Category Archives: British Columbia

Inside the 'con code', the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
VANCOUVER - In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate - dubbed a "rat" by fellow prisoners - but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vanco...
The Canadian Press Feb 06, 2026

Court issues $6,000 in fines to two people who killed Tex, the B.C. grizzly
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Two people who killed a controversial grizzly bear on Texada Island off the B.C. coast last year have been fined a combined $6,000 by a provincial court judge. The B....
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

Homicide team shares photo of missing B.C. mathematician, Masood Masjoody
BURNABY - Homicide investigators have released a photo of a missing mathematician from Burnaby, B.C., to help with their search for the man. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 45-year-old...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

Police say threats 'intertwined' as some schools in Coquitlam, B.C., are shut again
Sharon Perry says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text on Wednesday, saying students at Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, B.C., were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown. T...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen
A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network dubbed "Canada1" led to the overdose deaths of tw...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

For the 2nd day in a row, threats directed at Lower Mainland schools
LOWER MAINLAND - For the second day in a row, police are investigating threats targeting schools in B.C.'s Lower Mainland. According to a statement from Sergeant Adriana O'Malley, Coquitlam RCMP media...
Pattison Media Feb 05, 2026 RCMP. (Image Credit: File photo, Pattison Media)

Abbotsford officers cleared in 2022 crash that killed two during chase: watchdog
ABBOTSFORD - British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared Abbotsford police officers involved in a crash in Abbotsford that killed two people who were fleeing police at the time. The report from the...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026 Image: AbbyPD

19 degrees in Bella Bella: B.C.'s warm February rewrites weather records
VANCOUVER - It may be February, but Doug Pope says rescue season in the mountains that overlook Vancouver is looking more like spring. North Shore Rescue's search manager said Thursday that the organi...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

Former Conservative leader John Rustad might be running for his old job: report
VICTORIA - Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he will "make himself available" to talk about a potential bid for his old job next week when the legislature resumes in Victoria. Rustad sa...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026

Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver, with missed mortgage payments projected to steadily increase, albeit from a low ...
The Canadian Press Feb 05, 2026