Close X
Sunday, September 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Man Dies After Surf Accident Near Tofino, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 Feb, 2018 12:33 PM
    TOFINO, B.C. — A 24-year-old man has died while surfing near the resort town of Tofino, B.C.
     
     
    Police say they received a call Saturday about a surfing incident on Long Beach.
     
     
    They say the coast guard in Tofino helped recover the man from the water, but he did not survive.
     
     
    The man's identity has not been released.
     
     
    Foul play is not suspected and police say the file is now part of a coroner's investigation.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Yukon Man Tells Story Of Survival After Battle With Enraged, Injured Bison

    Yukon Man Tells Story Of Survival After Battle With Enraged, Injured Bison
    WHITEHORSE — A Yukon hunter has a harrowing tale of survival after tangling with a bison, the largest land mammal in North America.

    Yukon Man Tells Story Of Survival After Battle With Enraged, Injured Bison

    Vancouver Approves $49 Annual Licence For Short-Term Rentals Including Airbnb

    Vancouver Approves $49 Annual Licence For Short-Term Rentals Including Airbnb
    Vancouver city council has approved new rules that will require a $49 annual licence for anyone who lists their property as a short-term rental on websites such as Airbnb and Expedia.

    Vancouver Approves $49 Annual Licence For Short-Term Rentals Including Airbnb

    Pro-Nazi Posters Discovered At B.C. University On Remembrance Day

    Pro-Nazi Posters Discovered At B.C. University On Remembrance Day
    Philip Steenkamp, UBC's vice-president of external relations, says in a statement that the "disturbing" posters were discovered on War Memorial Gym on Saturday.

    Pro-Nazi Posters Discovered At B.C. University On Remembrance Day

    Drug Users, First Responders Share Stories From The Overdose Crisis' Front Lines

    Drug Users, First Responders Share Stories From The Overdose Crisis' Front Lines
    "Thank you so much for saving my life," Rea reads aloud to a crowd of 80 people packed into a community hall in the tony Vancouver neighbourhood of Kitsilano.

    Drug Users, First Responders Share Stories From The Overdose Crisis' Front Lines

    Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice

    Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice
    The British Columbia Real Estate Association says there were 8,677 residential sales across the province in October, a leap of 19.3 per cent over the same period last year.

    Home sales in B.C. rise in October despite higher prices, less choice

    Pender Island Beaver Battle: Parks Canada Asked To Reconsider Euthanasia

    Pender Island Beaver Battle: Parks Canada Asked To Reconsider Euthanasia
    PENDER ISLAND, B.C. — A battle over beavers is brewing on South Pender Island, B.C., where residents are vowing to save the animals from euthanasia.

    Pender Island Beaver Battle: Parks Canada Asked To Reconsider Euthanasia