Category Archives: British Columbia
Man, 41, arrested after allegedly stealing police car: VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man with more than 50 criminal convictions is back in custody after allegedly stealing a police car and taking it for a ride, endangering bystanders in a park on Sun...
Oct 06, 2024
Eby supports police on guns and gangs, flanked by four law enforcement candidates
SURREY, B.C. - NDP Leader David Eby is promising to support police in British Columbia in their work to keep illegal guns off the streets and protect communities. Eby, speaking while flanked by four N...
Oct 06, 2024
Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call
VANCOUVER - The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unkno...
Oct 06, 2024
Man, 43, charged with second-degree murder in 2022 fatal Kelowna stabbing: RCMP
KELOWNA - RCMP say a 43-year-old man is facing a second-degree murder charge in a fatal stabbing that left another man dead in Kelowna, B.C., almost two years ago. Police say they were called to a bus...
Oct 05, 2024
B.C. campaign trail sees party leaders head to the Okanagan
The leaders of both British Columbia's provincial Conservatives and New Democrats are in the Okanagan campaigning today. B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad is in Kelowna while NDP Leader David Eby i...
Oct 05, 2024
Vancouver police boost presence at protests, schools for Oct. 7 anniversary
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say more officers will be deployed at what they call "strategic locations" including faith-based schools and places of worship leading up to Monday's one-year anniversa...
Oct 04, 2024
Coeur Mining signs all-stock deal to buy SilverCrest Metals valued at US$1.7B
VANCOUVER - Coeur Mining Inc. has signed a deal to buy SilverCrest Metals Inc. that values the company at about US$1.7 billion. Under the agreement, SilverCrest shareholders will receive 1.6022 Coeur ...
Oct 04, 2024
Leaders spread out around the province as week two of campaigning in B.C. continues
Politicians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point. NDP Leader David Eby is making an announcement in Vancouver aft...
Oct 04, 2024
Leaders spread out around the province as week two of campaigning in B.C. continues
Politicians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point. NDP Leader David Eby is making an announcement in Vancouver aft...
Oct 04, 2024
Pit bulls in B.C. pet mauling tested positive for meth, cocaine, says city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The City of Kamloops says three pit bulls involved in a deadly attack on another dog last month tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine and it wants the animals put down. Kaml...
Oct 03, 2024