BCNov 15, 2023
Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops: Transportation Safety Board
The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C.The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of the wreck and investigators have been in contact with Kamloops RCMP.It says it hasn't identified which aircraft was involved in the crash.A notice on the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System says a hunter reached out to the Kamloops flight information centre after finding the downed aircraft.The notice says RCMP responded and verified the wreckage was at least 20 to 25 years old.It says there was no regis
BCNov 14, 2023
Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested by Vancouver police
Police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley has been arrested in Vancouver.A statement from police says Hopley was picked up at about 6 a.m. on the city's Downtown Eastside and he is in custody.The arrest ends a 10-day search for Hopley, who walked away from his Vancouver halfway house on Nov. 4., and cut off his electronic monitoring device a short time later.At the time, police said they believed the 58-year-old was worried about an upcoming court appearance and feared he would be returned to custody.Hopley had completed a six-year prison term for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old
BCNov 09, 2023
BC Green Party removes Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi for liking 'unacceptable' social media post
Inappropriate social media activity has cost Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi his job as deputy leader of the BC Green Party and he's also resigned as a Green candidate in the 2024 provincial election.An online message posted Wednesday by BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says Gandhi was removed when she learned the details.Furstenau says Gandhi "liked a tweet with an inappropriate comparison" between provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Josef Mengele, an infamous Nazi doctor who experimented on concentration camp victims during the Second World War.Furstenau calls Gandhi's actions "unacceptable" and
BCNov 09, 2023
School bus crashes into Burnaby house, 11 injured
A high school bus crashed into a house Thursday morning in Burnaby.11 people were admitted to the hospital after the accident.According to police, the accident happened around 8 a.m. in the area of Canada Way and 16th Avenue.According to police, the school bus first collided with a vehicle and then crashed into a house.At present, it is not known how the school bus collided with the vehicle.According to the BC Emergency Health Service, six ambulances, a supervisor and a referral unit responded to the scene.First responders hospitalized 11 people in stable condition.According to the police, no
BCNov 08, 2023
Living wage in Metro Vancouver reaches $25.68 an hour
The living wage needed to make ends meet for the average worker in Metro Vancouver has reached $25.68 an hour, a six percent increase over last year.Living Wage refers to how much a person needs to earn to cover necessities such as food, rental housing, transportation, and childcare.The Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives and Living Wage for Families has calculated the hourly wage based on the income needed by two parents working full-time to support their family.Metro Vancouver households are spending $4,000 more for the same basket of goods this year than in 2022, the report says, while
BCNov 08, 2023
Petition filed with Elections BC to remove BC's Minister of Education
A petition has been filed with Elections BC to remove BC Education Minister and Surrey Green Timbers MLA Rachna Singh.However, it could not be confirmed who filed it but Freedom Party leader Amrit Birring has raised his voice against Rachna Singh by posting several videos in this regard on social media.In a video posted on several social media websites with the username @recallrachna, Birring said that he wants Rachna Singh to be B.C. should be removed as Education Minister because he believes that sexual abuse of children under his care is on the rise in schools in the state.Birring said the
BCNov 07, 2023
$80,000 worth of illegal fireworks seized in Surrey
Officials in Surrey have made another large seizure of fireworks, a week after seizing 100-thousand-dollars' worth of the products leading up to Halloween.The City of Surrey says bylaw officers' investigations this week led to a seizure of $80,000 worth of fireworks from a property that appeared to be an abandoned house.Bylaw officers say they posed as customers to engage the sellers, and the owner of the latest seized fireworks may be the same person as the person who owned the fireworks seized last week.On October 30, the City of Surrey said it seized $100,000 worth of fireworks from a singl
BCNov 06, 2023
Israel, Hamas conflict causes surge of discrimination: BC rights commissioner
British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the devastating events in and around the Gaza Strip are causing a surge of discrimination and violence targeting Jewish and Muslim people.Kasari Govender says in a statement that she is deeply concerned about the rising number of hate incidents and she's calling for immediate and sustained action to address and prevent further proliferation.Govender says Vancouver police alone have reported 18 hate incidents aimed at the Jewish community, while the National Council of Canadian Muslims has said the last few weeks have been the worst in decades f
BCNov 06, 2023
Drunk driver who killed 2 students in road accident sentenced to 3 years
A Crown attorney says a driver who was drunk when he killed two University of British Columbia students should serve three years in jail and be prohibited from driving from five years.A sentencing hearing in provincial court in Richmond, B.C., has heard that Tim Goerner an international student at the university drank alcohol at a party the night of Sept. 25, 2021.The court heard Goerner was driving on campus early the next morning between 100 and 120 kilometres an hour in a 40-kilometre speed zone.The two victims, Evan Smith and Emily Selwood, both 18, were on a sidewalk when they were hit fr