Category Archives: British Columbia

VANCOUVER - A media consortium has challenged a publication ban on evidence at a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand tria...

EDMONTON - Police in Alberta say the public should mind strangers asking for hugs or sharing sob stories after three people were arrested in a string of "distraction" thefts across Canada. Edmonton po...

PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - British Columbia's government says Joffre Lakes Park will shut for a month in about two weeks' time, to allow it to "recover from a busy summer" and allow First N...

VANCOUVER - A lakeside British Columbia resort that was destroyed by a wildfire in 2023 says it can't rebuild due to "gaps" in its insurance coverage that it allegedly wasn't told about. Lake Okanagan...

Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn't made it home to Ottawa despite enduring nearly 60 hours of travel chaos and confusion after their vacation abroad. The couple and their two kids spent Tuesda...

VICTORIA - New reports by British Columbia's ombudsperson on a whistleblower protection law show that it is "falling short" in some areas in its first five years. The four reports released by BC Ombud...

LAKE COWICHAN - Police on Vancouver Island say roadside checks set up for a Nickelback concert this month resulted in 142 breath demands and netted 18 alleged drunk drivers. The BC Highway Patrol says...

PORT ALBERNI - Crews fighting an out-of-control wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., say they are taking advantage of recent rainfall to guard against the blaze flaring up again. In a video message poste...

CHILLIWACK - School bus trips on Route 51 in Chilliwack will resume in the coming weeks, while service to Cultus Lake will wrap up just after Labour Day. In a statement, B.C. Transit, FVRD and the Cit...

VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged with arson after three fires were set in a Vancouver neighbourhood over the weekend. Police say they received a call about a fire on Sunday just after 5...