Breaking News

A B.C. Centre for Disease Control naloxone kit. B.C. Emergency Health Services released a list detailing the annual number of overdose/poisoning calls in different communities throughout the province, for a total of 42,172 calls in 2023. (Darryl Dick/The Canadian Press)

Overdose calls spiked 25% in B.C. in 2023 amid highest recorded deaths in history

B.C. paramedics responded to 42,172 overdose or poisoning calls last year

 

<div>RCMP is reminding people planning to go into the backcountry this winter to “expect the best, but be prepared for the worst” after one death on Jan. 21 and a separate rescue on Jan. 22 near Golden. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck</div>

1 dead, 2 rescued in separate backcountry emergencies near Golden

2 backcountry skiiers found stranded on a cliff in Yoho National Park

 

Police are in the process of trying to identify a body that was recovered from the waters off north Nanaimo on Wednesday, Jan. 24. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Police recover human remains from waters near Nanaimo’s Neck Point

Body discovered by passerby walking along beach

 

Sheldon Rempal of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his first NHL goal Tuesday, Jan. 23, during a game against the New York Islanders at New York’s UBS Arena. (Photo courtesy Vegas Golden Knights)

Former BCHL star scores first NHL goal

Sheldon Rempal, who starred with the Nanaimo Clippers, lights lamp for Vegas Golden Knights in win

Sheldon Rempal of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates his first NHL goal Tuesday, Jan. 23, during a game against the New York Islanders at New York’s UBS Arena. (Photo courtesy Vegas Golden Knights)
A drug courier who was arrested with a kilogram of fentanyl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)

Drug courier gets 8 years for moving fentanyl between Victoria, Langley

Driver arrested in Delta after police spotted drug handover in Langley

A drug courier who was arrested with a kilogram of fentanyl has been sentenced to eight years in prison. (Cliff MacArthur/provincialcourt.bc.ca)
Dean Anderson holds up a sign before a march on the first National Day of Action to draw attention to the opioid overdose epidemic, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on February 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

2023 was the worst year for fatal toxic drug poisonings in B.C. history

The coroners service warned in October that 2023 would be an unprecedented year for deaths

Dean Anderson holds up a sign before a march on the first National Day of Action to draw attention to the opioid overdose epidemic, in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on February 21, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Victoria police investigate a fatal crash in the 2100 block of Douglas Street on Tuesday (Jan. 23). (Katharine Brynjolfson/Black Press Media)

Motorcyclist killed in downtown Victoria crash

Paramedics, bystanders were unable to save the driver who died at the scene

Victoria police investigate a fatal crash in the 2100 block of Douglas Street on Tuesday (Jan. 23). (Katharine Brynjolfson/Black Press Media)
Whistler Blackcomb has confirmed a 62-year-old skiier is dead following a “serious incident” in Sapphire Bowl on Jan. 19, 2024. Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Monday March 8, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. man dies in skiing incident at Whistler Blackcomb

Spokesperson says ski patrol responded to incident in Sapphire Bowl

Whistler Blackcomb has confirmed a 62-year-old skiier is dead following a “serious incident” in Sapphire Bowl on Jan. 19, 2024. Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Monday March 8, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Meaz Nour-Eldin, who was once wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, has been sentenced to six years in a human trafficking case that involved a 15-year-old girl. (File photo: Lauren Collins)

B.C. man sentenced to 6 years for trafficking 15-year-old girl

Meaz Nour-Eldin has also been the subject of an unresolved Canada-wide warrant for kidnapping

Meaz Nour-Eldin, who was once wanted on a Canada-wide warrant, has been sentenced to six years in a human trafficking case that involved a 15-year-old girl. (File photo: Lauren Collins)
John Forrest, co-owner of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, during a news conference in Terrace on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Prabhnoor Kaur/Terrace Standard)

4 in critical condition after fatal heli-skiing helicopter crash near Terrace

Crash northwest of Terrace killed three, injured four; cause under investigation

John Forrest, co-owner of Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, during a news conference in Terrace on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Prabhnoor Kaur/Terrace Standard)
A driver and passenger were arrested in New Westminster after police found $110,000 worth of cash and another $100,000 worth drugs in vacuum-sealed packages in the vehicle during a traffic stop on Jan. 18, 2024. (New Westminster Police handout)

B.C. driver caught with $110K in cash, $100K worth of drugs: Police

New Westminster police say the suspect was also prohibited from driving when arrested

A driver and passenger were arrested in New Westminster after police found $110,000 worth of cash and another $100,000 worth drugs in vacuum-sealed packages in the vehicle during a traffic stop on Jan. 18, 2024. (New Westminster Police handout)
Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning about carbon monoxide poisoning as the province deals with into the coldest months of the season. (Pixabay photo)

Colder, winter months can lead to uptick in carbon monoxide poisonings

Vancouver General has the province’s only publicly funded hyperbaric chamber to treat patients

Vancouver Coastal Health has issued a warning about carbon monoxide poisoning as the province deals with into the coldest months of the season. (Pixabay photo)
A Nanaimo woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend is on trial this week at the courthouse in Vancouver. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Trial starts for Nanaimo woman accused of murdering, dismembering ex-boyfriend

Paris Laroche, 28, on trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

A Nanaimo woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend is on trial this week at the courthouse in Vancouver. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
The covered parkade is blocked off adjacent to the Best Buy at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Saturday night (Jan. 20). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

B.C. murder victim was facing sentencing in 2020 gang gunfight

Amritpal Saran, 25, was due for sentencing on Tuesday on two charges

The covered parkade is blocked off adjacent to the Best Buy at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre on Saturday night (Jan. 20). (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
Four people were taken to hospital for possible smoke inhalation after an early-morning kitchen fire in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22. (News Bulletin file photo)

Family taken to hospital after early-morning house fire in Nanaimo

Fire started in upstairs kitchen at house on Shoreline Drive

Four people were taken to hospital for possible smoke inhalation after an early-morning kitchen fire in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22. (News Bulletin file photo)
White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)

Impaired driver caught going wrong way on B.C. highway with 3 working tires

Woman in her thirties failed a breathalyzer after RCMP pulled her over in North Vancouver

White Kia seen travelling in the wrong lane down Highway 1 on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 (RCMP handout)
Oak Bay police issue two tickets in two days last summer to drivers going double the speed limit on Beach Drive. (Oak Bay Police/X)

Uninsured driver nailed for doing double the speed limit in Oak Bay: police

Excessive speed enforcement is a weekly activity for Oak Bay officers

Oak Bay police issue two tickets in two days last summer to drivers going double the speed limit on Beach Drive. (Oak Bay Police/X)
The Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary will use Pacific Salmon Foundation funds on a new project focusing on riparian restoration and youth engagement. (Photo courtesy of Agile Drone Services)

Grant to help Saanich’s Swan Lake sanctuary restore salmon habitats

Several Greater Victoria salmon initiatives boosted by Pacific Salmon Foundation funds

The Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary will use Pacific Salmon Foundation funds on a new project focusing on riparian restoration and youth engagement. (Photo courtesy of Agile Drone Services)
Efforts to protect the environment and recover a sunken boat at Stones Marina are being taken in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22, after its owner was rescued by firefighters when the boat started taking on water on the weekend. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Man rescued from sinking boat at Nanaimo marina

Boat owner gets stuck trying to escape vessel in the middle of the night

Efforts to protect the environment and recover a sunken boat at Stones Marina are being taken in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22, after its owner was rescued by firefighters when the boat started taking on water on the weekend. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The City of Nanaimo has appointed Paige Pierce as the city’s new youth poet laureate. (Photo submitted)

VIU education student named Nanaimo’s new youth poet laureate

Paige Pierce appointed to role for two-year term

The City of Nanaimo has appointed Paige Pierce as the city’s new youth poet laureate. (Photo submitted)