Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. First Nation members vote in favour of treaty, moving toward self-governance
TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A First Nation from the northwest coast of British Columbia has voted in favour of a constitution and a treaty that it says opens a path to a new era of self-government. Th...
Nov 02, 2025
Freight train carrying fuel derails west of Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS - Cleanup work is underway after multiple cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train, including some loaded with fuel, derailed about 20 kilometers west of Kamloops, B.C. A statement from C...
Nov 02, 2025
B.C.'s police watchdog investigates after man killed during police confrontation
SUNSHINE COAST, BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after it says a man was shot and killed during a confrontation with RCMP at a residence on the Sunshine Coast. A ...
Nov 02, 2025
B.C. man charged with murdering Chantelle Moore, who disappeared a year ago
SURREY - A murder charge has been laid in the death of a 34-year-old woman last seen in Langley, B.C., a year ago. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says in a statement that charges of second...
Oct 31, 2025
'Disgusting': Plan to slash B.C. pipelines' taxable value could hit local revenues
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said she would look into a plan by BC Assessment that would cut the taxable value of pipelines and other projects in a move that has angered ...
Oct 31, 2025
Police say more charges laid against woman accused of Vancouver stranger assaults
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a series of stranger assaults in Yaletown earlier this month. The Vancouver Police Department says the 35-year-ol...
Oct 31, 2025
Halloween drenching for much of British Columbia amid wind and rainfall warnings
Many trick-or-treaters in British Columbia braved wind and rain as much of the central province, parts of the south and central coasts, and Vancouver Island were under warnings from Environment Canada...
Oct 31, 2025
Ostrich farm rallies support as court says it will decide next week if it hears case
Canada's highest court says it will rule next Thursday whether to tackle a bitter dispute between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a British Columbia ostrich farm over the ordered destruction o...
Oct 31, 2025
Police take down armed man wearing body armour after shootings in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - Police say a 22-year-old man has been charged over a string of gun-related incidents in Fort St. John, B.C., where he was allegedly found wearing body armour and carrying a loaded gun,...
Oct 30, 2025
B.C. Mountie faces multiple gun charges in case spanning three years
VICTORIA - A Merritt, B.C., RCMP officer is facing a series of firearms-related charges including possessing firearms obtained through the commission of a crime. A statement from the BC Prosecution Se...
Oct 30, 2025