Keyword
british columbia
-
Video of sexual relations can be used at grievance in fire department firings
VANCOUVER – Two employees of the fire department in Vernon, B.C., are battling to keep their jobs after a videotape showed them having sexual relations in the interim fire chief’s office. The pair, who are not named, were fired two…
-
Jury recommends mental health education for RCMP members following inquest
BURNABY, B.C. – A coroner’s inquest jury is recommending the RCMP make changes to mental health programs for its officers and their families after the death by suicide of a sergeant in 2013 who was involved in a high-profile case…
-
RCMP officer breaks down at coroner’s inquest recalling officer’s last emails
BURNABY, B.C. – A supervisor of an RCMP officer who took his own life in 2013 broke down Wednesday as he read the last few emails exchanged between the two men to a coroner’s inquest. RCMP Supt. Denis Boucher, who…
-
One in critical, non life threatening condition after school bus crash in B.C.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – A school bus carrying a high school girls’ volleyball team has crashed on a highway in British Columbia’s Interior, injuring several people including one with critical, but non-life-threatening injuries. Cpl. Mike Halskov with BC RCMP Traffic…
-
Airport death of immigrant set off health change for RCMP officer, inquest hears
BURNABY, B.C. – The death of a man at Vancouver International Airport added to the mental health problems of an RCMP officer who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychologist says. Georgia Nemetz told a coroner’s inquest Tuesday…
-
B.C. government says demand, safety behind long awaited riding hailing plan
VICTORIA – Ride-hailing could take another year to become a reality in British Columbia after legislation was introduced Monday that Transportation Minister Claire Trevena says balances consumer demand and public safety. She said ride-hailing companies could be operating by next…
-
Bovine tuberculosis identified in B.C. cow, but officials say no risk to humans
VANCOUVER – A cow from a farm in British Columbia’s southern Interior has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis but the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there is no risk to human health or the food supply. A statement from the…
-
Investigation into northern B.C. bus crash underway but all injured released
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – RCMP investigators point to weather and slippery road conditions as possible factors in a bus crash north of Prince George, B.C., that sent 18 people to hospital. RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says there’s nothing to suggest…
-
NEB orders tighter safety measures at B.C. site of natural gas pipeline blast
VICTORIA – The National Energy Board has issued new safety orders for a pipeline explosion site in north-central British Columbia to strictly monitor natural gas flows to protect people and the environment. The federal regulator said in a statement Friday…
-
Four seriously injured in B.C. bus crash, 12 others in stable condition
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A bus carrying workers to a sawmill crashed Thursday afternoon north of Prince George, sending 16 people to hospital, three of them in critical condition. BC Emergency Health Services says one person was in serious condition…
-
B.C. implements most recommendations made after Health Ministry firings: report
VICTORIA – Goodwill payments of more than $1 million and a university scholarship in the name of a student who died by suicide are among key actions taken by British Columbia’s government after a report on the firings of eight…
-
WorkSafeBC report cites safety failures in derailment that killed 3 workers
Decaying railroad ties and the failure of a safety mechanism to prevent a train derailment are cited in a report by British Columbia’s workers’ safety agency as factors in a crash that killed three people and injured two others. The…
-
Ammonia leak at B.C. facility that makes dog food prompts evacuation
LANGLEY, B.C. – An ammonia leak at a dog-food manufacturing facility in the Township of Langley south of Vancouver has forced the evacuation of an industrial area. Deputy fire chief Bruce Ferguson says the ammonia leaked when a refrigeration system…
-
Police cleared in death of carjacking suspect at B.C. ferry terminal: watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – Police officers acted appropriately in dealing with a carjacking suspect as they attempted to arrest him at a ferry terminal in Nanaimo before he was fatally shot, British Columbia’s police watchdog said in a report released Monday.…
-
Board says investigation into former B.C. police chief’s conduct cost $811,000
VICTORIA – The Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board says an external investigation into the conduct of a disgraced former chief constable cost $811,000. Frank Elsner resigned from the Victoria Police Department in 2017 amid an investigation into inappropriate social media…
-
Ask for public inquiry if you disagree: police complaint commissioner to mayors
VICTORIA – The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is encouraging two Greater Victoria mayors to ask for a public inquiry if they have a problem with its report that says the politicians mishandled harassment allegations made against a former…
-
Mayors dispute commissioner’s report on former Victoria police chief
VANCOUVER – Two mayors responsible for Victoria’s police department are disputing a section of a report by British Columbia’s police complaints commissioner that says they mishandled harassment complaints against a former police chief. Barb Desjardins, mayor of Esquimalt, B.C., said…
-
Review finds former Victoria police chief committed 8 acts of misconduct
VICTORIA – A former Victoria police chief “caught in a web of untruths” was handed unprecedented disciplinary action Wednesday after a review found Frank Elsner committed eight acts of misconduct under British Columbia’s Police Act. B.C. Police complaint commissioner Stan…
-
Erin Weir to seek NDP nomination despite ousting over harassment complaints
SURREY, B.C. – Member of Parliament Erin Weir says he’ll seek the NDP nomination in his riding again despite being removed from the party’s caucus after an investigation upheld harassment complaints. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has stood firm in his…
-
Crews ‘aggressively’ fight wildfire that threatened Trail, B.C. hospital
TRAIL, B.C. – Wildfire crews in southeastern British Columbia hope to make short work of a blaze that broke out late Tuesday and burned within a few hundred metres of the hospital in Trail. The Kootenay Boundary Regional District says…