Category Archives: British Columbia

Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing
SURREY, B.C. - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they arrested the driver of a vehicle with Washington state licence plates who failed to stop at the Pacific Highway border crossing Sunday. The Surrey Polic...
Jan 05, 2025

Police find human remains in burned SUV in Abbotsford, B.C. park
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford are investigating after officers found what are believed to be human remains inside a vehicle that was set on fire in Sumas Mountain Regional Park. They say off...
Jan 04, 2025

Homicide team investigating death of woman found near a Port Moody, B.C., marina
PORT MOODY, B.C. - RCMP says the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found near a Port Moody, B.C., marina on New Year's Day. Police said they w...
Jan 04, 2025

WestJet denies compensation to Taylor Swift fan after flight cancellation
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer's shows in V...
Jan 04, 2025

'Support better care': Advocates argue need for mental health emergency service
Khalil Dorival knows what it's like to feel lonely. The Toronto-based mental health advocate has struggled with social anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. "I really suffered in silence, and I u...
Jan 04, 2025

Person killed after being struck by train in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a person was struck and killed by a train near an overpass in the city early this morning. They say officers responded to a report of a pedestrian ...
Jan 03, 2025

Museum of whale skeletons, painstakingly rebuilt over years, consumed by B.C. fire
It takes years to rebuild a whale. Just ask Jim Borrowman, co-founder of the Whale Interpretive Centre museum that housed numerous whale skeletons on the boardwalk of Telegraph Cove on Vancouver Islan...
Jan 03, 2025

Cable ferries in B.C. Kootenays sailing on schedule despite escalating strike threat
VICTORIA - Cable ferries serving tiny communities in British Columbia's Kootenay region are providing regular scheduled service today despite the threat of an escalating strike that could cut sailings...
Jan 03, 2025

Uptick in Vancouver home sales last month caps 'pivot year' for market: board
VANCOUVER - Greater Vancouver home sales rose 31.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, capping a "pivot year" for the market where the number of homes that changed hands in the region tick...
Jan 03, 2025

2024 was Vancouver's wettest year so far this century: Environment Canada data
VANCOUVER - Vancouver lived up to its soggy reputation last year, with Environment Canada data showing 2024 was the city's wettest year so far this century. Meteorologist Chris Doyle says more than 1,...
Jan 03, 2025