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BCMar 21, 2022

Safety board says flaw in rail found, but not fixed before 38 cars derailed in B.C.

The Transportation Safety Board says a defect in a railway track was found nine days before 38 Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern British Columbia but it wasn't fixed. A report released Monday says the problem on the CN main track was identified as needing an urgent fix in May 2021, but a followup track inspection didn't find the bent spikes or a spreading of the rails on the curve where the cars left the tracks.All of the cars remained upright and no dangerous goods spilled when the derailment happened June 3.The train was heading from Chetwynd to Prince George and both crew
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BCMar 21, 2022

Kamloops RCMP hopes public can help them trace the movements of a van linked to a suspicious death in the area

Kamloops RCMP hope the public can help them trace the movements of a van linked to a suspicious death in the area. Investigators say a body was found in the van last Thursday while it was parked outside a home just west of Kamloops. The white, 2020 GMC van has a ``Budget'' decal on the driver's door and another saying ``we sell boxes'' on the driver's side rear quarter panel, and officers want to talk to anyone who may have seen the vehicle around the southern Interior recently. Police say they are waiting for results of an autopsy before confirming the victim's name or cause of death.
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BCMar 21, 2022

VPD arrests suspect in Granville SkyTrain assault

Vancouver Police have arrested a suspect for the assault of a 61-year-old man at the Granville SkyTrain Station, just one day after releasing graphic video of the victim being shoved down a flight of stairs. "More than 80,000 people viewed and shared this video on social media in the first 24 hours after it was released by Vancouver Police on Friday," says Constable Tania Visintin. "Late Saturday afternoon, an astute citizen who had seen the video on Instagram spotted the suspect walking near Granville and Georgia streets, and called 9-1-1.Thanks to that citizen, Vancouver Police arrested a 53
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CanadaMar 21, 2022

Foreign affairs minister says Russia to face more sanctions over Ukraine invasion

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will soon impose new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Joly made the comments to reporters today after delivering a speech to the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations.She says more economic sanctions are forthcoming against Russian nationals and Russian companies in an effort to further isolate the country.Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is unpredictable and his invasion of Ukraine is a threat to world stability.She saluted the courage of Russians who have dared to demonstrate against the war, and she says she apprec
WorldMar 21, 2022

Chinese airliner crashes with 132 aboard in country's south

China Eastern Airlines has grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-800 jets after China's worst air disaster in nearly a decade.A flight with 132 people aboard plunged into a forested area in southern China, causing a fire big enough to be seen on NASA satellite images.Data from flight-tracking website FlightRadar24-dot-com shows the plane went into a deep dive from its cruising altitude of about 30-thousand feet and crashed about 90-seconds later.
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BCMar 19, 2022

Police seeking information to help identify robbery suspect

Surrey RCMP is releasing the photo of a robbery suspect and seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the man. On February 8, 2022 at 9:14 a.m., Surrey RCMP received a report of a robbery at a gas station in the 14400-block of 104 Avenue. The suspect allegedly flashed what appeared to be a handgun at the cashier and demanded money. The suspect had fled the scene with a small amount of cash, prior to police being notified.The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, wearing a white and black tie-dyed hooded sweatshirt with the hood up and a ball cap underneath, a grey jacket with neon
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BCMar 19, 2022

B.C. reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths

B.C. is reporting 199 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 353,578 cases in the province. The new cases include:Fraser Health: 52Vancouver Coastal Health: 18Interior Health: 72Northern Health: 14Island Health: 43People who reside outside of Canada: zeroThere are 290 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 and 46 are in intensive care.In the past 24 hours, six new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,966.There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. The outbreak at Sidney Care Home (Island Health) has been declared over, for a total of seven facilities with ongoing outb
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BCMar 18, 2022

VPD investigates random assault at Downtown SkyTrain station

Vancouver Police have released video of a suspect who allegedly pushed a stranger down a flight of stairs at a downtown SkyTrain station this month, and ask anyone with information to come forward. "Given the time of day and the location of the incident, we know there were people in the area who witnessed this assault," says Constable Tania Visintin. "We also know there will be people who recognize the man in this video, and we’re asking them for help to solve this crime."On March 1, just before 5:30 p.m., a 61-year-old man had a brief interaction with two men on Granville Street in front of
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BCMar 18, 2022

Premier Horgan wishes Happy Holi

Premier John Horgan has released the following statement on Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colours:"This week, on the last full moon in the lunar month of the Hindu calendar of Phalguna, people and communities here in British Columbia and around the world will be celebrating Holi."Known as the Festival of Colours, Holi marks the end of winter and the start of spring. It is a time for new beginnings and renewal, for hope and optimism."After two of the most challenging years we have ever faced, British Columbians are coming back together to reconnect, recover and rebuild stronger than ever."For tho

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AlbertaJul 17, 2025

Statutory release for Calgary man who killed five-year-old grandson

A Calgary man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his five-year-old grandson has been granted statutory release from prison. The Parole Board of Canada says in a decision that Allan Perdomo Lopez is to have no contact with children. The now-65-year-old was sentenced in 2019 to nine years after Emilio Perdomo died of a traumatic brain injury. Five months earlier, the boy had been sent to Canada from Mexico by his mother for a better life. Court heard the boy was subjected to months of physical abuse, with bruising and scars found all over his body. The trial heard a recor
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BCJul 17, 2025

B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs

British Columbia's cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as minister responsible for jobs from Diana Gibson, who moves into the citizens' services role previously held by George Chow. Garry Begg has been ousted as solicitor general and will be replaced by Nina Krieger. Christine Boyle will take over the housing portfolio and her ministry of Indigenous relations and reconciliation goes to Spencer Chandra-Herbert. Eby says the new people stepping up will bring the per
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CanadaJul 17, 2025

Bill C-5 a bill of prosperity for future generations: Mark Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a meeting with First Nations leaders today that Bill C-5 is going to bring prosperity to their future generations. Carney said that Bill C-5, passed by Parliament in June, is designed to strengthen and transform our national economy at a time when Canada is facing threats from Trump. The Prime Minister said that the potential benefits from the construction of new railways, ports and energy corridors will go to First Nations because Indigenous economic development is at the heart of this new framework. Carney said that the government will ensure that major
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BCJul 17, 2025

Man charged with impersonating North Vancouver Mountie

Mounties in North Vancouver say a man has been charged after allegedly pulling over a Tesla and falsely identifying himself as an RCMP officer. They say the man was driving a Ford F-150 with lights that resembled emergency vehicle lights. Police say the man was arrested shortly after and was released pending a court date. They say officers determined during the investigation that there may be other victims who were pulled over by the suspect, so they made a social media post requesting victims to come forward. The RCMP say on June 24, the BC Prosecution Service formally charged the man with "p
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BCJul 17, 2025

Woman arrested in Langley, B.C., for assault causing severe burns

Mounties in Langley, B.C., say a 25-year-old woman has been charged with an assault that sent another woman to hospital with "severe burns." They previously said officers responded to a report of a woman in distress along a stretch of the Fraser Highway lined with businesses near the city's downtown area at about 6:35 p.m. on Saturday. Police said the 33-year-old's injuries were caused by exposure to an "unknown substance." The RCMP say police quickly confirmed the incident took place at the transit bus loop near 204 Street and Logan Avenue. They say officers located and arrested the 25-year-o