Category Archives: British Columbia
'Razor’s edge of survival': Eby calls for attention on softwood amid tariff hike
British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency by the federal government as threats to Canadian stee...
Oct 14, 2025
Chilliwack, B.C., Mounties cleared after woman seriously injured in 2024 arrest
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., of wrongdoing after a woman was seriously injured while being arrested last fall. The Independent Investigations O...
Oct 14, 2025
B.C. Premier Eby says lifting the tanker ban would sink billions in 'real' projects
SURREY - Lifting the oil tanker ban off British Columbia's North Coast for a nonexistent pipeline from Alberta would endanger billions in other real investments that Premier David Eby says will need t...
Oct 14, 2025
B.C. set to open Western Canada's first new medical school in decades
SURREY - Applications are being accepted for those wanting to become doctors through Simon Fraser University, in what the British Columbia government says is the first new medical school in Western Ca...
Oct 14, 2025
Grizzly bear attacks pair of hikers near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says trails in the McGregor Mountain area, northeast of Prince George, will be closing after two hikers were attacked by a grizzly bear....
Oct 13, 2025
Evacuation alert due to man-made dam near Kamloops, B.C., rescinded
KAMLOOPS - An evacuation alert issued for several properties in British Columbia's Interior last week over concerns of a potential failure of a man-made dam has been rescinded. The Thompson-Nicola Reg...
Oct 13, 2025
Taylor Swift announces movie of final Eras Tour performance in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Taylor Swift fans will soon be able to relive the singer's record-smashing Eras Tour finale in Vancouver last December. "Good Morning America" announced to its TV audience Monday the relea...
Oct 13, 2025
B.C. police watchdog investigating after person in custody went into medical distress
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog says it is investigating after the driver of a Tesla that crashed into a parked vehicle went into medical distress after they were taken into police cust...
Oct 13, 2025
Two teens charged with robbery using imitation firearm in Duncan, B.C.
Two youths have been charged following an alleged robbery with an imitation pistol in Duncan, B.C. RCMP say in a statement that on Wednesday officers received a report that two boys, aged 13 and 16, a...
Oct 12, 2025
Woman in critical condition after shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Police are investigating after a woman was shot inside a home in Surrey, B.C. A statement from the Surrey Police Service says officers were called at 2:42 a.m. Sunday about possible shots fir...
Oct 12, 2025