Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to increase consultation, says minister
VICTORIA - The B.C. government is postponing changes to the law that governs the designation and protection of heritage sites as Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said more time is needed to consult with F...
Jan 19, 2026
B.C. man facing multiple charges after Alberta crash kills 9-year-old girl
KILLAM - Mounties in Alberta have laid charges against a B.C. man after a nine-year-old girl was killed in a highway crash almost a year ago. The crash at Killam, 170 kilometres southeast of Edmonton,...
Jan 19, 2026
B.C. First Nations raise alarm over Chilcotin River landslide risk
First Nations in British Columbia's central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along the same stretch of the Chilcotin River where a massive slide blocked the waterway for several day...
Jan 19, 2026
Police investigating after shots fired from Surrey, B.C., apartment, balcony
SURREY - A shooting inside a Surrey, B.C., highrise apartment has resulted in the detention of several people. Surrey police say the shooting was reported at around 12:30 a.m. Monday, inside the build...
Jan 19, 2026
Fog shrouding Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island could last into Tuesday
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of near-zero visibility for parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as thick fog envelopes the region. The weather agency says the fog is caused by a ri...
Jan 19, 2026
Mother of Myles Gray tells of 'screaming and screaming' after police-beating death
VANCOUVER - The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group of Vancouver police officers more than a decade ago, has told the first day of a public hearing into his death of her shock ...
Jan 19, 2026
B.C. psychologist says government ignored two decades of addiction research
BURNABY, B.C. - A B.C. psychologist who led a major study into addiction and criminality is speaking out now that the government is shutting down its decriminalization experiment.Health Minister Josie...
Jan 18, 2026 Dr. Julian Somers is a clinical psychologist and Simon Fraser University professor. (Image Credit: Simon Fraser University)
Fire crews save house after explosion, fire in West Kelowna
VICTORIA - Firefighters in West Kelowna, B.C., say they managed to save a house from flames early Sunday morning following reports of an explosion. West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said in a stat...
Jan 18, 2026
Blueberry River First Nation school fire caused 'tremendous loss' to community
VICTORIA - Sandra Apsassin lives just two minutes away from the Blueberry Community School in northeastern British Columbia, and when she heard that it burned down on the weekend, she cried. "It's so ...
Jan 18, 2026
Conservative MLA Sheldon Clare says leadership rules meant to stop 'funny business'
VICTORIA - A leadership candidate for British Columbia's Conservatives says recently announced rules for the contest are intended to stop "any funny business" following last year's leadership review t...
Jan 18, 2026