British Columbia

Police say motorcyclist dead after Friday morning crash in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a vehicle Saturday morning. Surrey police have confirmed the RCMP is investigating the crash that happened at the inter...

Jul 05, 2025

B.C. cabinet minister says she's 'fortunate' to have just half a dozen death threats

VANCOUVER - British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself "pretty fo...

Victor Kaisar Jul 05, 2025

Stranded man plucked off cliff amid B.C. wildfire lands in jail

There's been an unusual addition to a wildfire fight in steep terrain burning near Hope, B.C. RCMP say their officers arrived to help other first responders on Thursday as the fire burned on the side ...

Jul 04, 2025

B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023

Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg annou...

Jul 04, 2025

B.C. field coroners get $32 an hour to face scenes of death. Some say it's not enough

They work on gruesome scenes of death, sometimes traversing rough terrain to access bodies in various states of decomposition. British Columbia field coroner Leena Chandi said the things that she and ...

Jul 04, 2025

B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community

SURREY - RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they've been looking into the ...

Jul 03, 2025

Climate justice advocate joins race for B.C. Greens leadership

VICTORIA - The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest. Emily Lowan is the second person to announce their ...

Jul 03, 2025

Cooler conditions forecast for much of B.C., expected to aid in fire fight

British Columbia's wildfire service says cool conditions and thunderstorms are in the forecast for much of the province as nearly 90 wildfires actively burn. Its latest situational report says thunder...

Jul 03, 2025

Search for another Vancouver Island boa constrictor prompts warning about exotic pets

Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack - the haystack being a 137-hectare park on Vancouver Island, and the needle being...

Jul 03, 2025

Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old

ABBOTSFORD - A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police say was a murder-suicide in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the bodies were found Monday night when officers responded to a report ...

Jul 02, 2025