A kitchen fire in Chilliwack has sent a man to hospital and a woman to temporary shelter. Personnel from two fire halls attended about 6:30 Thursday evening to an alarm in the 46 thousand block First Avenue. The kitchen was badly damaged by flames and the remainder of the townhouse was hit by smoke. While considered to be accidental, … [Read more...]
Security guard seriously injured in Port Coquitlam beating
October 15, 2012 by
A brutal beating has left a security guard in hospital with more than 100 stitches and a badly injured right eye. Hoshiar Singh Bajwa was hit repeatedly with a steel rod by three men early Sunday morning. He was patrolling a Port Coquitlam construction site. Operation Manager at Canuck Cecurity, Rupinder Sagoo says he got a call from dispatch just … [Read more...]
Three dead, five injured after crash on Malahat Highway
October 14, 2012 by
A late-morning collision on the Malahat Highway has killed three people. It happened around 11:30 in the Shawnigan Lake area -- between Victoria and Duncan. BC Ambulance officials say it was a two-vehicle, head-on collision -- possibly between a car and a truck. Five others were also sent to hospital. Two of those patients are in critical … [Read more...]
One dead, another injured after Burnaby construction accident
October 11, 2012 by
One man is dead, another is in hospital after a concrete retaining wall collapsed on them this morning in north Burnaby. Worksafe BC's Megan Johnston says the two were laying pipe in a trench at the time. It's not clear why the wall gave way. "Investigators are looking into this incident. The employer was J. Cote & Son … [Read more...]
Sif Actress Injured On “Thor” Set
September 26, 2012 by
"Thor" actress Jamie Alexander has revealed she has been seriously injured while on the set of the currently filming sequel "Thor: The Dark World". Alexander, who plays Sif, reportedly slipped whilst walking to the set in the rain says Yahoo. The injury is not halting production and her schedule has been moved around to accommodate her … [Read more...]
Injured paraglider spends night atop mountain
September 23, 2012 by
A paraglider who crashed on Mt. Cheam near Chilliwack last night is in the process of being rescued by a Cormorant helicopter. The man had to spend a night on the mountain after crashing 900 metres up, injuring a leg and his head. A military helicopter sent to rescue him last night broke down, but another chopper is in the process of picking him … [Read more...]
Injured Puppy found in Surrey
September 7, 2012 by
The city of Surrey and the S-P-C-A are asking for public help in finding the owner of a puppy who has suffered severe rope burns, believed to caused by a muzzle tying the dog's mouth shut. A resident found the pup in City Centre and brought her to the Surrey Animal Care Centre. The S-P-C-A has launched an investigation. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
West Vancouver Police investigating after woman injured during apprehension
August 28, 2012 by
West Vancouver Police have been asked by Burnaby RCMP to investigate after a woman was injured while she was being apprehended by mounties under the Mental Health Act. In a release, police say the incident happened in Burnaby on August 22nd. No word on what type of injury the woman suffered. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Toddler injured in fall from window
August 8, 2012 by
Another close call involving a toddler and an unsecured window. Abbotsford Police say a 16-month old girl suffered relatively minor injuries after falling eight feet onto a driveway of a home on Upper Maclure Road. The toddler had been playing on a coffee table early last evening while her mother was downstairs doing laundry. The girl pushed up … [Read more...]
Aquarium caring for injured otter
August 3, 2012 by
The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is treating an injured sea otter. The adult male otter is believed to be over ten years old. The aquarium says the otter is in "poor body condition with flipper trauma". The otter was recovered from the shores of the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington State and transferred up to … [Read more...]
