Category Archives: British Columbia
Man dead after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 33-year-old man died after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop bench in Surrey, B.C., where two people were waiting for a bus. Surrey RCMP say officers responded to the scene on Saturday...
Oct 06, 2024
Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call
VANCOUVER - The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unkno...
Oct 06, 2024
Man, 43, charged with second-degree murder in 2022 fatal Kelowna stabbing: RCMP
KELOWNA - RCMP say a 43-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge in a fatal stabbing that left another man dead in Kelowna, B.C., almost two years ago. Police say they were called to a bus...
Oct 05, 2024
B.C. campaign trail sees party leaders head to the Okanagan
The leaders of both British Columbia's provincial Conservatives and New Democrats are in the Okanagan campaigning today. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad is in Kelowna while NDP Leader David Eby i...
Oct 05, 2024
Vancouver police boost presence at protests, schools for Oct. 7 anniversary
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say more officers will be deployed at what they call "strategic locations" including faith-based schools and places of worship leading up to Monday's one-year anniversa...
Oct 04, 2024
Coeur Mining signs all-stock deal to buy SilverCrest Metals valued at US$1.7B
VANCOUVER - Coeur Mining Inc. has signed a deal to buy SilverCrest Metals Inc. that values the company at about US$1.7 billion. Under the agreement, SilverCrest shareholders will receive 1.6022 Coeur ...
Oct 04, 2024
Leaders spread out around the province as week two of campaigning in B.C. continues
Politicians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point. NDP Leader David Eby is making an announcement in Vancouver aft...
Oct 04, 2024
Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine and it wants the animals put down. Kaml...
Oct 03, 2024
One dead in float plane crash in remote area of B.C.'s central coast
PORT HARDY, B.C. - Police say one person is dead after a float plane crashed in a remote area along British Columbia's central coast. Mounties in the Vancouver Island community of Port Hardy, southwes...
Oct 03, 2024
What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C. Conservative Party has not r...
Oct 03, 2024