Category Archives: British Columbia

'A most agonizing time': The world responds to Vancouver's deadly vehicle attack
News of a deadly vehicle attack in Vancouver has drawn dismay and sorrow among leaders across Canada and the world. Many are sharing condolences with victims and families after police say a driver ram...
Apr 27, 2025

Vancouver wakes to tragedy of 11 dead in ramming attack on Filipino street festival
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly ramming attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least 11 people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes o...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 27, 2025

Mass attack at Vancouver street festival casts dark pall over final day of campaign
OTTAWA - A mass casualty vehicle ramming at a Vancouver street festival has cast a grim shadow over the final day of the federal election campaign. Party leaders sent condolences on social media Satur...
Apr 27, 2025

Multiple dead at Vancouver street festival, driver arrested, say VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove a car through a street festival in the city's Eastside. Police say in a social media post that the driver has been taken ...
Apr 26, 2025

Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to...
Apr 26, 2025

Man dies after car jumps curb, crashes into seven vehicles in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A man has died in a crash involving eight vehicles in Surrey, B.C., after he suffered what investigators believe to be a medical emergency while driving. Police say the crash happened just be...
Alyssa Conti Apr 26, 2025

Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, fi...
Alyssa Conti Apr 26, 2025

Nation files an emergency injunction filed over raising B.C. gold mine's tailings dam
VANCOUVER - A B.C. First Nation that is going to court to try to stop a mining company from raising its tailings dam is now applying for an emergency injunction to put the construction on hold. The Xa...
Apr 25, 2025

Vancouver fire investigation determines blaze may have been 'intentionally set'
VANCOUVER - Police say a fire that burned two businesses in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday may have been intentionally set. Spokesman Sgt. Steve Addison says in a statement that information received ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 25, 2025

Pace of rent increases slows, but housing costs still rising in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The pace of rent increases in Metro Vancouver slowed last year compared with 2023 and the rental stock is growing, but the regional district says homelessness continues to rise and the wai...
Apr 25, 2025