British Columbia

RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.

BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old girl missing from her home about 250 kilometres west of Prince George, B.C. RCMP say Oaklynn Schwedder was last see...

Sep 20, 2024

Some key issues to watch for in B.C.'s provincial election campaign

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia provincial election campaign is expected to officially kick off Saturday, but party leaders have been vying for votes for months in the lead up to the Oct. 19 fixed el...

Sep 20, 2024

B.C. election campaign starts Saturday; but Eby takes bus on test run, Rustad at UBCM

VANCOUVER - A day before the official start, British Columbia's election campaign sees B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad and Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau speaking to municipal leaders, while ...

Sep 20, 2024

A look back at nearly three decades of British Columbia provincial elections

British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Oppo...

Sep 20, 2024

Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was shot and killed by police in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say in happened Thursday when police were called to a d...

Sep 19, 2024

B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins

VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby says several city governments are on board with having a "secure site" to house and treat severely mentally ill and drug addicted people. Eby told local politicians ...

Sep 19, 2024

West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill

VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month. The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fi...

Sep 19, 2024

B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A tribal council representing 14 First Nations along the west coast of Vancouver Island is declaring a state of emergency over the opioid crisis, which is killing their members an...

Sep 19, 2024

B.C. and First Nations reach deal to sell 2,600 condos at 60% of market value

VANCOUVER - An agreement between First Nations and the British Columbia government will see thousands of homes made available in Vancouver at 40-per-cent below cost. Premier David Eby calls it a "rema...

Sep 19, 2024

Motorcycle rider dead in crash that closes Highway 1 outside Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY, B.C. - Police in Langley, B.C., say one person is dead in an early morning crash between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 1. Mounties say their initial investigation indicates both vehicles ...

Sep 19, 2024