Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. murder suspect says he attempted suicide after victim 'slipped' down embankment
The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in British Columbia more than two years ago testified Wednesday that he tried to kill himself twice in the hours after her death, by drowning in a lake a...
Jun 10, 2026
Sentencing hearing wraps for B.C. sex trafficker after three-days of arguments
NEW WESTMINSTER - The judge in the case of a B.C. woman who pleaded guilty to assault and sex trafficking is taking time to decide on a sentence. Lawyers will be meeting next week to set a date for Ju...
Jun 10, 2026
Three men plead guilty, get prison sentences for Surrey, B.C., extortion shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey say three men have pleaded guilty and been sentenced over charges stemming from an extortion-related shooting back in February. The Surrey Police Service says Taranveer Singh...
Jun 10, 2026
Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo gets date for judge-only trial
VANCOUVER - The trial for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027. Lo has elected ag...
Jun 10, 2026
B.C. Mounties warn parents of 'violent' online group exploiting children
LANGFORD - Mounties near Victoria say they are investigating three reports of a violent online group exploiting children and young people. West Shore RCMP say in a statement that the reports are all s...
Jun 10, 2026
Nisga'a official says most hurdles for Ksi Lisims have been cleared
CALGARY - The secretary-treasurer of the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia says there remain few obstacles to a final go-ahead decision for the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas plant and exp...
Jun 10, 2026
Body of teenager recovered from B.C. lake, three days after boat capsized
QUESNEL - Police in British Columbia's central Interior say the body of a 17-year-old youth has been recovered three days after a vessel capsized at a local lake. Mounties in Quesnel say the body of t...
Jun 10, 2026
'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating." Pouce Coupe Mayor Daniell...
Jun 10, 2026
B.C. murder suspect says ex-wife was stabbed with his knife, but not by him
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his ex-wife in 2024 denies he killed her but says they were in his car together when he saw her pull his knife away from her own abdomen. Vitali Stefanski told th...
Jun 09, 2026
B.C. court finds province didn't properly consult First Nation on northwest gold mine
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has ruled that the provincial government did not properly consult with a First Nation before a determination about a major undeveloped gold mine that the nation sa...
Jun 09, 2026