Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case, as advocates warn of surge
CAMPBELL RIVER - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat, his jailing coming amid what advocates sa...
Jan 21, 2026
Metro Vancouver bridge linking Westham Island damaged, closed to vehicle traffic
VANCOUVER - Vehicle access to a Metro Vancouver island has been cut off after its only bridge to other communities was closed due to an incident involving a marine vessel. The City of Delta says the u...
Jan 21, 2026
Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will deliver results for the forestry industry in British Columbia, but also acknowledges that it will take "t...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
British Columbia's Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga'a First Nation will help power a planned floating LNG terminal in northwestern B.C. across the finish lin...
Jan 20, 2026
Witness says Myles Gray 'in distress' before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
VANCOUVER - A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with a group of Vancouver police officers in 2015 says he was scared and followed Gray from a distance, watching him ne...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. extortion 'hunt': 7 charged, 9 expelled, 111 facing immigration investigations
SURREY - Assistant RCMP Commissioner John Brewer says police are "actively hunting" extortion suspects in the province and across provincial borders into Alberta and Ontario, amid a spike in extortion...
Jan 20, 2026
Fog warning extended for Metro Vancouver area, parts of Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - An Environment Canada fog warning about near-zero visibility conditions across parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island has been extended into Wednesday. The weather agency says condi...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. parents honour 'brave' Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes
Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning, when she called her parents from Australia to tell them she was going for a swim, and that she was thank...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C.'s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
VANCOUVER - A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take. "I said, 'God - (that) looks like a cherry blossom,'" said Sewell...
Jan 20, 2026
Police probe whether extortion victims 'recklessly' returned fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say an extortion-related investigation into a home being shot at over the weekend has spawned a second investigation into whether bullets went flying in the other dire...
Jan 19, 2026