Category Archives: British Columbia

No criminal offence by police in failed search for B.C. woman found dead: watchdog
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says officers in an Interior community could have done more in the search for a missing Indigenous woman who was later found dead. However, the Indep...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

One killed in tractor-trailer crash on Highway 1 north of Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - Police say they are investigating to determine if the cause of a fatal crash near Lytton, B.C., between two tractor-trailers on Highway 1 was criminal. The BC Highway Patrol say the crash occ...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

Woman killed while crossing road in Chilliwack, B.C., crash
CHILLIWACK - A pedestrian has been killed crossing the road in British Columbia's Fraser Valley in a collision involving a pickup truck. RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say the crash happened Tuesday at abo...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

Vancouver's iconic, three-decade-old fireworks festival cancelled due to finances
VANCOUVER - The iconic Vancouver waterfront fireworks festival that has been held for more than three decades has been cancelled indefinitely due to financial difficulties. In a statement, the Vancouv...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then ended her life. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER - Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request. Just hours after readin...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025 Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request.

'December to remember': Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more "traditional Canadian winter," a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as it releases...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to north coast 'will never happen'
OTTAWA - The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia said Wednesday an oil pipeline to the province's north coast "will never happen" and slammed Ottawa for negotiating with Alberta...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

Alberta-Ottawa pipeline accord unlikely to be "champagne-popping moment:' Enserva CEO
CALGARY - Oil and gas industry advocates say they're heartened by an expected agreement between Alberta and Ottawa on a new West Coast pipeline, but their optimism is tempered by the long list of obst...
The Canadian Press Nov 26, 2025

Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that a...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025

Police clear protesters from Vancouver Island logging blockade
Police say they have arrested four people during enforcement of a court injunction prohibiting anyone from blocking or interfering with forestry activities in the Carmanah Valley of southwestern Vanco...
The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2025