Here are Black Press Media鈥檚 top stories for Friday, April 12.
1. B.C.鈥檚 premier takes aim at Maple Ridge鈥檚 handling of homeless housing
鈥淏ut in the case of Maple Ridge, there鈥檚 a sense of make-believe, that somehow there鈥檚 a better solution on the horizon,鈥� John Horgan told reporters Thursday.
2. 鈥楩reak鈥� mudslide north of White Rock suspends passenger trains
Amtrak passenger service has been suspended for 48 hours and could re-open today, depending on the results of an engineering assessment of the area.
3. Gas prices reach $1.68 a litre as record-highs continue in Metro Vancouver
GassBuddy.com petroleum analyst Dan McTeague said on Twitter Thursday that gas prices from Prince George to Victoria could rise anywhere from five to 15 cents a litre overnight.
4. Psychiatric patient unlawfully at large after being issued day pass
Christopher Thomas Joseph Askey was issued a day pass from the hospital on Colony Farm Road, but he was reported missing when he didn鈥檛 come back on Wednesday just before 10 p.m., police said in a release on Thursday.
5. 3,300 British Columbians register as organ donors since Green Shirt Day
On average, Transplant BC receives roughly 50 registrations on a daily basis. There are 680 patients awaiting a transplant in the province.
Like us on and follow us on .
