British Columbia

Man found dead on Highway 1 in Burnaby, B.C., partially shuts route
BURNABY - Police in Metro Vancouver are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on Highway 1 in Burnaby, B.C. The BC Highway Patrol says the RCMP detachment in Burnaby was called just before 6 a.m. on Tuesday about the body lying in the e...
6h ago
Read More
British Columbia Conservatives plan to end no-fault insurance, leaked letter shows
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Conservatives plan to repeal the province's no-fault auto insurance system, in a major policy proposal revealed by a leaked letter from the party's interim leader to lawyers and insurance executives. Lorne Doerkson says ...
14h ago
Read More
Provincial election
Scientist, mother of 3 to run for NDP in Chilliwack North riding
CHILLIWACK - A scientist who holds a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology has been selected as the NDP candidate in the Chilliwack North riding in this month's provincial election. According to the BC NDP website containing her biography, Adila Shaukat is a community advocate, a scientist, and a proud mother of three. She hol...
19h ago
Read More
Author Steven Galloway 'destroyed' by sex assault allegations, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for author and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway says the man's life and career were "destroyed" by sexual assault allegations, while his defamation lawsuit has been delayed for years as he tried to ...
20h ago
Read More
RCMP investigates violent threats against a high school student in B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN - Mounties are investigating what they describe as "violent threats" alleged to be targeted at a student at a high school in Fort St. John in northeastern B.C. RCMP say officers began their investigation on Sunday following reports from ...
22h ago
Read More
Police recover $10,000 in jewelry, luxury items, stolen during Vancouver open house
VANCOUVER - Police say they have recovered more than $10,000 in jewelry and luxury items that were stolen during a real estate open house in Vancouver over the weekend. The department says officers stopped a rental vehicle on Saturday night after noti...
Oct 5, 2026
Read More
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart projects that had been paused by the former NDP government....
Oct 5, 2026
Read More
Fireworks explosion hits 12-year-old boy in face in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY - A 12-year-old boy has been hospitalized after a fireworks explosion set off by one of his friends struck him in the face in Port Moody, B.C. Police in the city say it happened on Friday night, when a caller reported a group of youth setti...
Oct 5, 2026
Read More
B.C.'s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby said his party would introduce a new tax bracket for those who earn $1 million or more and raise the existing rates of the two highest brackets to help pay for health care, if re-elected. Eby's party said British C...
Oct 4, 2026
Read More
Slugs gone, bugs gone, strawberries thriving as invasive lizards boom in B.C.
Tracy Menzies had been at war with slugs in her backyard garden as they've always managed to beat her to the harvest, but not this year. The strawberries in her garden this season turned out to be "absolutely beautiful." It turns out the slugs are fac...
Oct 4, 2026
Read More
B.C. politicians talk groceries, seniors amid election campaign
GRAND FORKS - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his election promise to cap unfair increases on grocery staples is aimed at multiple major grocers in the province and was not deliberately targeting one company. Eby says the distribution of foo...
Oct 3, 2026
Read More
Defendant says sorry to former UBC professor days before defamation trial to start
VANCOUVER - One of several accusers of former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway says she now understands her conduct toward him was "serious and harmful" as she apologized just days before a defamation trial in the case is expect...
Oct 3, 2026
Read More
Driver arrested after truck crashes into Vancouver, B.C., nursing home
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a driver has been arrested after his pickup truck crashed into a nursing home, split in half and then burst into flames. Police say the crash happened at Renfrew Street and East 22nd Avenue at around 1:30 a.m. Friday. ...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
Lower Mainland resident allegedly kidnapped, taken to Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - Police in Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after the victim of an alleged kidnapping escaped and asked for help. Kelowna RCMP say their serious crime team has taken over the case since police were initially contacted Monday by a person repor...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
Both British Columbia NDP, Conservative leader campaigned in the Okanagan Friday
VICTORIA - British Columbia's major party leaders took their election campaigns to the Okanagan Friday to talk about fire safety and the high cost of groceries. Interim Conservative party leader Lorne Doerkson is promising to spend half a billion doll...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
B.C. man sentenced for 'hateful' messages written on Victoria historic synagogue
VICTORIA - A British Columbia man who defaced a historic synagogue in Victoria with "unquestionably hateful" statements has been sentenced to eight months in jail. B.C. provincial court Judge Micah Rankin's ruling released this week says Arthur Robert...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
Four people dead in two separate crashes on B.C. roads
Police in British Columbia say four people are dead after two separate crashes on provincial highways on Thursday. Chase RCMP say they were called to Highway 1 west of the village on Thursday afternoon after a crash between a Mercedes SUV and a Honda ...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
Human remains inside submerged vehicle linked to B.C. man missing since 2004: RCMP
CRESTON - Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say a volunteer search recovery team has found a sunken vehicle with human remains inside believed to be linked to a man who went missing in 2004. Creston RCMP say the vehicle was found in the Kooten...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
Extortions, fire bombings, shootings lead to arrests of 5 foreign nationals, RCMP say
LANGLEY - Five foreign nationals are in police custody and face a string of charges arising out of an RCMP extortion investigation involving members of British Columbia's South Asian community. Supt. Harm Dosange, with the Langley RCMP, said Friday th...
Oct 2, 2026
Read More
OneBC interim leader Dallas Brodie open
OneBC interim leader Dallas Brodie open to election deal with Conservatives
VICTORIA - OneBC interim leader Dallas Brodie says she doesn't understand why the Conservatives are running a candidate in her riding during the B.C. election but she's prepared to make a deal with her former party. Brodie, who is the incumbent legisl...
Oct 1, 2026
Read More
Pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., to reopen after shutting 'indefinitely' back in August
GIBSONS - A union representing B.C. pulp mill workers says it's welcoming news that a shuttered facility in Howe Sound is set to reopen later this month. Unifor says a deal between the province and operator Domtar has the mill poised to get back up an...
Oct 1, 2026
Read More
B.C. Mounties showed 'concerning' conduct in investigation into B.C. death: watchdog
SURREY - The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia says it found "concerning and problematic conduct" from some RCMP officers who failed to co-operate during an investigation. The provincial police watchdog made the comments in a report...
Oct 1, 2026
Read More
Former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe to run for B.C. Greens in provincial vote
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Green Party has named former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as the party's candidate in the riding of Saanich South on Vancouver Island. Leader Emily Lowan announced Lapointe's candidacy as the party unveiled its toxic drug...
Oct 1, 2026
Read More
Bank of Canada's key rate 'too blunt' to fix housing unaffordability: official
A top official at the Bank of Canada says monetary policymakers are struggling to find new tools and pathways to address persistent housing affordability challenges. Senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers gave a speech in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday tha...
Oct 1, 2026
Read More