Category Archives: British Columbia
Police say hit man and fellow murderer caught trying to flee B.C. prison
SURREY - Two murderers including gangland hit man Dean Wiwchar have been charged with attempting to escape from a British Columbia pretrial centre last month. The Surrey Police Service says in a news ...
Jan 29, 2026
'Disturbing' scenes, record overdoses, as powerful sedative hits B.C. drug supply
VANCOUVER - Last weekend, frontline health workers in Trail, B.C., reported "disturbing" scenes to Dr. Karin Goodison, medical health officer with Interior Health. She said workers were finding about ...
Jan 29, 2026
Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - A train has struck and killed a pedestrian in Metro Vancouver, and police are investigating. RCMP say the collision happened at about 7:44 a.m. Thursday near Glover and Billy Brown roads in ...
Jan 29, 2026
Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta
STELLARTON - Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voil grocery delivery facilities in Alberta and pausing the online service's expansion in the Vancouver area as it failed to meet the ...
Jan 29, 2026
Heavy rain returns to B.C.'s south coast, including parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain has returned to British Columbia's south coast, triggering streamflow advisories and rainfall warnings for several communities in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Enviro...
Jan 29, 2026
'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in t...
Jan 29, 2026
Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B...
Jan 29, 2026
Pattison addresses property sale connected to proposed ICE facility
Jim Pattison Developments said it plans to fulfill commitments made in a property sale with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.The property-arm of the Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison G...
Jan 28, 2026
Annette, the harbour seal, rescued from netting around her neck in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A young harbour seal is recovering after being rescued from a life-threatening gillnet entanglement in West Vancouver. Dr. Martin Haulena, the head veterinarian at the Vancouver Aquarium M...
Jan 28, 2026
'Borderline friendly': Premiers of Alberta and B.C. meet with Carney, talk pipeline
OTTAWA - The potential pipeline to the West Coast was one of multiple topics discussed Wednesday by the leaders of B.C., Alberta and Canada in what was described as a "borderline friendly" meeting. Al...
Jan 28, 2026