Category Archives: British Columbia
Fire engulfs First Nation school in northeastern B.C. near Fort St. John
VICTORIA - RCMP are investigating a school fire on the territory of the Blueberry River First Nation in northern British Columbia. A statement from RCMP in Fort St. John says officers responded to the...
Jan 17, 2026
Surrey police say overnight shots fired at house are believed to be extortion-related
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating what they believe to be an extortion-related incident after shots were fired at a residence in that community. A statement from Surrey Pol...
Jan 17, 2026
B.C. Conservatives to unveil new leader on May 30, leadership race rules unveiled
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party has unveiled rules for its leadership race that include $115,000 in fees for contestants, who must sign a pledge to support the eventual winner set to be announc...
Jan 17, 2026 Former B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad arrives for a news conference in Richmond on July 30, 2024. (Image Credit: Darryl Dyck/ The Canadian Press)
Insured flood costs estimated at $74M in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
Severe weather and flooding that lashed southern British Columbia and parts of Alberta last month caused close to $90 million in insured damage, with B.C.'s Fraser Valley suffering the heaviest losses...
Jan 16, 2026
Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confir...
Jan 16, 2026
Richmond to fight B.C. privacy watchdog's order to remove surveillance cameras
RICHMOND - The City of Richmond said it will challenge an order by British Columbia's privacy watchdog to remove high-definition surveillance cameras at an intersection on the grounds the city lacked ...
Jan 16, 2026
Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect's brother calls festival attack a 'ripple effect'
VANCOUVER - The murderer of a man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver last April has called it a "ripple effect" from his own crime 15...
Jan 16, 2026
Peter Milobar joins growing field in B.C. Conservative leadership race
VICTORIA - Peter Milobar, the finance critic for British Columbia's Opposition Conservatives, said his run for the leadership of the party is just the first step toward becoming premier as he touted h...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C. teen dies after falling from chairlift at Cypress Mountain ski resort
WEST VANCOUVER - An 18-year-old has died after falling from a chairlift at the Cypress Mountain Resort northwest of Vancouver, in what police are calling a "tragic accident." A statement from West Van...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026