British Columbia

Petition for referendum on Surrey's police transition garners 42,942 signatures

SURREY, B.C. - A group opposing the planned transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force in Surrey, B.C., says it has collected close to 43,000 signatures from residents calling for a referend...

Nov 15, 2021

B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a British Columbia forest company says it wants the court to defend the rule of law at a protest site on southern Vancouver Island where more than 1,100 people have been arres...

Nov 15, 2021

VIDEO: Cedar residents evacuated as rains, rising tide contribute to area flooding

UPDATE: 2:11 p.m. State of local emergency and evacuation orders issued for areas near the Nanaimo River, with the Little Qualicum River and Englishman River in Oceanside also affected.A map of the im...

Nov 15, 2021

Entire city of Merritt, B.C. forced to evacuate due to flooding

Flooding has forced the evacuation of the entire community of Merritt, B.C.On Monday morning, the city announced an evacuation order had been issued.Residents were being asked to stay with friends or ...

Nov 15, 2021

Weather alerts and warnings across the province today

PRINCE GEORGE- The weather is causing all kinds of headaches this morning . There's a highway alert in effect for 100 Mile House, with strong gusty winds today and tonight. A snowfall warning is in ef...

Nov 15, 2021

Coldwater River breaches banks, City of Merritt issues flooding evacuation orders

MERRITT - The City of Merritt has issued evacuation orders for multiple properties, due to flooding from the Coldwater River. In a noticed posted to the municipality's website earlier this morning (No...

Nov 15, 2021

Rocks and mudslides close B.C. highways during heavy rain

VANCOUVER - Heavy rain across British Columbia has led to several closures on major highways connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior region of the province. DriveBC says Highway 5 is closed bot...

Nov 14, 2021

Rosanne Casimir re-elected as chief of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Members of the Tkemlps te Secwpemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C., have re-elected Rosanne Casimir to another three-year term as chief. Casimir ran for the first time three years ag...

Nov 14, 2021

Vancouver police investigating after 9th pedestrian struck and killed this year

VANCOUVER - Police are investigating after a 59-year-old man was struck and killed in East Vancouver Saturday night. It is the city's ninth pedestrian death and the 18th collision-related fatality of ...

Nov 14, 2021

Review of street check policies arises out of B.C. police commissioner's report

VANCOUVER - A man's complaint about being stopped and asked if he was "Abdul" by two officers in New Westminster, B.C., has prompted a call for provincewide consistency on street checks from the city'...

Nov 13, 2021