Category Archives: British Columbia

Shooting at B.C. trailer park leaves one dead as 81-year-old charged with murder
PORT ALBERNI - Police on Vancouver Island say an 81-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting at a Port Alberni trailer park on Friday night. Mounties say Port Alberni R...
Mar 15, 2026

Police investigating homicide after 'altercation' at boat ramp in Northern, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - Police in Fort St. John, B.C., say one person is dead after an "altercation" involving several people at a boat launch last night. Fort St. John RCMP say they were called to the Charli...
Mar 14, 2026 An RCMP collar tab pin is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Image Credit: Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)

B.C. paramedics ratify new collective agreement with over 80 per cent support
VANCOUVER - Paramedics, dispatchers, and call-takers with the Ambulance Paramedics of BC have ratified a new collective agreement with the provincial government that was reached last month. In a state...
Mar 14, 2026 File Photo (Image Credit: CFJC Today)

Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah's son found
SURREY - A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a "targeted" incident by two people known to him who now face murder charg...
Mar 14, 2026

Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Cro...
Mar 13, 2026

B.C. to build undersea fibre-optic internet cable to Haida Gwaii for up to $24M
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending up to $24 million for the construction of a new subsea fibre-optic cable to Haida Gwaii in a bid to improve the islands' internet access. The pr...
Mar 13, 2026

Kinew says it's time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks
WINNIPEG - Manitobans could soon be consulted on whether it's necessary to continue changing the clocks twice a year in the province. Premier Wab Kinew hinted the province is nearing the end of the pr...
Mar 13, 2026

One hurt in drive-by pellet gun attacks targeting crowds in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO - Police are investigating a pair of airsoft pellet gun attacks against random people in Nanaimo, B.C., that left one injured. RCMP say both attacks happened in downtown Nanaimo on Thursday ni...
Mar 13, 2026

Shooting at business in Delta, B.C., believed linked to extortion: police
DELTA - Police say shots that were fired at a business in Metro Vancouver are believed to be linked to an extortion case. The Delta Police Department says the attack happened early Friday in the Tilbu...
Mar 13, 2026

Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
VANCOUVER - Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 100 bricks of opium into the country. The Canada Border Services Agency said on Friday that the seizure ha...
Mar 13, 2026