Category Archives: British Columbia

Atmospheric river pours over several parts of British Columbia
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river is washing over several parts of British Columbia, with the worst of the weather system hitting part of Vancouver Island and the Fraser and Skagit valleys. Environment...
The Canadian Press Dec 09, 2025

Tests confirm no chronic wasting disease in case of deer in B.C.'s Okanagan
ENDERBY - The British Columbia government says testing has confirmed a sample from a deer harvested in the Okanagan region was negative for chronic wasting disease. Chronic wasting disease is an infec...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Extortion task force says man charged over shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - The British Columbia Extortion Task Force says a charge has been laid against a 21-year-old man in one of dozens of extortion-related shootings in Surrey. Police say the Crown has approved a ...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

UPDATE: Power restored for 1,000+ customers south of Chilliwack
UPDATE 4:15 P.M. MONDAY: Power has now been restored for the customers in Lindell Beach, Columbia Valley and the surrounding area. Original story: CHILLIWACK - Amid blustery winds and intermittent dow...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 08, 2025

B.C. announces coroner's inquest into shooting death of autistic teen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry has announced an inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Surrey in February. The announcement comes less than...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. police say they know who killed Bradley Kline in 2018, as family pleads for help
Police in British Columbia say they think they know who killed 26-year-old Bradley Kline seven years ago, but with no arrests made, investigators are appealing for fresh leads as his family says their...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Ridge Meadows RCMP hope to ID assault, attempted robbery suspects after they allegedly pepper-sprayed a phone seller
MAPLE RIDGE/PITT MEADOWS - Mounties with the Ridge Meadows detachment are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying two alleged suspects connected to an assault and attempted robbery inves...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 08, 2025

Eby rejects a recall of the legislature, will amend, not repeal UN Indigenous Act
VICTORIA - Opposition politicians and a business group are urging the British Columbia government to recall the legislature in order to repeal the Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples A...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Warnings about strong winds, rain or snow as system slides over B.C.
VANCOUVER - A strong Pacific frontal system is moving in over parts of British Columbia, bringing rain or snow, strong winds and poor driving conditions through to Tuesday. Environment Canada has issu...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
Cameron Hill was six or seven years old in the 1970s when he and his father took to the water in a wooden skiff to help form a blockade to stop a ship of oil executives who were looking for a tanker r...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025