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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Woman struck, killed on highway near Nanaimo, B.C.
An RCMP patch is seen on the shoulder of an assistant commissioner in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck Mounties are investigating after a woman was struck and killed while crossing a highway near Nanaimo, B.C. A statement Wednesday from the Nanaimo RCMP says first responders were called to the scene on Highway 19, just south of the Morden Road intersection, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday. The woman received emergency first-aid at the scene but succumbed to her injuries, police said. Investigators believe the woman was trying to cross over a barrier separating the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway when she was struck by a northbound vehicle. Drugs and alcohol are not believed to have contributed to the crash, police said. The driver remained on scene and is co-operating with the police investigation, according to the statement. Traffic was diverted from the area for approximately four hours while collision investigators examined the scene. 'The vehicle involved was towed from the scene and will undergo a mechanical inspection,' the statement said. 'Police and the B.C. Coroners Service are continuing with their investigations.'
CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Mounties investigating suspicious death in Port Alberni, B.C.
The waterfront area of Port Alberni, B.C., is seen in a stock image taken in March 2020. (Shutterstock) Mounties are investigating a suspicious death after a body was located in a forested park on central Vancouver Island. A statement Wednesday from the Port Alberni RCMP says police were called about the discovery in the city's Dry Creek Park at 5:41 p.m. Monday. 'Front-line officers responded and located a deceased person with apparent injuries,' the statement said. 'Forensic identification services attended and processed the scene.' Investigators are working with the B.C. Coroners Service to determine the circumstances surrounding the death. Police say the identity of the male victim has been confirmed but his name will not be released at this time. Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact the Port Alberni RCMP at 250-723-2424.
CTV News
11-06-2025
- CTV News
Injured man dies after Burnaby, B.C., fire that also killed cat
A truck from the Burnaby Fire Department is seen on May 26, 2025. A man who was rescued from a two-alarm fire in Burnaby, B.C., last month has since succumbed to his injuries. The victim was critically injured when firefighters pulled him from a burning unit at a multi-family complex near Norfolk Street and Esmond Avenue on May 26. The B.C. Coroners Service confirmed it is now investigating a death related to the incident. A spokesperson told CTV News she could not provide any further details while the investigation is ongoing. A cat from the same unit was killed during the blaze. Weeks after the incident, the cause remains unclear. The Burnaby Fire Department said it is still waiting on a final report from investigators. Firefighters previously said they discovered the flames while responding to a smoke detector activation at the property. One unit sustained heavy fire damage, and there was smoke and water damage to other homes at the property.
CTV News
11-06-2025
- CTV News
Police investigating after man found dead in Prince Albert home
Prince Albert police are investigating a sudden death that occurred on Monday afternoon. At around 4 p.m. on June 9, officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of 15th Street West where Parkland Ambulance were called to help a man who was reported unresponsive and not breathing, Prince Albert police said in a news release. Upon arrival, officers found the man dead inside a home. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service and the Prince Albert Police Service's forensic identification section (FIS) were called to the scene to investigate. Police say investigators believe the death was non-criminal in nature. No further information will be shared in relation to this incident, police said.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- CTV News
Cyclist fatally struck by pickup truck on Vancouver Island: RCMP
A bike tire is seen in this stock image. (Milada Vigerova/ A senior cyclist was struck and killed by a pickup truck in the Vancouver Island community of Nanoose Bay on Friday, according to police. The Oceanside RCMP says first responders were called to Marina Way near Carmel Place around 10:50 a.m. after a collision involving multiple cyclists and a Ford pickup truck. Two cyclists were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. A third died at the scene. Police say the deceased is a 79-year-old man from Qualicum Beach. 'While all of the contributing factors into this collision are still being determined, the initial investigation indicates that the pickup truck entered onto Marina Way from a side street and collided with the cyclists who were riding on Marina Way,' Mounties wrote in a news release Saturday. 'Drugs and alcohol on the part of the pickup truck driver and the cyclists have been excluded as contributing factors. The pickup driver remained on scene and is co-operating with the investigation.' RCMP collision analysts and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the crash, and police ask anyone with information or video to call 250-248-6111.
