British Columbia

Katrina Chen's kids' book tells of gender-based violence. It's a story she knows well

BURNABY - Former British Columbia legislator Katrina Chen sits on a couch in her Burnaby home, reading aloud from the children's book she's co-written. "'Maybe,' Mommy tells me, 'It's time for a stron...

Jul 29, 2025

Edmonton police warn extortions, arsons targeting South Asian businesses resurging

EDMONTON - Edmonton police warned a crowded town hall on Monday night that extortions and arsons similar to ones that targeted members of the South Asian community across the city and elsewhere in Can...

Jul 28, 2025

Body discovered in burning vehicle in B.C.; police suspect criminality

Police in British Columbia are investigating after a body was discovered in a burning car. Mounties in Agassiz, B.C., say officers responded late Sunday to a report of a vehicle fire on Cheam Road in ...

Jul 28, 2025

Gull pierced by a barbecue skewer is released in B.C. after wildlife centre's care

WHITE ROCK - A gull that was skewered with a discarded wooden barbecue stick that generated a flurry of phone calls to the Wildlife Rescue Association of BC has been released after rehabilitation. Col...

Jul 28, 2025

Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program

OTTAWA - Reproductive health advocates say the federal government's failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could crea...

Jul 28, 2025

Heat warnings span B.C. Interior, southern areas to see temperatures up to 37 C

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a swath of British Columbia's Interior stretching from Grand Forks near the U.S. border to areas north of Prince George. The weather agency ...

Jul 28, 2025

Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households

ARMSTRONG, B.C. - The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innov...

Jul 28, 2025

Man believed drowned after falling into Coquihalla River near Hope, B.C.

Access to the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park near Hope, B.C., has been closed as emergency responders work to recover the body of a man believed to have drowned. RCMP say police ...

Jul 28, 2025

Residential fire kills two people in Prince George, B.C., RCMP say

PRINCE GEORGE - A residential fire has killed two people in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the RCMP says firefighters told police they were responding to the blaze shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Fr...

Jul 28, 2025

Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo

VANCOUVER - A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to on...

Jul 28, 2025