Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. at a crossroads, Darrell Jones says as he runs for Conservative leadership
SURREY - Former grocery executive Darrell Jones has announced his bid for leadership of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, saying the province stands at a "crossroads." Jones, a former presid...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

Hearing into Myles Gray's beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
VANCOUVER - A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

First Nation leader urges B.C. to maintain DRIPA as Eskay Creek mine deal is signed
VICTORIA - The president of the Tahltan Central Government said British Columbia shouldn't change its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, just as the First Nation and the provincial g...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia's attorney general said business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could be contributing to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and o...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

New seniors advocate report shows growing gap in B.C. long-term care demand, capacity
VICTORIA - British Columbia's seniors advocate is sounding the alarm over an acute need for more long-term care beds in the province, as the growth in demand has outpaced the increase in supply since ...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

Driver from Saskatchewan arrested in fatal B.C. multi-vehicle crash
FORT ST. JOHN - A Saskatchewan man has been arrested and could face criminal charges after a fatal multi-vehicle crash in northeastern British Columbia. The BC Highway Patrol says police were alerted ...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly ...
The Canadian Press Jan 27, 2026

B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek Mining Ltd., to restart gold and silver mining at the site of the former Eskay Creek mine i...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

No possession arrests without 'extenuating circumstances': head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA - The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, "unless ther...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says
A report by British Columbia's Ombudsperson warns that legal safeguards designed to protect patients receiving involuntary mental health care aren't being applied consistently across the province, wit...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026