Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey, B.C., council votes in favour of keeping RCMP, rather than municipal force
SURREY, B.C. - City councillors in Surrey, B.C., have voted narrowly in favour of sticking with the RCMP, rather than proceeding with a move to a municipal police force. Council voted 5-4 in favour of...
Nov 15, 2022
Bird flu fighters in B.C. face unprecedented challenge, as H5N1 spread across Canada
VANCOUVER - By some measures, the ongoing outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia pale when compared to the devastating eruption of the disease in 2004 that prompted a cull of 17 million birds. But...
Nov 15, 2022
Vancouver police identify suspects who poured maple syrup on Emily Carr painting
Vancouver police say they've identified the suspects who threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr painting and glued themselves to a wall at the Vancouver Art Gallery over the weekend. Sgt. Steve Addison sa...
Nov 14, 2022
Two men who escaped Vancouver Island prison plead not guilty to murder
VANCOUVER - Two men accused of killing a man the day after escaping a minimum-security federal prison on Vancouver Island have each pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder as their trial gets underw...
Nov 14, 2022
Surrey council considers report that could end transition to municipal police service
SURREY, B.C. - Councillors in Surrey are set to consider a staff report that contains an option to halt all spending and hiring for that city's fledgling Surrey Police Service. The report provides an ...
Nov 14, 2022
B.C. flood recovery tempered by fears of new climate disasters looming on horizon
VICTORIA - When a dike was breached and floodwaters started to flow across British Columbia's Sumas Prairie a year ago, poultry farmer Corry Spitters said all he could do was let nature take its cours...
Nov 14, 2022
Independent investigation launched after B.C. woman dies in police shooting incident
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia's independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after the death of a woman in a police shooting incident in North Vancouver. The Independent Investigations ...
Nov 13, 2022
Policing in flux across B.C., as political pledges prove complex to implement
SURREY, B.C. - When Novi Jette left her job with the Vancouver Police Department to join the new Surrey Police Service, she knew she was taking a risk but felt she'd done her homework. Jette resigned ...
Nov 13, 2022
Remembrance Day ceremonies to be held amid 'uncertain global landscape': premier
VANCOUVER - British Columbians will gather at cenotaphs across the province today to honour those who've made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of their country. Cities holding Remembrance Day ceremo...
Nov 11, 2022
Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s
VANCOUVER - Lily Lee's first contribution to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and Chinatown neighbourhoods was as a 21-year-old community nurse in the 1950s when she was fresh out of the University of Br...
Nov 11, 2022