1. Tsunami warning activated along B.C.’s coast overnight
It was a terrifying wakeup call or some Lower Mainland residents, ater an earthquake in Alaska.
Warning previously issued for coastal areas of has been CANCELLED. Continue to listen to instructions from local officials until the ALL CLEAR has been issued in your community.
— Emergency Info BC (@EmergencyInfoBC)
2. Man lives despite malfunctioning defibrillator at Pitt Meadows Arena
A middle-aged man went into cardiac arrest, but when his teammates went to use the dibrillator it wouldn’t work.
Fuel truck hits train in Port Coquitlam, causing massive fire
A semi-trailer truck carrying ethanol struck a train at the rail yard in Port Coquitlam on Monday, causing a massive explosion and fire.
Brother of teen killed by stray bullet ‘left a void’
Alfred Wong, 15, was gunned down while on his way home from dinner with his family.
Funeral for Alfred Wong, the 15-year-old who was killed by a stray bullet, set for Jan. 27 in Coquitlam. Family is asking for donations to scholarships set up in boy’s name.
— Black Press BC (@BlackPressMedia)
Police fear fewer fentanyl imports don’t signal the end of the overdose crisis
Despite fewer fentanyl seizures from shipments being flown and mailed to B.C. last year, police warn that the amount of the deadly opioid being smuggled in might not be decreasing.