Category Archives: British Columbia
In the news today: Extortion schemes, Alberta referendum, Lapu Lapu anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Criminal networks using young people from India for extortion schemes, Fintrac warns Canada's financial intel...
Apr 23, 2026
Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the 'glass cliff'
MONTREAL - Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier." It's hard to shake...
Apr 23, 2026
A year after Lapu Lapu ramming attack, grief, anger and hope intertwine
VANCOUVER - At a South Vancouver long-term care home, Jhosie Sico has forgotten what proper sleep feels like, because she now gets up in the middle of the night to change her 30-year-old son's diaper ...
Apr 23, 2026
Remembering the 11 who lost their lives in Lapu Lapu attack, one year ago
VANCOUVER - Eleven people were killed in the April 26, 2025, attack on the Lapu Lapu Day festival in East Vancouver, with dozens more injured. Adam Kai-Ji Lo has been charged with 11 counts of second-...
Apr 23, 2026
Five out of 14 wildfires burning in B.C. deemed out of control
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says five wildfires are currently burning out of control in the province. It says four of those fires were started Wednesday, including one southwest ...
Apr 22, 2026
Premier Eby says investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting has entered final stages
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby said the police investigation into the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting is in its final stages. Eby offered the update during a meeting with Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her." Eby told reporters at the legislature...
Apr 22, 2026
Coastal B.C. First Nation leaders go to Calgary to dissuade pipeline investors
CALGARY - A delegation of First Nations leaders from British Columbia have come to Calgary to relay a message to pipeline executives face-to-face - steer clear of investing in a new bitumen pipeline t...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. legislator says residents didn't get phone alerts about landslide evacuation
FORT ST. JOHN - A legislator for an area of northeastern British Columbia hit by a landslide and evacuation order says many residents who live close to the site never received emergency notifications ...
Apr 22, 2026
Potentially dangerous laser, drone infractions reported at Kelowna, B.C., airport
KELOWNA - Police have issued a warning to drone and laser users in the Kelowna, B.C., area, saying the city's airport saw a significant number of events with "potentially catastrophic consequences" fo...
Apr 22, 2026