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Police investigating a fatal industrial accident in Richmond

At approximately 1 p.m. on May 5th, Richmond RCMP responded to a report of an industrial accident in the 3900 block of Boundary Road. A 25 year-old female employee was subsequently transported to hospital by Emergency Health Serv...

B.C. looks to target 'revenge porn' with legislation

The British Columbia government says it is looking into creating a law that would allow action against so-called revenge porn, the posting of intimate images without a person's consent. The publication of the images is already an offence under the Criminal Code, but the government says provincial legislation could help people better protect themselves or ask for recourse. The government says in a statement that a national hotline reported a 58 per cent increase in the non-consensual sharing of intimate images by the start of 2021, compared with the nine-month period before April 1 last year. ...

Charges laid in Guildford fatal shooting

Ali Khudhair has been charged in connection with the murder of Keryane Arsenault. On May 4, 2021 at around 9 p.m., police responded to reports of gunshots at a residence in the 9700-block of 161A Street in Surrey, B.C. There they ...

Fraser Health sets up registration kiosks where staff and volunteers will register anyone 18 years and older

Fraser Health has expanded its immunization capacity in anticipation of an increase in vaccine supply coming to the Province. Register and book your appointment today to get your shot as soon as possible. Fraser Health is supporti...

COVID-19 Mouth rinse/Gargle sample collection kits being provided to Surrey schools

Fraser Health, BC Children’s Hospital, and the Surrey School District are working together to provide schools in Surrey with take-home COVID-19 Mouth Rinse/Gargle Sample Collection kits. This initiative will help ensure students w...

Victoria police investigating a suspected hate-motivated assault

Victoria police say they are investigating a suspected hate-motivated assault after a man was arrested for allegedly spitting at an Asian woman and her four children near an elementary school. Police say the incident happened Tue...

Grizzly attacks B.C. man on his property, dogs escape injury

A man out for a walk with his dogs has survived an attack by a grizzly bear on his property in British Columbia's southern interior. Conservation officer Tanner Beck says one of the two dogs ran into the bush and likely provoked the bear that lunged at the man in the community of Malakwa yesterday. Beck says the man ended up on the ground and kicked at the bear before being bitten twice. He says one of the dogs stepped in, allowing the man to escape and drive himself to hospital where he was stitched up and released. BC CO Service on Twitter: Grizzly Bear Attack | A man and his two dogs are n...

Canada achieves new milestone as vaccination rate gets to a higher mark than US for the first time

Canada achieved a new milestone in its vaccination program Wednesday, surpassing the vaccination rate in the United States for the first time. The Our World in Data project that tracks vaccinations given around the world, says on...

India's gov't eases hospital oxygen shortage as demand jumps

Under order by the Supreme Court, India's government has agreed to provide more medical oxygen to hospitals in the capital, potentially easing a 2-week-old shortage that worsened the country's exploding coronavirus crisis.Officia...