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes of the B.C. Supreme Court to find his client guilty of manslaughter, but she found Klein guilty of second-degree murder today. Letisha Reimer died after being stabbed 14 times and
CanadaMar 06, 2020
Federal government increases funding for COVID-19 research
The federal government is increasing funding for COVID-19 research from the initial $7 million level to $27 million.
Health Minister Patty Hajdu says applications for the initial amount were overwhelming.
47 research teams will now receive money to work on everything from treating the new coronavirus to getting useful information out on it.
The latest patient in Ontario recently travelled to Las Vegas and used public transit in Toronto for several days before he was tested, but officials say transit riders without symptoms do not need to seek medical help.
Canada's first apparent case of comm
BCMar 06, 2020
Vernon man sentenced 5 years for assisting in brother’s escape after murder
A man charged in a more than three decade old Vernon murder case has been sentenced after a plea deal on a lesser charge.Paramjit Singh Bogarh had been charged with murdering his wife, Saminder in 1986.But he pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact for lying to police to help his brother escape to India after the killing.Bogarh was given a five year prison sentence after a joint submission by Crown and defence, with two more years to serve after credit for time served.
IndiaMar 06, 2020
Delhi: Chinese man suspected of coronavirus, locks himself in Greater Noida flat
A Chinese man locked himself in his flat in Greater Noida's Beta 2 police station area last night. He suspected to have been infected with COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Anurag Bhargav says, "He has tested negative for coronavirus".
BCMar 06, 2020
8 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in B.C., total number in Canada goes past 40
British Columbia has announced eight new cases of COVID-19, but the provincial health officer says the additional cases are not surprising. Dr. Bonnie Henry says four of the new cases are people with close household contacts of previously announced cases. Two other cases involve people who recently returned from Iran, a woman in her 50s and a man in his 60s who live in the same household. Henry says a resident of Seattle visiting family in B.C. has also tested positive. She says the other case was picked up through the province's ongoing influenza testing, and officials are now trying to dete
BCMar 06, 2020
BC: 20 rail cars derailed, Canadian National Railway says there is no danger to public safety
About 20 rail cars have gone off the tracks in a small northern BC community, but Canadian National Railway says there is no danger to public safety. The company is not saying what the cars were carrying. It says there are no fires, leaks or injuries as a result of the derailment in Giscome, northeast of Prince George. CN says its crews are responding, the cause of the derailment is under investigation and it will provide more updates as information becomes available.
WorldMar 05, 2020
Elizabeth Warren: Honour of a lifetime to run to be the Democratic candidate in the 2020 US presidential election
Elizabeth Warren says it has been an honour of a lifetime to run to be the Democratic candidate in the 2020 U-S presidential election, but she is ending her campaign. Her voice cracking, the Massachusetts senator says she will likely endorse one of the two major candidates left in the race, Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders, but after she takes some time to herself. While she says she has no regrets, Warren became emotional when she spoke about meeting little girls who will have to wait at least another four years to see a woman in the White House.
14.18°C Vancouver
