British Columbia

Sheet-covered thieves in ghostly getaway at B.C. care home

NEW WESTMINSTER - Police in New Westminster, B.C., are seeking two suspects who covered themselves in white sheets as they attempted to steal audio equipment from a seniors' care community. Police say...

Aug 26, 2025

B.C. to receive $326M this year from the Canada Community-Building Fund

SURREY - The federal government says British Columbia is set to receive more than $326 million this fiscal year to help fund community infrastructure projects. A statement from the Department of Housi...

Aug 26, 2025

Police probe shooting at home linked to man arrested after fatal B.C. boat crash

NORTH VANCOUVER - A home associated with a man who was arrested after a British Columbia boat crash that killed a 10-year-old boy in June has been hit by gunfire. Police say they're investigating the ...

Aug 26, 2025

12-year-old rollerblading with family dies after being hit by car on Vancouver Island

SHAWNIGAN LAKE - Police on Vancouver Island say a 12-year-old who was rollerblading with family members has been struck by a car and killed in a crash where speed played a role. RCMP say it happened a...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 26, 2025

Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes

Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada's hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year amid an ongoing heat wave that is scorching much of the province. ...

Aug 26, 2025

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

United States health official Dr. Mehmet Oz says about 400 ostriches at a British Columbia farm facing an avian flu cull should instead be saved and sent to America to learn potential "secrets" that h...

Aug 25, 2025

Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'buy Canada' policy needs work

COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...

Aug 25, 2025

B.C.'s Fraser Canyon to bake under 39 C heat as wildfire prompts evacuation alerts

An air-quality warning remains in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley due to smog and wildfire smoke from a blaze that has prompted evacuation alerts for the Yale and Spuzzum are...

Aug 25, 2025

First Nations partnership to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals

STEWART, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates Britis...

Aug 25, 2025

BC Wildfire Service warns of increased fire danger during prolonged heat wave

The BC Wildfire Service says a prolonged heat wave across much of the province will increase fire danger in the coming days. The service says hot and dry weather conditions that began late last week a...

Aug 24, 2025