Category Archives: British Columbia

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby's NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provinci...
Feb 09, 2026

B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month has heard from "a number of families" that their relatives have been found dead, the co...
Feb 09, 2026

Filipino BC announces site of planned community and cultural centre in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Advocacy group Filipino BC has announced the location for its proposed community and cultural centre in south Vancouver, with chair RJ Aquino calling it a major milestone toward achieving ...
Feb 08, 2026

Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026

Hiker likely saved paraglider's life after crash on Vancouver Island: rescue team
North Shore Rescue says a passing hiker likely saved the life of a paraglider who crashed into a cliff on Vancouver Island on Friday. The search and rescue team based in North Vancouver, B.C., says it...
Feb 07, 2026

Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream's dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in southern Ontario, while daily high temperature records fall in Western Canada. Environment Canada figures show a...
Feb 07, 2026

Police say threats made against schools in Coquitlam, B.C., for third straight day
COQUITLAM - Police in the Metro Vancouver community of Coquitlam say more threats have been made toward local schools, setting off safety protocols. Coquitlam RCMP did not say how many schools were ta...
Feb 06, 2026

Pipeline protest created safety risks, but journalists were let in, says RCMP officer
VANCOUVER - The senior RCMP officer co-ordinating enforcement at a British Columbia pipeline protest in 2021 says journalists were permitted to go through an "access control point" set up by police, a...
Feb 06, 2026

B.C. seeks to appeal DRIPA ruling in top court, says 'core democratic values' at risk
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader says the British Columbia government wants amendments that propose a "gutting" of its own reconciliation legislation. Robert Phillips, a member of the political execu...
Feb 06, 2026

Lamborghini driver caught doing 197 km/h over Metro Vancouver bridge
DELTA - A Lamborghini driver from Surrey, B.C., will be without his car for a week and thousands of dollars after police say they caught him driving nearly 200 km/h. B.C. Highway Patrol says the 51-ye...
Feb 06, 2026