Category Archives: British Columbia
'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and c...
May 28, 2026
Province pauses plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will not open an overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns from the city and businesses. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the local health ...
May 27, 2026
Alberta premier wins standoff with party over position on provincial separation vote
EDMONTON - A standoff between Premier Danielle Smith and her own United Conservative Party on the issue of separation is over - and the premier has won. Premier Smith and party president Rob Smith had...
May 27, 2026
Transportation Safety Board report details lead-up to fatal B.C. helicopter accident
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board has found that a pilot missed important steps on a checklist during maintenance work before one worker was injured and another killed by the tail rotor of a...
May 27, 2026
'Going to be alone': Daughter tells of B.C. murder suspect's message as mom vanished
KAMLOOPS - The daughter of murder suspect Vitali Stefanski has testified that he left her a voice message in Russian saying her mother had "made life hell," the morning the woman went missing from her...
May 27, 2026
B.C. alcohol use hits 20-year low but remains above national and recommended levels
Alcohol use in British Columbia has reached a 20-year low after spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report from the provincial health officer says consumption is still above both national ...
May 27, 2026
Man killed in B.C.'s Kootenay region after motorcycle strikes elk on highway
TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A motorcycle rider has been killed in British Columbia's Kootenay Region after the vehicle reported struck an elk on a highway. Trail RCMP say the crash happened at a...
May 27, 2026
Senior run down in Vancouver vehicle rampage dies in hospital
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a senior citizen has died in hospital more than a week after they were knocked from a mobility scooter when a vehicle sped through the city's West End, crashing into t...
May 27, 2026
Homicide team investigating shooting that left one dead in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Homicide investigators have been called in after a shooting in Langley, B.C., in which one man died. Langley RCMP say they and other emergency services were called to a report of shots fired...
May 27, 2026
German utility to buy one million tonnes of LNG per year from Ksi Lisims project
A German utility has signed a long-term agreement to buy one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year from the yet-to-be-built Ksi Lisims project in northern British Columbia as European count...
May 27, 2026