VANCOUVER — Worksafe BC and the BC Coroner's Service are investigating a fatal workplace accident on Wednesday afternoon in West Vancouver.
Police say a worker was thrown from an excavator when it accidentally overturned while working at the top of a steep slope.
It happened at a construction site (on Chippendale Road) shortly after 1:30 p.m.
Police say the 34-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
His name has not been released.
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The man, who cannot be named because he was 17 at the time of the attacks two years ago, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — A First Nation near Port Alberni, B.C., expects to evacuate some homes as heavy rains cause rivers to flood.
Three men remain in custody after they were arrested on October 22nd and charged with a variety of robbery and weapons related criminal offences.
Richmond RCMP say a group of six cyclists was travelling along River Road when they were hit.
Lt.-Col. Mason Stalker was charged last year with offences including sexual assault and sexual exploitation.
The slide occurred west of Field, B.C., on Oct. 24 as crews did scaling work in the area to remove loose rocks.