British Columbia

Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

SURREY, B.C. - The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., is calling for an independent audit of the city's costings for its policing transition, saying he's concerned they've been "in...

Feb 20, 2023

Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police in New Westminster, B.C., confirm a pedestrian has been hit and killed by a transport truck. A statement from police says it happened just after noon on Sunday. The stat...

Feb 20, 2023

Celebration marks repatriation of B.C. totem to Nuxalk Nation after century-long wait

BELLA COOLA, B.C. - A carved pole that embodies the history and culture of a British Columbia First Nation is being welcomed back to its ancestral home, more than 100 years after it was taken. Dancing...

Feb 20, 2023

Vancouver police arrest suspect after man shot several times in Downtown Eastside

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they are investigating a shooting in the Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The Vancouver Police Department says officers w...

Feb 19, 2023

Mounties in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses to random Valentine's Day attacks

RICHMOND, B.C. - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are looking for witnesses and video evidence of two random assaults against women in the city's downtown core. The RCMP say officers arrested a suspect on ...

Feb 19, 2023

Volunteer's death spurs warnings that B.C.'s avalanche conditions are 'unforgiving'

VANCOUVER - The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia's central Interior this month have prompted an emotional plea about this season's dangerous conditions from the head of a volunteer s...

Feb 19, 2023

Surrey budget proposes 9.5% property tax increase for policing transition costs

SURREY, B.C. - The City of Surrey has released its draft five-year budget, allocating more than half of the property tax increases for 2023 to cover the costs associated with the police transition. It...

Feb 18, 2023

Chinese consulate-general says report could damage China's relationship with Canada

VANCOUVER - The Chinese consulate-general in Vancouver has called a newspaper report that cited Canadian intelligence documents and described alleged efforts to oust candidates seen as unfriendly to B...

Feb 18, 2023

Staff shortages still affecting hotel industry in Prince George and B.C.

PRINCE GEORGE - The hotel industry is slowly rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still issues facing hotels across the province and here in Prince George specifically, but the most re...

Feb 17, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.'s coast

VICTORIA - Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Murray says the Discovery Isla...

Feb 17, 2023