Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

Child Among Residents In Nanaimo Apartment Where Drug Activity Caused Blast: RCMP

The Canadian Press, 07 Oct, 2015 01:36 PM
    NANAIMO, B.C. — Police say a 31-year-old man has been hospitalized with severe burns after an explosion at an apartment building in Nanaimo, B.C.
     
    RCMP say they joined firefighters at the scene at about 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, and that a 19-year-old woman with minor burns was treated in hospital and released.
     
    A child was unharmed in the blast, which police say involved drug activity.
     
    Cpl. Jon Stuart says such incidents put other people in a building and bypassers at risk, including first responders.
     
    Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Former Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Omar Khadr Wants Bail Eased So He Can Fly To Toronto To Visit Family

    Among other things, Khadr also wants to be rid of his electronic monitoring bracelet, arguing it's embarrassing and intrusive, and his curfew eased.

    Former Guantanamo Bay Prisoner Omar Khadr Wants Bail Eased So He Can Fly To Toronto To Visit Family

    Pictures Of Drowned Syrian Boy Shock World, Grieving B.C. Relatives Slam Canada's Refugee Process

    Pictures Of Drowned Syrian Boy Shock World, Grieving B.C. Relatives Slam Canada's Refugee Process
     The uncle of the three-year-old Syrian boy whose lifeless body has put a devastating human face on the Syrian refugee crisis has assailed Canada's refugee process.

    Pictures Of Drowned Syrian Boy Shock World, Grieving B.C. Relatives Slam Canada's Refugee Process

    Complaint About Langley Public Pot Smokers Leads Police To Gun, Drugs, Cash

    Complaint About Langley Public Pot Smokers Leads Police To Gun, Drugs, Cash
    RCMP say they'll be recommending charges against the males aged 17, 20 and 23, who are all from neighbouring Surrey.

    Complaint About Langley Public Pot Smokers Leads Police To Gun, Drugs, Cash

    Chilliwack Man Arrested For Community Mailbox Thefts

    Chilliwack Man Arrested For Community Mailbox Thefts
    Mounties say David McGill of Chilliwack has also been charged with possession of break-and-enter equipment and drugs.

    Chilliwack Man Arrested For Community Mailbox Thefts

    How A Canadian Fast-Food Chain Is Becoming A Rage In India

    How A Canadian Fast-Food Chain Is Becoming A Rage In India
    Fancy a submarine sandwich with astonishing options of sauces and breads catering to the Indian palete with a blend of exotic fusion? A Canadian burger chain is offering you just that at its first Indian outlet in the national capital.

    How A Canadian Fast-Food Chain Is Becoming A Rage In India

    Portuguese Man Fined $1 For Harassing Swimming Deer Off B.C.'s Coast

    Portuguese Man Fined $1 For Harassing Swimming Deer Off B.C.'s Coast
    Rodolfo Lopeshas been fined $1 by a British Columbia court and ordered to donate $5,000 to a wildlife trust for hitting a swimming deer

    Portuguese Man Fined $1 For Harassing Swimming Deer Off B.C.'s Coast