Category Archives: British Columbia
Man charged with murder following Vancouver sidewalk crash that killed a senior
VANCOUVER - Police say a suspect who was charged with multiple counts of dangerous driving over a car-ramming attack last month in Vancouver is now facing a murder charge. Tadd Bali was charged with f...
8h ago
Metro Vancouver outside workers going on full-scale strike starting Monday
VANCOUVER - Unionized workers in Metro Vancouver who oversee drinking water, wastewater treatment, air quality and other important jobs across more than 20 municipalities are taking full-scale strike ...
9h ago
Conservation officers in B.C. remove metal stove pipe stuck on bear's head
OLIVER - A young bear in British Columbia's Okanagan had to endure several days with a stove pipe stuck over its head before conservation officers were able to remove it. The Conservation Officer Serv...
10h ago
B.C. girl sexually assaulted by stranger at Vancouver Island bus stop, police say
LANGFORD - Police on Vancouver Island are looking for a suspect after a girl was sexually assaulted at a bus stop. West Shore RCMP say the attack happened Tuesday at around 3 p.m. in Langford, a subur...
12h ago
Man charged with manslaughter in fatal Vancouver stabbing
VANCOUVER - A 32-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over a fatal stabbing in Vancouver last September. Police say the accused is in custody and appeared in court Friday. The stabbing happ...
12h ago
B.C. Supreme Court finds Victoria has authority to restrict camping in city parks
VICTORIA - The B.C. Supreme Court has found that the City of Victoria did not go beyond its authority by passing bylaws restricting overnight camping in some city parks. Three homeless petitioners sou...
12h ago
New chair for police board in Surrey, B.C., after former chair quit in protest
SURREY - The police board in Surrey, B.C., says it has chosen its next chair, days after the last chair resigned over a controversial dismissal of the city's police chief. The Surrey Police Board says...
14h ago
B.C. firm 'over the moon' about contract to chart Canada’s role in lunar exploration
VANCOUVER - Shaun Riddell is "over the moon" - figuratively, if not quite yet literally - since his Langley, B.C., firm was named among three companies hired by the Canadian Space Agency to lay the gr...
Jun 12, 2026
B.C. toxic drug deaths show another steep decline, down 32 per cent in April
VICTORIA - Overdose deaths in British Columbia are continuing to fall sharply, with April's toll down by almost a third compared to the same month last year. The BC Coroners Service recorded 119 death...
Jun 11, 2026
Dead grey whale found off B.C. coast brings total count this year to 10
VANCOUVER - Another dead grey whale has been discovered off the British Columbia coast, marking the 10th such discovery so far this year. The Fisheries Department says the latest whale was spotted flo...
Jun 11, 2026