Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. legislator says Lapu Lapu survivors don't want festival as anniversary looms
VICTORIA - A member of British Columbia's legislature who was at the scene of last year's deadly ramming attack at the Lapu Lapu Day festival is calling for this year's event to be cancelled, saying t...
Mar 16, 2026
Man charged with manslaughter in weekend homicide in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the death of another man in a shooting over the weekend. Homicide investigators say the accused faces a manslaug...
Mar 16, 2026
Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out
VICTORIA - The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to seven. Bruce Banman and Harman Bhangu, both members of the provincial legislature, ha...
Mar 16, 2026
Flood, avalanche risks rise as atmospheric river sweeps over several areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river washing over British Columbia from the Pacific is creating dangerous conditions that could lead to flooding and the potential for large avalanches. Environment Canada ...
Mar 16, 2026
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
VANCOUVER - An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the two people now charged with murdering him of being aligned with Iran's government and trying to obtain poison...
Mar 16, 2026
Snow, wind and rain warnings blanket parts of B.C. as atmospheric river approaches
Environment Canada issued a host of weather warnings for much of British Columbia over the weekend, forecasting a wet, cold and windy beginning to the week as an atmospheric river approached the coast...
Mar 15, 2026
Shooting at B.C. trailer park leaves one dead as 81-year-old charged with murder
PORT ALBERNI - Police on Vancouver Island say an 81-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a shooting at a Port Alberni trailer park on Friday night. Mounties say Port Alberni R...
Mar 15, 2026
Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah's son found
SURREY - A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a "targeted" incident by two people known to him who now face murder charg...
Mar 14, 2026
Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Cro...
Mar 13, 2026
B.C. to build undersea fibre-optic internet cable to Haida Gwaii for up to $24M
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending up to $24 million for the construction of a new subsea fibre-optic cable to Haida Gwaii in a bid to improve the islands' internet access. The pr...
Mar 13, 2026