British Columbia

Man charged with attempted murder after officer in Kelowna, B.C., was stabbed

KELOWNA, B.C. - A 39-year-old man faces numerous charges, including attempted murder, for allegations he stabbed an RCMP officer from Kelowna, B.C. Richard McCrea is also accused of aggravated assault...

Mar 28, 2022

No new health-care facility outbreaks declared in B.C.

VICTORIA - Six more people have died of COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the death toll to 2,989 since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry says hospitalizations due to the virus have increas...

Mar 28, 2022

Attempted murder charge laid after attack on Kelowna Mountie

An attempted murder charge has been laid after the stabbing of a Mountie in Kelowna over the weekend.Police say the officer received a serious stab wound above the eye during the incident Saturday, Ma...

Mar 28, 2022

Cooling-off period won't ease B.C.'s real estate affordability crunch, says expert

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says people buying homes in the province's hot real estate market could soon be protected by a cooling-off period that gives them time to back out of an agre...

Mar 28, 2022

Man arrested for assault on student in Vancouver's latest stranger attack

Vancouver police say a Coquitlam man faces charges over allegations he attacked an 18-year-old exchange student on Sunday. Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that the victim was walking with a fri...

Mar 28, 2022

Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to visit the Williams Lake First Nation in British Columbia this week after the band said it found evidence that the remains of 93 chil...

Mar 28, 2022

B.C. family court mediation not adequate for domestic violence victims: advocates

VANCOUVER - New provincial family court rules in British Columbia meant to resolve legal matters without going to courthave been called"effective" by the province,but some lawyers and advocates say th...

Mar 28, 2022

Indigenous delegation arrives in Rome ahead of meetings with Pope Francis

An air of anticipation filled Indigenous delegates as their long flight from Montreal landed in Rome early Sunday morning ahead of planned meetings with Pope Francis."We are here because of our family...

Mar 27, 2022

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