Category Archives: British Columbia
Low-cost microchipping clinics coming to Abby cat rescue thrift store
ABBOTSFORD - The Abby Cat Daddy Feline Advocate Society is looking to expand its services for a short time at its brick-and-mortar space in Abbotsford.On March 8 and March 21, Pawsitive Thrift near Se...
Mar 01, 2026 Cats set for adoption at the Abby Cat Daddy in October 2025. (Image Credit: Abby Cat Daddy / Facebook)
B.C. Conservative MPs Zimmer, Caputo ask for public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge deaths
VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zi...
Mar 01, 2026
Nine candidates make the cut in the race for the leadership of B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says nine candidates have advanced to the next phase of the race to replace former leader John Rustad, but one of the candidates who did not make the cut says th...
Feb 28, 2026
B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large
SURREY - Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. The charges were announced Friday by the B.C. Ext...
Feb 27, 2026
Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Laurie Throness resigns over free speech 'chill'
CHILLIWACK - A school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., has resigned his position, saying he "no longer feels safe in expressing" himself after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's decision to fine former trus...
Feb 27, 2026
Pedestrian killed by train in Maple Ridge, B.C., RCMP say
MAPLE RIDGE - A man has been struck and killed by a train in Maple Ridge, B.C. RCMP say officers were called Friday afternoon to a report of a person being hit along the tracks on River Road. The man ...
Feb 27, 2026
Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
VANCOUVER - One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the ...
Feb 27, 2026
Influencer charged in human trafficking case, police say
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario. Charges against 31-...
Feb 27, 2026
Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like th...
Feb 27, 2026
Frontal system brings heavy snow, strong winds and record warmth to areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A strong frontal system passing over British Columbia brought record warmth to parts of province, blustery winds over the Interior and piles of snow elsewhere. Environment Canada says in i...
Feb 27, 2026