Category Archives: British Columbia
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., which triggered evacuations is declared held
The Saw Creek blaze that triggered evacuations in and around the community of Lytton, B.C., is now being held, the provincial wildfire service reported on Tuesday. The status of the seven-square-kilom...
Jun 23, 2026
2 bodies found up isolated B.C. forest road, police say deaths don't appear criminal
NAKUSP - Mounties say the deaths of two people found up an isolated forest service road in British Columbia are not believed to be criminal in nature. Police say they were called June 16 after a burne...
Jun 23, 2026
Man charged in attacks, including one an imam, which Victoria police call 'random'
VICTORIA - Criminal charges of robbery and assault have been laid after separate attacks in Victoria, including the beating of an imam, although police say the crimes were random. Victoria police say ...
Jun 23, 2026
Border agents find half tonne of opium hidden in Vancouver-area shipping container
DELTA - Canadian border authorities have seized more than half a tonne of opium found hidden in industrial paper rolls in a cargo container in a Metro Vancouver port site. The Canada Border Services A...
Jun 23, 2026
Separate drownings over two days in British Columbia's Interior
A kayaker has drowned in British Columbia's Okanagan Lake, while another is presumed dead after being swept away in the Columbia River near Castlegar, both within a two-day span. Police in West Kelown...
Jun 23, 2026
One dead in busy weekend for rescuers in B.C.'s Sea to Sky backcountry
SQUAMISH - Police in British Columbia's Sea to Sky region are again urging backcountry users to be prepared after five rescue calls this weekend, including one fatality. RCMP say there were calls on S...
Jun 23, 2026
Locals from Montreal neighbourhood struggling to process what happened after shooting
MONTREAL - Messages of sympathy and support poured into a multicultural Montreal neighbourhood on Tuesday, as locals reflected on a horrific shooting outside a hotel from one day earlier that left thr...
Jun 23, 2026
Timeline of police officers in Canada killed in the line of duty
A Montreal police officer was shot dead and another was injured when they responded to a 911 call on Monday morning about a shooter at a hotel in the city's Cte-des-Neiges district. The shooting marke...
Jun 22, 2026
Advocacy group welcomes property crime program, says B.C. must deal with root cause
The British Columbia government is going to spend $16 million over the next two years focusing its efforts on 420 chronic offenders behind a "disproportionate" amount of street disorder, and property ...
Jun 22, 2026
Guard in B.C. prison needed chest compressions after drug exposure, says union
Three prison guards in British Columbia were sent to hospital, one needing chest compressions in the ambulance, after inhaling what they believed to be fentanyl powder that was "sprayed" around a cell...
Jun 22, 2026