British Columbia

B.C., federal governments allocate funds to operate BC Bus North through March 2022

VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are working together to ensure continued operation of a bus route described as a "crucial lifeline" for northern B.C. A joint statement from the...

Mar 29, 2021

Woman injured, suspect flees as RCMP report latest shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - A woman has been hurt in a shooting late Sunday in a Surrey, B.C., home. RCMP say the attack happened just before midnight in a home in the Guildford neighbourhood. The suspect fled bef...

Mar 29, 2021

Bird strike, engine stall – Causes determined in deadly Snowbirds crash

KAMLOOPS - A Canadian Armed Forces investigation into the deadly Snowbirds crash in Kamloops has now concluded, with safety recommendations going forward.On May 17 2020, the Snowbirds aerobatics team ...

Mar 29, 2021

Lights returning after windstorm knocks out power to thousands across southern B.C.

VANCOUVER - Thousands of residents on British Columbia's south coast and southern Interior spent the night without power after a fierce windstorm blew through the region Sunday. BC Hydro says the outa...

Mar 29, 2021

Police expected to update investigation into stabbings at library in North Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Police are expected to release more details today in their investigation of a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and injured six others in and around a library on Saturday in No...

Mar 29, 2021

Establishing motive central focus in fatal library attack in North Vancouver: police

VANCOUVER - Police are working to determine the motive of a series of stabbings that left a woman dead and six others injured inside and around a public library in North Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday. ...

Aaron Schulze Mar 28, 2021

B.C. mining laws raise questions as province looks to implement UN declaration

VANCOUVER - The relationships between Indigenous nations and British Columbia's mining sector are set to change as the province works to match its laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Right...

Mar 28, 2021

Six protesting old-growth logging arrested as traffic stopped on Vancouver bridge

VANCOUVER - Six people have been arrested for refusing to end a blockade of Vancouver's Cambie Bridge. Vancouver police say in a statement that about 150 people marched to the bridge and stopped traff...

Mar 27, 2021

RCMP say multiple stabbings at North Vancouver library, six taken to hospital

VANCOUVER - The RCMP say multiple victims were stabbed inside and outside a library today in North Vancouver, B.C. Police say in a statement on Twitter that a suspect is in custody and there's no ongo...

Mar 27, 2021

B.C. reports 908 new COVID-19 cases, third-highest daily total yet

VICTORIA - British Columbia reported 908 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the third-highest daily total in the province since the start of the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Hea...

Mar 26, 2021