Abbotsford police say speed is believed to have played a part in a fatal crash in that Fraser Valley city.
A car and motorcycle collided just before 6:30 last night, critically injuring the 58-year-old man on the motorcycle -- and he died later in hospital.
Police say the 21-year-old woman who was driving the car was not seriously hurt and is co-operating with the investigation.
Police are seeking witnesses or dashcam video taken in the Gladwin Road and Nanaimo Crescent area early last evening
A statement from Yukon RCMP says a search warrant was executed at a Whitehorse home on Saturday and a 22-year-old Richmond, B.C., man and 23-year-old Edmonton resident were arrested. Charges against them include trafficking, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime over $5,000, and money laundering.
In a letter distributed by the Greater Victoria School District, school administrators say police in the region are alarmed about potential gang involvement of a small group of teenagers in the community. The letter urges parents to monitor their kids' routines for any change in their friend groups, or shifts in their attitudes or behaviour as well as any "unexplained possessions."
The College of Pharmacists of B-C says three-quarters of community pharmacists have finished the training required to be able to prescribe medications for 21 minor ailments like acne, shingles and urinary tract infections.
Health Minister Adrian Dix says he met earlier today with emergency-room doctors and women's health physicians from Surrey Memorial Hospital and he's actively working on measures to address the overcrowding situation. That's after doctors penned several letters over the lasts few weeks, raising the alarm about the management of patient care at the hospital.
Even though there was a 12.7 per cent increase in domestic fruit production, it was not enough to keep up with an increase in exports and a decrease in imports, the agency says in a report released today.
He expects warmer-than-normal temperatures in Western Canada, which will likely keep western wildfires as "a major concern" later this year when the second fire season is expected to ramp up in July and August