News/Canada/British Columbia (Page 70)

British Columbia Girl’s killer sentenced to life after father airs grief in courtThe father of the 13-year-old girl killed in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2017 recounted the harrowing ordeal of losing his daughter in front of a packed courtroom at B.C. Supreme Court, where Ibrahim Ali was sentenced to lifeContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C.’s highest court has ruled a Vancouver Island woman who was struck by a hockey puck 10 years ago should be awarded more than $1 million. City of Langford, arena operator, hockey team sued by spectator hit in head by roller hockey puck in 2014 Yasmine Ghania · CBCContinue Reading

British Columbia Police in Squamish, B.C., say search and rescue teams have temporarily suspended their efforts to find three mountaineers missing for nearly a week. RCMP say the pause stems from ‘significant challenges’ posed by unstable conditions on Mount GaribaldiThe Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 06, 2024 6:57 PM EDTContinue Reading

British Columbia The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed a man’s claim for damages after he was rear-ended in Surrey in 2017, finding that his testimony was not credible and he may have attempted to defraud the provincial auto insurer in the process. Appeal court dismisses claim from Alasdair Girvan,Continue Reading

British Columbia Bear crashes 9-year-old’s sleepover, trashes Rossland, B.C., homeA B.C. mother is recounting her harrowing story of hiding from a bear that invaded her home in Rossland, B.C., late Saturday while her 9-year-old daughter was having a sleepover. RCMP says family did the right thing by calling 911 andContinue Reading

British Columbia B.C. soccer fan sues over alleged Lionel Messi ‘bait and switch’A B.C. soccer fan wants to certify a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver Whitecaps and the MLS on behalf of customers who claim they paid through the nose for tickets to a game featuring Lionel Messi, only to seeContinue Reading

British Columbia A 19-year-old Hallmark soap opera actor is reportedly fighting for her life after plunging five storeys from a balcony walkway at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s hospital. When Calls the Heart actor Mamie Laverock, 19, sustained ‘life-threatening injuries’ in balcony walkway fall Jason Proctor · CBC News · Posted: JunContinue Reading

British Columbia A B.C. Supreme Court judge has awarded damages to nearly 80 ICBC customers whose personal data was leaked in a privacy breach linked to a series of attacks in the Lower Mainland.  13 customers who had their data stolen were targeted in arson and shooting attacks, judgement says IsaacContinue Reading

British Columbia The rapid sequencing technology is being tested in B.C. to refine the degree of achievable genetic compatibility between patients and donors while six other labs in the country are joining that effort, an expert says. About half of all transplants fail over time due to rejection, says the project’s leaderTheContinue Reading