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Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case

Ayurvedic medicine tainted with heavy metals in B.C., linked to lead poisoning case

Fraser Health says a case of lead poisoning in Surrey, B.C., has been connected to unauthorized Ayurvedic alternative medicine, prompting a warning about the products being sold at a grocery store in the city.
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Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

Advocates and family of man shot by RCMP launch 'people's tribunal' to probe police

VANCOUVER — Laura Holland says she's "tired of waiting" for justice for her smart and affectionate son, who was killed by police in Campbell River, B.C., in July 2021. The B.C.
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Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Library book 64 years overdue returned to Vancouver university

Keeping the book may have saved his life.
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UPDATE: Delta police now investigating targeted shooting

UPDATE: Delta police now investigating targeted shooting

Heavy police presence in the area
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Nurse assaulted while on duty at Metro Vancouver hospital

Nurse assaulted while on duty at Metro Vancouver hospital

The suspect had allegedly produced an edged weapon in the incident.
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First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

POWELL RIVER, B.C. — The Tla'amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an agreement for the nation to reacquire a large portion of a historic village site along the B.C. Sunshine Coast.
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Rob Shaw: Carbon tax is dead, but B.C.'s budget mess is just beginning

Rob Shaw: Carbon tax is dead, but B.C.'s budget mess is just beginning

Premier's carbon tax flip-flop comes with a hefty price tag for provincial coffers
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David Sovka: It's time to wet the shamrock and pretend to be Irish

David Sovka: It's time to wet the shamrock and pretend to be Irish

Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in more countries than any other national holiday, apart from Black Friday.
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Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby: RCMP

Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby: RCMP

BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're investigating a shooting that injured a 71-year-old man on Saturday.
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B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun

PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say the province's police watchdog has been called in after a shooting involving an officer that sent one man to hospital with gunshot injuries.
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