British Columbia

RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says

SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change to better respond to calls involving Indigenous people after complaints that police actions were more forcef...

Jul 21, 2025

Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer

VANCOUVER - The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Colu...

Jul 21, 2025

Heat warning up for B.C.'s north coast, persisting until Tuesday

VICTORIA - Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British Columbia's north coast, saying there is a moderate risk to public health. It says daytime temperatures are exp...

Jul 21, 2025

Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper's charred forest

Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they'll plunge a stake ...

Jul 21, 2025

'Grossly exceeded': Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices

VANCOUVER - The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their...

Jul 21, 2025

Drying trend forecast to return after rain, cooler weather in parts of B.C.

British Columbia's wildfire service says much of the province is experiencing "unsettled" weather conditions, with rain in some areas that have been hot spots for fire this season, but a drying patter...

Victor Kaisar Jul 20, 2025

Trade top of mind as Canada's premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario

TORONTO - Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country's premiers arrive in Ontario's cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic r...

Jul 20, 2025

Second-degree murder charge laid against Richmond, B.C., man in partner's death

RICHMOND - British Columbia homicide investigators say a 33-year-old man from Richmond has been charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of a woman who had been a relationship with ...

Jul 19, 2025

Settlement proposed in class-action lawsuit over B.C. solitary confinement

VANCOUVER - A proposed settlement of up to $60 million has been reached in a class-action lawsuit related to the use of solitary confinement in B.C. correctional facilities. The Quebec-based law firm ...

Jul 19, 2025

Suspects charged nearly three years after remains of two victims found in B.C.

PENTICTON - Police in British Columbia's Okanagan region say three suspects have been arrested and charged in connection with the murders of two 30-year-olds whose remains were found near Penticton ne...

Jul 19, 2025