Category Archives: British Columbia
Surrey, B.C., police board ousts Norm Lipinski as chief, board chair resigns
SURREY - The police chief in Surrey, B.C., has left the service in an exit that also triggered the resignation of the police board chair, who said the decision was made at meeting his colleagues knew ...
Jun 02, 2026
Metro Vancouver to ban car washing and lawn watering next week under Stage 3 rules
Metro Vancouver is imposing Stage 3 water restrictions next week after an early deployment of Stage 2 bans failed to curb high usage in the region. The new bans come when much of southwestern British ...
Jun 02, 2026
Amazon caused first-contract impasse at unionized fulfilment centre in B.C.: mediator
DELTA - An independent mediator has found online retail giant Amazon responsible for the breakdown of first-contract bargaining at YVR2, its only unionized fulfilment centre in British Columbia. The u...
Jun 01, 2026
Metro Vancouver announces review of wastewater facility where costs grew to $3.86B
BURNABY - The Metro Vancouver regional district says it is moving ahead with an independent review into the North Shore wastewater treatment plant over its construction costs that ballooned to $3.86 b...
Jun 01, 2026
Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region
VANCOUVER - Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an in...
Jun 01, 2026
2 people dead, 1 injured after stabbing in Surrey, B.C., leads to police shooting
SURREY - Homicide investigators and British Columbia's police watchdog have been called in to investigate after a stabbing in Surrey, B.C., left one person dead and another injured, and led to a polic...
Jun 01, 2026
Lower Mainland SPCA workers in British Columbia vote 97.5% for strike action
BURNABY - More than 110 animal welfare workers across the Lower Mainland have approved using strike action in their labour dispute with British Columbia's SPCA. CUPE 1622, which represents workers cov...
Jun 01, 2026
More charges laid against two men in extortion case in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - An investigation team in Surrey, B.C., says charges are piling up against two men accused of firing bullets into an extortion victim's home. Surrey Police Service's Extortion Response Team sa...
Jun 01, 2026
Praise from Poilievre, but ex-B. C. Conservative MLAs say new leader will polarize
VICTORIA - Two former B.C. Conservative legislators now sitting as Independents say new leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will polarize the province. Amelia Boultbee said Findlay's victory on Saturday showed...
Jun 01, 2026
Police investigate vandalism of rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, B.C., captured on video
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after video of people vandalizing a rainbow crosswalk was posted on social media over the weekend by the leader of a registered political party. Poli...
Jun 01, 2026