Category Archives: British Columbia

'Razor’s edge of survival': Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian stee...
The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2025

Chilliwack, B.C., Mounties cleared after woman seriously injured in 2024 arrest
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., of wrongdoing after a woman was seriously injured while being arrested last fall. The Independent Investigations O...
The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2025

B.C. Premier Eby says lifting the tanker ban would sink billions in 'real' projects
SURREY - Lifting the oil tanker ban off British Columbia's North Coast for a nonexistent pipeline from Alberta would endanger billions in other real investments that Premier David Eby says will need t...
The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2025

Community partners to host Family Resource Fair Wednesday at Chilliwack Secondary
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack, Chilliwack Youth Health Centre, Chilliwack Healthier Community and SD33 have partnered to host the Chilliwack Family Resource Fair at the Neighbourhood Learning Ce...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 14, 2025

B.C. set to open Western Canada's first new medical school in decades
SURREY - Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Ca...
The Canadian Press Oct 14, 2025

Evacuation alert due to man-made dam near Kamloops, B.C., rescinded
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert issued for several properties in British Columbia's Interior last week over concerns of a potential failure of a man-made dam has been rescinded. The Thompson-Nicola Reg...
The Canadian Press Oct 13, 2025

Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Taylor Swift fans will soon be able to relive the singer's record-smashing Eras Tour finale in Vancouver last December. "Good Morning America" announced to its TV audience Monday the relea...
The Canadian Press Oct 13, 2025

B.C. police watchdog investigating after person in custody went into medical distress
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating after the driver of a Tesla that crashed into a parked vehicle went into medical distress after they were taken into police cust...
The Canadian Press Oct 13, 2025

Two teens charged with robbery using imitation firearm in Duncan, B.C.
Two youths have been charged following an alleged robbery with an imitation pistol in Duncan, B.C. RCMP say in a statement that on Wednesday officers received a report that two boys, aged 13 and 16, a...
The Canadian Press Oct 12, 2025

Woman in critical condition after shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police are investigating after a woman was shot inside a home in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the Surrey Police Service says officers were called at 2:42 a.m. Sunday about possible shots fir...
The Canadian Press Oct 12, 2025