Category Archives: British Columbia
Watchdog called in after man carrying firearm injured by B.C. police
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in over a man injured during an arrest after he was reportedly intoxicated and walking around a housing complex in Prince George with...
Apr 11, 2025
B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man...
Apr 11, 2025
Two B.C. police officers hurt in collision set off by robbery chase
SURREY - A series of events that started with a robbery in Surrey, B.C., ended with two officers being sent to hospital because of a crash. The Surrey Police Service says they were called Wednesday to...
Apr 11, 2025
Signs of drought in B.C.'s latest snow, water supply bulletin
British Columbia's overall snowpack increased slightly throughout March, but the average is still sitting at just 79 per cent of what's considered normal and the province is sounding the alarm about t...
Apr 11, 2025
Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. votes in favour of self-governance
VICTORIA - Members of the Kitselas First Nation in British Columbia's Skeena Valley region have voted to become self-governing. The nation says in a news release that more than 96 per cent of its enro...
Apr 11, 2025
Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization
VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics...
Apr 10, 2025
Two killed when house on small British Columbia island collapses
POWELL RIVER - Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia's coast. RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people t...
Apr 10, 2025
Federal police in B.C. bust fentanyl labs, seize equipment in Fraser Valley
SURREY - Federal police in British Columbia say three drug labs were dismantled last month in the Lower Mainland cities of Pitt Meadows, Mission and Aldergrove, as part of an investigation launched in...
Apr 10, 2025
Vancouver officer charged with assault related to alleged incident at jail
VICTORIA - Crown prosecutors in British Columbia say a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault related to an alleged incident in 2023. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says t...
Apr 10, 2025
B.C. government to give Metro Vancouver's transit operator $312M over three years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it will provide $312 million in operating funding to Metro Vancouver's transit operator over the next three years. Transportation Minister Mike Farnwort...
Apr 10, 2025