Saturday, December 20, 2025
ADVT 
National

4-Year-Old Child Dies After Fall From Bedroom Window Of Langley, B.C. Home

The Canadian Press, 24 Jun, 2016 10:32 AM
    LANGLEY, B.C. — A toddler has died after falling from the upstairs window of a Metro Vancouver home.
     
    Langley RCMP say officers were notified around 3 p.m. Thursday that a four-year-old child had fallen out of the third-storey bedroom window of a townhouse residence (in the Willoughby area).
     
    The Mounties say the child was not home alone at the time.
     
    Police say the child was taken to hospital and died shortly after 4 p.m.
     
    Officers are investigating but say the incident doesn't appear suspicious.
     
    RCMP Victim Services were dispatched to provide assistance to the family.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    2 Men Dead, One Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Northern New Brunswick

    The RCMP says the incident occurred early Thursday morning off the Miller Brook wharf near Salmon Beach, about 11 kilometres from downtown Bathurst.

    2 Men Dead, One Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Northern New Brunswick

    Senate Passes Assisted Dying Bill With Amendment To Delete Near-death Proviso

    Senate Passes Assisted Dying Bill With Amendment To Delete Near-death Proviso
    The bill, as amended over the past two weeks of lengthy debate in the upper house, passed late Wednesday by a vote of 64-12 with one abstention.

    Senate Passes Assisted Dying Bill With Amendment To Delete Near-death Proviso

    Panel To Start Reviewing Domestic Violence Deaths In Saskatchewan

    REGINA — A panel reviewing domestic violence deaths in Saskatchewan is to begin looking at cases next month.

    Panel To Start Reviewing Domestic Violence Deaths In Saskatchewan

    Can Inmates Ask To Die? Clarity Urged Around Doctor-Assisted Death In Prison

    Can Inmates Ask To Die? Clarity Urged Around Doctor-Assisted Death In Prison
    CALGARY — A Belgian man three decades into a life sentence for rape and murder wanted doctors to help him die — and he nearly got his wish.

    Can Inmates Ask To Die? Clarity Urged Around Doctor-Assisted Death In Prison

    South African Company Tries To Clear The Air About Firefighter Pay In Alberta

    South African Company Tries To Clear The Air About Firefighter Pay In Alberta
    Working on Fire Ltd. makes the comment as part of a statement about a pay dispute that led to 300 of its firefighters leaving Alberta after only a few days on the job.

    South African Company Tries To Clear The Air About Firefighter Pay In Alberta

    US, Canadian Mayors Oppose Wisconsin City's Great Lakes Water Diversion Request

    US, Canadian Mayors Oppose Wisconsin City's Great Lakes Water Diversion Request
    The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is speaking out ahead of a meeting in the U.S. next week, where a decision is expected on the water diversion application from the city of Waukesha.

    US, Canadian Mayors Oppose Wisconsin City's Great Lakes Water Diversion Request