Category Archives: British Columbia
Suspect in custody, several people shot in Metro Vancouver city of Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. - RCMP say "several people" have been shot and a suspect is in custody, after an early morning incident in the Metro Vancouver city of Langley that left a vehicle riddled with bullets. P...
Jul 25, 2022
Police investigate fatal shooting in Whistler village, resort closes for day
WHISTLER, B.C. - Whistler Blackcomb is closed for the day following a fatal midday shooting in the resort's village. RCMP issued a news release saying officers responded to reports of shots fired at a...
Jul 24, 2022
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., smaller than believed but heat creates challenges
LYTTON, B.C. - The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has been reduced thanks to more accurate mapping, however the BC Wildfire Service warns there's still a risk it will grow. Th...
Jul 24, 2022
B.C. police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP says one man has died following a police shooting in Nanaimo, B.C. Mounties say in a news release frontline officers were called to a reported confrontation between a man and ...
Jul 24, 2022
RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The RCMP says images it released of two men who allegedly helped an accused murderer escape custody were actually stock images and not photos of the suspects. Const. Deanna Law says ...
Jul 23, 2022
Vancouver council passes plan aimed at creating 'equitable, livable, affordable' city
Vancouver city council has approved a land-use strategy aimed at reshaping the city to become more "equitable, livable, affordable and resilient" in years to come. A statement from the city says the V...
Jul 22, 2022
BC Ferries board fires president and CEO Mark Collins, seeks 'renewal'
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Ferry Services Board says it has ousted its president and CEO, effective immediately amid staffing shortages and ferry cancellations. A statement from the publicly owne...
Jul 22, 2022
Man on trial for first-degree murder escapes from Metro Vancouver jail
VANCOUVER - An inmate has escaped from a pretrial holding facility in Metro Vancouver and RCMP say he is considered dangerous and should not be approached. A statement from police says Rabih Alkhalil,...
Jul 22, 2022
Armed and dangerous - Suspect in Chilliwack fatal shootings on the loose
CHILLIWACK - The suspect in a double fatal shooting Thursday (July 21) in Chilliwack remains at large. 50-year-old Eric John Shestalo is suspected in the shooting deaths of two women. A man was also s...
Jul 21, 2022
Minister announces coroner's inquest into Vancouver hotel fire deaths
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s public safety minister has announced a coroner's inquest into the deaths of two people in a fire at the Winters Hotel in downtown Vancouver in April. Mike Farnworth says in a statem...
Jul 21, 2022