Campbell River

• DFO patrol boat falls onto highway in Campbell River

  A DFO patrol boat fell off of its trailer in Campbell River Monday morning, snarling traffic. Police say no one was hurt.

  Traffic

  Aug 14
  
• Man stabbed multiple times in Campbell River, 2 police officers injured during arrest

  The victim was taken to hospital and is expected to survive. The 22-year-old suspect was also taken to hospital and is receiving treatment.

  Crime

  Jul 29
  
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• ‘The horror, the hurt’: Youths attack Campbell River 12-year-old in online video

  The victim's mom said her son suffered a serious concussion, a laceration on the side of his head, two black and swollen eyes and scrapes and bruises all over his body.

  Crime

  Jul 28
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• B.C. dad stabbed in the heart while trying to help overdose victim, family says

  Colin Dube-Wheat's family says he heard someone yelling for help about an overdose in Campbell River this month, and was stabbed twice in the chest when he tried to help.

  Crime

  Jul 24
• ‘Unaccountable systems’: Wet’suwet’en man’s family sues B.C. RCMP over shooting death

  Relatives of Jared Lowndes say the Campbell River man was shot and killed by unnamed members of the RCMP at a Vancouver Island Tim Hortons on July 8, 2021.

  Crime

  Jul 7
• Campbell River rock band reunites, writes album featuring voice of late lead singer

  In the early 1980s, Big Rock was a touring cover band, but This Is BC's Jay Durant hears that the music industry wasn’t interested in their original material.

  Features

  Jun 20
• Suspect in B.C. Walmart stabbing found not guilty, despite being filmed on body camera

  A case against a man who was captured on camera stabbing a security guard in Campbell River, B.C., went to trial, but the judge ruled the suspect was not guilty on all counts.

  Crime

  Jun 2
• Federal decision to shut down B.C. salmon farms prompts company court challenge

  The farms off B.C.'s coast have been a major flashpoint with environmental groups and some First Nations saying the farms are linked to disease that transfers to wild salmon.

  Environment

  Mar 21
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• City of Campbell River bans all drug use on public property

  Council approved the bylaw just days before B.C.'s three-year decriminalization trial came into effect. Those caught using drugs in public places could face a $200 fine.

  Health

  Feb 2
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• Alert issued after landslide forces of evacuation of apartment buildings in Campbell River, B.C.

  The City of Campbell River said two buildings were evacuated 'as a precautionary measure and the city is advising residents of either building to stay away' due to a landslide.

  Environment

  Jan 18