British Columbia

Experts disagree on violent threat posed by incels in Canada

VANCOUVER - Some experts say violent online rhetoric among so-called involuntary celibates is a concern as pandemic rules lift, but others say the threat of violence is overstated among a group of men...

Mar 27, 2022

RCMP in Fort St. John cancel Amber Alert for two missing children

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia have cancelled an Amber Alert issued earlier today after a four-year-old child and 10-month old baby went missing from Fort St. John.The Amber Alert was ...

Dave Barry Mar 26, 2022

Amber alert issued for two children in Fort St. John

FORT ST. JOHN -Update:Mounties deactivated the amber alert issued this morning after an alleged parental abduction ended peacefully. The Amber Alert was issued at 12:15 p.m. today, after Fort St John ...

Mar 26, 2022

B.C. reports two more deaths, hospitalizations inch up

VICTORIA - Two more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,983 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says in a statement that hospitalizations due to CO...

Mar 25, 2022

Woman attacked during attempted abduction in Lantzville

NANAIMO - A young woman fought off a stranger who assaulted her and then tried to force her into his vehicle on Dickinson Road.Nanaimo RCMP said the incident occurred on Thursday, March 24 at about 7 ...

Mar 25, 2022

B.C. drivers getting one-time rebate to help with rising fuel prices

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says drivers in British Columbia will get a one-time relief rebate to help deal with the cost of rising gas prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Horgan says th...

Mar 25, 2022

Environmental group gives guarded support for company's old-growth forest plan

VANCOUVER - An environmental organization is offering cautious support for an announcement by the largest private landowner in British Columbia that will defer logging in 400 square kilometres of old-...

Mar 25, 2022

Province announces ICBC customers to get $110 rebate

VICTORIA- Update: The BC Liberals have responded to the announcement this morning. They say that a one-time payment does nothing to help with "sky-high" prices. The Liberals say they have been calling...

Mar 25, 2022

Horton receives BC Medal of Good Citizenship for work during pandemic

PRINCE GEORGE - You may know him as the drive-in guy, or the crazy hat guy, or just Dave Horton, for many reasons including all listed above the Prince George local was honoured for his contributions ...

Mar 24, 2022

Rare fin whale found dead on remote beach in British Columbia

PENDER HARBOUR, B.C. - The body of a rare, young fin whale has been found on a remote beach on British Columbia's south coast, says an official with the Fisheries Department. Paul Cottrell, the depart...

Mar 24, 2022