Category Archives: British Columbia

Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo gets date for judge-only trial
VANCOUVER - The trial for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is facing 11 counts of second-degree murder in the 2025 Lapu Lapu festival attack in Vancouver, has been set to start on April 19, 2027. Lo has elected ag...
Jun 10, 2026

B.C. Mounties warn parents of 'violent' online group exploiting children
LANGFORD - Mounties near Victoria say they are investigating three reports of a violent online group exploiting children and young people. West Shore RCMP say in a statement that the reports are all s...
Jun 10, 2026

Nisga'a official says most hurdles for Ksi Lisims have been cleared
CALGARY - The secretary-treasurer of the Nisga'a Nation in northern British Columbia says there remain few obstacles to a final go-ahead decision for the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas plant and exp...
Jun 10, 2026

Body of teenager recovered from B.C. lake, three days after boat capsized
QUESNEL - Police in British Columbia's central Interior say the body of a 17-year-old youth has been recovered three days after a vessel capsized at a local lake. Mounties in Quesnel say the body of t...
Jun 10, 2026

'Unthinkable': Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover
POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating." Pouce Coupe Mayor Daniell...
Jun 10, 2026

B.C. murder suspect says ex-wife was stabbed with his knife, but not by him
KAMLOOPS - A man accused of murdering his ex-wife in 2024 denies he killed her but says they were in his car together when he saw her pull his knife away from her own abdomen. Vitali Stefanski told th...
Jun 09, 2026

B.C. court finds province didn't properly consult First Nation on northwest gold mine
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia court has ruled that the provincial government did not properly consult with a First Nation before a determination about a major undeveloped gold mine that the nation sa...
Jun 09, 2026

B.C. allows knowledge test for learner drivers to be taken online and at home
Would-be drivers in British Columbia are now allowed to take the knowledge test for their learner's licence online and at home. B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the change came into effect on Tu...
Jun 09, 2026

I'm the one laughing now, victim tells B.C. sex trafficker at sentencing hearing
NEW WESTMINSTER - A victim of a British Columbia sex trafficker says she will "never forgive" the woman who manipulated, sexually exploited and assaulted her over the course of a year. "The physical i...
Jun 09, 2026

Ksi Lisims LNG signs benefit agreements with First Nations, challenges withdrawn
The lead developer of the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project planned for the West Coast has announced benefit agreements with three First Nations in northern British Columbia, two of which it sa...
Jun 09, 2026