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B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal shooting

The RCMP says British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating a police-involved shooting that resulted in a man's death in the Shuswap region. They say Mounties in Salmon Arm received a complaint at around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday that someone had severely damaged property at a home in Tappen, about 90 kilometres east of Kamloops. Officers located a male suspect at a neighbouring residence, set up a containment perimeter and called the RCMP's Emergency Response Team after an attempted arrest was called off due to the level of risk. Police say officers used a chemical agent in an attempt to force...

More health-care specialists, better care for British Columbians

New investments in the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) for sonography and cardiovascular perfusion programs will mean more graduates and better health care for people in British Columbia. Students, health-care wor...

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Vancouver engineer's family among 63 Canadians killed in Iran plane crash

Premier John Horgan says the province is mourning the tragic loss of life in the devastating plane crash in Iran.British Columbians are among the 63 Canadian victims on the Boeing flight that went down near Tehran minutes after takeoff, killing all 176 people on board.A Vancouver-based Iranian-Canadian organization says a Vancouver engineer, his wife and their 15-year-old son were on board the flight enroute to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.The niece of a North Vancouver couple who were award-winning doctors in Iran says they were also killed while returning from a visit with family.Horgan say...

"Our hearts and thoughts are with the families and friends" - Horgan on Iran plane crash

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about a fatal plane crash in Tehran: "This morning, British Columbians woke up to the devastating news that 176 people were killed in a plane crash in Iran. We have learned th...

Trudeau pledges Canadian support to investigation of Iran plane crash

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will work with its international partners to thoroughly investigate the cause of the plane crash in Iran that killed 63 Canadians.Trudeau says Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Ch...

Air Canada to adjust routes in response to restrictions in Persian Gulf region

Transport Canada says that Air Canada has complied with U.S.-led restrictions on commercial airlines operating in the Persian Gulf region, though neither the government nor the airline has provided further information.Air Canada i...

India: Deepika Padukone joins students at JNU during protest

Actor Deepika Padukone on Tuesday joined students protesting against the recent violence on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus. The Bollywood actor was seen standing with students as the demonstrators raised the slogan ...

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UN racism committee calls for halt to Site C, Trans Mountain and LNG pipeline

A United Nations anti-racism committee is urging Canada to stop construction on three major resource projects that are set to transform British Columbia.The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says Canada must suspend the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Site C dam and Coastal GasLink pipeline until it obtains the approval of affected Indigenous Peoples.All three project proponents say they have the support of many First Nations but the committee says they don't have the free, prior and informed consent of all affected Indigenous groups.The committee also says it's concerne...

Rusty abandoned ship in Fraser River near Surrey, B.C., will be removed: DFO

Work has begun on the removal of an abandoned vessel near Surrey, B.C., that has been an eyesore on the Fraser River for over five years.Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan announced that an assessment of the MV Spudnik shows the...