Category Archives: British Columbia
Atmospheric river expected along B.C. south coast; 'main brunt' arriving Sunday
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says an atmospheric river will take aim at British Columbia's south coast this weekend as heavy rain continues to batter the north coast. It says the "main brunt" of the...
Jan 10, 2026
Person helicoptered to hospital after Surrey, B.C., house fire
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a house fire in the city that left one person seriously injured. They say in a news release that officers responded to the blaze on Jersey D...
Jan 10, 2026
RCMP investigate after goat killed in dog attack on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - RCMP in British Columbia say they are actively investigating a dog attack that killed a person's goat last week. Mounties say they were called to a home in the small village of Cedar, southe...
Jan 10, 2026
One new case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.'s Kootenay
JAFFRAY - A new case of chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region, bringing the total cases discovered in the province to nine. A statement from the Minis...
Jan 09, 2026
Fatal Abbotsford shooting linked to B.C. gang conflict: police
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they are investigating a fatal shooting tied to the B.C. gang conflict. They say officers responded to the scene shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, following...
Jan 09, 2026
Judge reserves ruling on whether to throw out B.C. murder conviction over delays
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to throw out the case against a man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have linked to organize...
Jan 09, 2026
Man arrested after allegedly punching woman in Vancouver road rage incident
VANCOUVER - A male driver has been charged with one count of assault after allegedly punching a 60-year-old woman in the head multiple times over a road rage incident in Vancouver. Police says officer...
Jan 09, 2026
Driver caught driving at 160 km/h in B.C. told police he was 'trying to avoid elk'
VANCOUVER - A man from Alberta has had his Mercedes SUV impounded for a week after being caught going 160 kilometres an hour on a British Columbia highway, ostensibly in an effort to "avoid elk." The ...
Jan 09, 2026
'Good coincidence' as officer stumbles on gunshot victim in New Westminster, B.C.
Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Metro Vancouver that has sent one man to hospital after an officer stumbled across the victim while on patrol. New Westminster police said the officer...
Jan 09, 2026
Life sentence for B.C. man who shot two dead, in killings deemed 'not suspicious'
CRANBROOK - A Creston, B.C., man has received a life sentence after being convicted of two killings in which the victims were shot in the head on the same day, but whose deaths were both initially rul...
Jan 09, 2026