Close X
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
ADVT 
National

Worker Killed In Fall At BC Residential Construction Site

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Mar, 2018 11:55 AM
    PENTICTON, B.C. — An investigation is underway after a man died at a construction site in Penticton, B.C.
     
    The RCMP say officers were sent to the site Sunday evening after receiving reports that a man's body had been found.
     
    Police say the 59-year-old worker had fallen from a structure at the site.
     
    Police say his death has been deemed an accidental, work-related fatality, and the coroner's service and workers' compensation board are investigating.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    $1.7M Award For B.C. Couple After Malicious Prosecution By Canada Revenue Agency

    $1.7M Award For B.C. Couple After Malicious Prosecution By Canada Revenue Agency
    A Vancouver Island couple has been awarded nearly $1.7 million in damages after a judge criticized the Canada Revenue Agency for the "ruination" of their business and personal lives by "high-handed

    $1.7M Award For B.C. Couple After Malicious Prosecution By Canada Revenue Agency

    Teenage Girl Dead After Collision Between Semi And School Bus

    Teenage Girl Dead After Collision Between Semi And School Bus
    REDWATER, Alta. — A teenage girl died Wednesday after a collision between a school bus and a semi truck north of Edmonton.

    Teenage Girl Dead After Collision Between Semi And School Bus

    Canadian Man Pleads Guilty To U.S. Terror Charges In Alleged Murder Conspiracy

    Canadian Man Pleads Guilty To U.S. Terror Charges In Alleged Murder Conspiracy
    An Edmonton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to U.S. charges that he sent money and provided long-distance support to Tunisian jihadists believed responsible for a 2009 suicide attack in Iraq that killed five American soldiers.

    Canadian Man Pleads Guilty To U.S. Terror Charges In Alleged Murder Conspiracy

    Event Was Cancelled: Woman Charged After Threat To Nudist Swim At Calgary Pool

    Event Was Cancelled: Woman Charged After Threat To Nudist Swim At Calgary Pool
    A woman has been charged in relation to a threat made over a nudist swim at a Calgary public swimming pool that was cancelled due to security concerns.

    Event Was Cancelled: Woman Charged After Threat To Nudist Swim At Calgary Pool

    Study Says B.C. Women More Stressed By Finances Than Women Elsewhere In Canada

    Study Says B.C. Women More Stressed By Finances Than Women Elsewhere In Canada
    A new report from Canada's largest community credit union says more than half of women in British Columbia experience "extreme emotional stress" when considering their financial situation.

    Study Says B.C. Women More Stressed By Finances Than Women Elsewhere In Canada

    B.C. Launches Consultations Aimed At Ticket Price Gouging For Events, Concerts

    B.C. Launches Consultations Aimed At Ticket Price Gouging For Events, Concerts
    The B.C. government is launching public consultations aimed at clamping down on ticket scalping that drives up prices for music and sporting events.

    B.C. Launches Consultations Aimed At Ticket Price Gouging For Events, Concerts