Category Archives: British Columbia
Deliberate hyperventilation technique linked to mental break before police standoff
CHILLIWACK - A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man to about 75 days in jail with time served, saying that despite his attempts to murder police officers in a standoff, a single mental health br...
Jun 25, 2026
Sex offender linked to woman's disappearance dies in B.C., 28 years into sentence
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A violent sex offender who was also suspected in the disappearance of a woman in 1993 has died in a British Columbia prison where he had been serving an indeterminate sente...
Jun 25, 2026
Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
OTTAWA - Converting British Columbia's glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting Canadians, not distressed developers, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as he defended h...
Jun 25, 2026
Two arrested, charged in Surrey, B.C., shooting linked to extortion violence
SURREY - Two foreign nationals have been arrested and charged in a case of shots fired at a Surrey, B.C., home linked to the recent wave of extortion violence in the city. Police say officers, border ...
Jun 25, 2026
More B.C. heat records fall, but relief arrives as temperatures drop
VANCOUVER - Heat records have tumbled again in British Columbia, with Metro Vancouver breaking marks set 120 years ago, ahead of the arrival of much cooler conditions. Environment Canada says both Van...
Jun 25, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear U.S. stock fraud case involving B.C. man
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a former B.C. lawyer contesting a US$30 million judgment for allegedly masterminding a transnational securities fraud. The top court's ...
Jun 25, 2026
Dredging of Vancouver's Burrard approved to make room for big oil tankers
VICTORIA - The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says it has received all federal permits to allow for the dredging of Vancouver's Burrard Inlet, making room for larger oil tankers loading up from the T...
Jun 24, 2026
Teen badly hurt in latest in a series of electric dirt bike, scooter crashes in B.C.
BURNABY - A teenage boy has been seriously injured in a crash in Metro Vancouver involving an electric dirt bike, in the second such collision in two days. Police in Burnaby, B.C., say the latest cras...
Jun 24, 2026
Man arrested in B.C. extortion investigation after being identified in traffic stop
SURREY - British Columbia's extortion task force says a 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with offences linked to ongoing extortion violence in the province. Police say the man was identif...
Jun 24, 2026
B.C.'s newest municipality of Okanagan Falls to be incorporated in November
VICTORIA - Residents of British Columbia's first new municipality in 16 years will soon be voting for a mayor and council. The B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and f...
Jun 24, 2026