British Columbia

Homicide team investigates suspicious death at B.C. nursing home

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case of a suspicious death at an Abbotsford, B.C., residential care home earlier this month. Police say the case began on July 6, when the...

Jul 29, 2025

Seniors advocate says B.C. will need almost 16,000 new long-term care beds by 2036

VICTORIA - A report from British Columbia's seniors' advocate say the province will need almost 16,000 new long-term care beds by 2036 to meet the demands of an aging society. Dan Levitt's report tabl...

Jul 29, 2025

Grizzly attack in B.C. likely 'defensive', bears to be spared, investigators say

British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a couple in the province's Interior over the weekend was likely "defensive in nature," and it's unlikely the bears were stalkin...

Jul 29, 2025

Out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C., triggers evacuation alerts

An out-of-control wildfire in the British Columbia Interior has triggered evacuation alerts for a number of properties near Lytton. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says at least five properties ...

Jul 29, 2025

B.C. Interior facing temperatures up to 38 C as heat warnings issued across province

Temperatures in parts of the British Columbia Interior are expected to reach 38 C as heat warnings activate across large parts of the region. Environment and Climate Change Canada says the very high t...

Greg Fry Jul 29, 2025

Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well

BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stron...

Jul 29, 2025

Edmonton police warn extortions, arsons targeting South Asian businesses resurging

EDMONTON - Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Can...

Jul 28, 2025

Body discovered in burning vehicle in B.C.; police suspect criminality

Police in British Columbia are investigating after a body was discovered in a burning car. Mounties in Agassiz, B.C., say officers responded late Sunday to a report of a vehicle fire on Cheam Road in ...

Jul 28, 2025

Gull pierced by a barbecue skewer is released in B.C. after wildlife centre's care

WHITE ROCK - A gull that was skewered with a discarded wooden barbecue stick that generated a flurry of phone calls to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC has been released after rehabilitation. Col...

Jul 28, 2025

Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

OTTAWA - Reproductive health advocates say the federal government's failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could crea...

Jul 28, 2025