Category Archives: British Columbia

British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen
A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network dubbed "Canada1" led to the overdose deaths of tw...
Feb 05, 2026

Abbotsford officers cleared in 2022 crash that killed two during chase: watchdog
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared officers involved in a crash in Abbotsford that killed two people who were fleeing police at the time. The report from the Independent Investiga...
Feb 05, 2026

19 degrees in Bella Bella: B.C.'s warm February rewrites weather records
VANCOUVER - It may be February, but Doug Pope says rescue season in the mountains that overlook Vancouver is looking more like spring. North Shore Rescue's search manager said Thursday that the organi...
Feb 05, 2026

Former Conservative leader John Rustad might be running for his old job: report
VICTORIA - Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he will "make himself available" to talk about a potential bid for his old job next week when the legislature resumes in Victoria. Rustad sa...
Feb 05, 2026

Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver, with missed mortgage payments projected to steadily increase, albeit from a low ...
Feb 05, 2026

Multiple schools in B.C. were placed on hold and secure after phone threats: RCMP
COQUITLAM - A number of schools in B.C.'s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and secure on Wednesday after receiving "multiple" threats, which RCMP say were later discounted. Insp. Veronica Fox, with ...
Feb 04, 2026

Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist's lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer in charge of enforcing a court injunction in a British Columbia pipeline dispute where a photojournalist was arrested in 2021 testified Wednesday that he welcomes media co...
Feb 04, 2026

Homicide team looking into 'suspicious' disappearance of a B.C. man
BURNABY - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is taking over the case of a missing man from Burnaby, B.C. The unit says in a news release that the disappearance of 45-year-old Masood Ma...
Feb 04, 2026

Police suspected 'murder-suicide' in Prince Rupert family's deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the first time that police characterized the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, as well as a recorded police interview describing t...
Feb 04, 2026

Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment 'unlawful,' report finds
VANCOUVER - Police and the City of Vancouver took "unlawful" actions when restricting media access as city workers broke up a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment in 2023, but they are unwilling to a...
Feb 04, 2026