Category Archives: British Columbia
Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit for trial. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the B....
Mar 30, 2026
Independent Investigations Office of BC seeks witnesses to Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY - British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office says it's hoping to hear from witnesses to a police-involved shooting in Metro Vancouver that Surrey police say left a man with minor inju...
Mar 30, 2026
Extortion shootings at Surrey, B.C., business complex and home under investigation
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating two overnight extortion-related shootings at a home and a business complex, the latter being shot at for the second time in about a week. The Surrey ...
Mar 30, 2026
B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY - The BC General Employees' Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be allowed to work from home full-time due to high fuel prices. The union, which represents 35,000 public se...
Mar 30, 2026
B.C. Conservative leadership hopeful Fulmer enters 'unite the right' deal with Brodie
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Yuri Fulmer and breakaway MLA Dallas Brodie have announced a "unite the right accord" to avoid vote-splitting if Fulmer becomes Opposition leader. "Br...
Mar 30, 2026
Man seriously wounded in shooting at police traffic stop in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting involving an officer during a traffic stop. The Independent...
Mar 30, 2026
Motorcyclist injured in hit and run in New Westminster, B.C.
Police in New Westminster are asking for the public's help after a hit and run Saturday evening between a van and a motorcyclist. They say officers responded to a crash in the 200 block of McBride Bou...
Mar 29, 2026
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off coast of northern Vancouver Island, B.C.
PORT HARDY - A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Earthquakes Canada says it hit about 183 kilometres west of Port Hardy around 10:50 a.m. on Sunday. ...
Mar 29, 2026
Homicide team deployed after man dies in Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey after a fatal shooting in the city. The Surrey Police Service says in a news release that officers respon...
Mar 29, 2026
Darrell Jones drops out of B.C. Conservative leadership race, six candidates remain
VICTORIA - The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to six, with candidate Darrell Jones announcing he will be throwing his support behind C...
Mar 28, 2026