Category Archives: British Columbia
Heavy rain warnings, flood watch in Fraser Valley as atmospheric river systems move in
VANCOUVER - Much of British Columbia's south coast and parts of the southern Interior are under rain warnings as a series of atmospheric river systems hit the province. Environment Canada says the hea...
Dec 10, 2025
B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool
VANCOUVER - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, s...
Dec 10, 2025
Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll
OTTAWA - Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was co...
Dec 10, 2025
Virtual emergency care launching at four hospitals in B.C.'s Interior
BURNABY - Patients seeking emergency care at four hospitals in British Columbia's Interior may now be seen by a doctor working virtually in a pilot project aimed at modernizing rural health services. ...
Dec 09, 2025
B.C. announces new measures to combat intimate partner violence
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general has announced further provincial measures aimed at combating intimate partner violence, while calling newly tabled federal legislation "a step toward ju...
Dec 09, 2025
Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stranger attack in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested and charged in a fatal stranger attack in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Police say it happened on Nov. 28th near Gore and Powell streets at about 3 a.m. They say t...
Dec 09, 2025
Woman found dead in Nanaimo, B.C., is being investigated as a homicide
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they are investigating the disappearance of a 65-year-old woman and the subsequent discovery of her body as a homicide. RCMP say Sherry Shelley was reported miss...
Dec 09, 2025 Image: Nanaimo RCMP
B.C. rent decline leads Canadian jurisdictions in December
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is crediting its anti-speculation policies with a decline in rental asking prices. Rentals.ca says in its December report that B.C.'s average rent has fallen...
Dec 09, 2025
Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion was defeated b...
Dec 09, 2025
Naval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than two hours in water
VICTORIA - A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre ...
Dec 09, 2025