Category Archives: British Columbia
Former B.C. lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court
VANCOUVER - The Crown attorney in the first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops lawyer says the accused methodically planned the murder of his client for more than a week. Ann Katrine Saettler to...
Oct 07, 2025
Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September: report
TORONTO - Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a year earlier to $2,123, marking the 12th straight month of annual declines. The latest monthly report from Rentals.ca and...
Oct 07, 2025
B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction workers and contractors are paid on time. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the bill is abou...
Oct 07, 2025
Smith's plan threatens 'fragile' consensus over development of B.C. coast: Eby
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a pipeline plan across northern B.C. by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith threatens community support and social licence that would allow other major projects along the ...
Oct 07, 2025
Man charged for allegedly kicking, punching dog in public in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO - A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been charged for allegedly kicking and punching his dog. Police say the 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged and is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday. Mo...
Oct 07, 2025 Police believe the man, pictured here, seen kicking and punching his German Shepherd dog is 37-year-old Duane Tyler Vallee, who faces a trio of charges connected to the incident. (submitted photo)
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER - Too many wildland firefighters "hang up their boots" in British Columbia as wages and working conditions erode, but losing that experience could also mean billions in losses, a wildland fi...
Oct 07, 2025
Potential dam failure 'imminent,' triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties
KAMLOOPS - An illegally built dam in front of a B.C. Interior lake threatens to burst, forcing residents along the river downstream to prepare to evacuate. About 14 homes along Fadear Creek, located a...
Oct 07, 2025
Man arrested after shooting incident near Surrey Police Service office
SURREY - The Surrey Police Service says a man has been arrested after allegedly firing shots near a community police office and a SkyTrain station. Police say they're still investigating the gunplay i...
Oct 06, 2025
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP ...
Oct 06, 2025
B.C. to strengthen legislation addressing sexual violence, sharing of intimate images
The British Columbia government is strengthening legislation that protects people whose intimate images have been shared without their consent, a crime Attorney General Niki Sharma described as a form...
Oct 06, 2025