Category Archives: British Columbia
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
B.C. children's representative says drug crisis having staggering impact on kids
The toxic drug crisis that has killed thousands of people in British Columbia has had a "staggeringly high" impact on the youngest in the province, not only killing hundreds but leaving many more as o...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. man facing 17 more charges in child exploitation case spanning U.S., U.K.
SURREY - A Metro Vancouver man arrested last December and charged with offences of possession and distribution of child-exploitation material now faces an additional 17 charges, including 12 counts of...
Apr 22, 2026
Cougar blamed for killing three sheep and an emu on Vancouver Island
PARKSVILLE - Residents of a Vancouver Island community are sounding the alarm after blaming an aggressive cougar for killing three sheep and an emu in the past week. The owners of the Truffle Farm in ...
Apr 22, 2026
Five remain in B.C. Conservative leadership race as membership swells to 42,000
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party has confirmed a final list of five candidates vying for its leadership, in a contest that has swollen the party's membership to more than 42,000. The party said ...
Apr 22, 2026
Crown abruptly closes case in B.C. trial of ex-Mountie accused of security offence
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former RCMP officer accused of a security offence in relation to his alleged work for the Chinese government was abruptly adjourned Wednesday as prosecutors closed their cas...
Apr 22, 2026
Police investigating overnight extortion-related shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police are investigating after another case of shots fired at a building in Surrey, B.C., that is believed to be linked to the latest spasm in extortion violence. Surrey police say they were ...
Apr 22, 2026
Coquihalla Highway reopens between Hope and Merritt after trailer fire
COQUIHALLA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has reopened after being closed for much of Tuesday because of a semi-trailer fire that set off a forest blaze. ...
Apr 22, 2026
B.C. tourists smile at Mexico pyramid. Behind them, a gunman, moments before killing
It looks like a typical tourist photo, as British Columbia woman Barbara Welsh and her friends smile near the foot of the famous Pyramid of the Moon at the Teotihuacan site northeast of Mexico City on...
Apr 22, 2026
Overlapping claims are behind protests from First Nations against two treaties
VICTORIA - A coalition of First Nations say they are prepared to block major projects and take legal action if British Columbia does not pause two treaties to resolve overlapping territorial claims. P...
Apr 21, 2026