B.C. News

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man who shot at strangers on Main Street Thursday night before turning his gun on himself has died in hospital. Vancouver Police Const. Brian Montague confirmed Friday that the 34-year-old had succumbed to his injuries.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Hydro is not ready for a widespread disaster such as an earthquake because it does not have a proper disaster preparedness program, an internal audit says. The December 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers audit concluded B.C.

The Canadian Press CASTLEGAR — As temperatures soar across the province, the Ministry of Forests is taking another step to protect against wildfires.

VANCOUVER — A quick-thinking Harbour Air pilot is being credited with saving the lives of three hypothermic boaters on Whistler’s frigid Green Lake on Canada Day. Pilot Chris Cameron was getting ready to take off from Green Lake at 5:30 p.m.

A road rage incident in North Vancouver is gathering attention on YouTube. The 90-second video shows two men attempting repeatedly to punch each other in the wake of some dubious motoring.

CHILLIWACK — Minter Gardens — the world-class 13-hectare show garden in Chilliwack that has been a popular destination for garden lovers for the past 33 years — will close in October.

VANCOUVER - Health officials are warning consumers not to eat a brand of tahini distributed by Overwaitea in Langley that may be tainted with salmonella.

VANCOUVER — Harm reduction — not a war on drugs — has reduced illicit drug use and improved public safety in what was once Ground Zero for an HIV and overdose epidemic that cost many lives, says a 15-year study of drug use in Vancouver’s impoverished

TERRACE — The proposed Northern Gateway project reached a major milestone on Monday with the end of public hearings on the pipeline, and now the company will focus on resolving lingering questions, says president John Carruthers.

KAMLOOPS — The personal information of about 16,000 patients of a medical-lab service in Kamloops, B.C., has gone missing, says the company’s president.