Category Archives: British Columbia

Multiple schools in B.C. were placed on hold and secure after phone threats: RCMP
COQUITLAM - A number of schools in B.C.'s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and secure on Wednesday after receiving "multiple" threats, which RCMP say were later discounted. Insp. Veronica Fox, with ...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist's lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer in charge of enforcing a court injunction in a British Columbia pipeline dispute where a photojournalist was arrested in 2021 testified Wednesday that he welcomes media co...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Homicide team looking into 'suspicious' disappearance of a B.C. man
BURNABY - The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is taking over the case of a missing man from Burnaby, B.C. The unit says in a news release that the disappearance of 45-year-old Masood Ma...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Police suspected 'murder-suicide' in Prince Rupert family's deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the first time that police characterized the deaths as a suspected murder-suicide, as well as a recorded police interview describing t...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment 'unlawful,' report finds
VANCOUVER - Police and the City of Vancouver took "unlawful" actions when restricting media access as city workers broke up a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment in 2023, but they are unwilling to a...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Abbotsford, B.C., man now charged with first-degree murder in death of a woman
ABBOTSFORD - Police say an Abbotsford, B.C., man is now facing an upgraded charge of first-degree murder in the death of a 30-year-old woman who was found dead inside a hotel last month. Homicide inve...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

10 candidates in B.C. Conservative leadership race as Banman and Kooner join field
VICTORIA - B.C. Conservative MLAs Bruce Banman and Steve Kooner are joining the contest to lead the party, pushing the field of candidates into double digits. Abbotsford-South MLA Banman says in an in...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

Asylum claims won't stop extortion suspects facing justice: Immigration Department
VICTORIA - Canada's Immigration Department says claiming asylum "cannot, and will not" prevent criminals being punished, after British Columbia's premier criticized refugee claims by extortion suspect...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: How British Columbians can shape the future of our public lands
British Columbia is defined by its land and water. Forests, rivers, alpine meadows and rugged coastlines aren't just scenery. They're the backbone of our economy, our culture and our shared identity. ...
Pattison Media Feb 04, 2026 A section of the B.C. coastline. (Image Credit: BC Govt., Flickr)

B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her provi...
The Canadian Press Feb 04, 2026