Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. orders Hobo Hot Spring restored, as new fence blocks off public use
The British Columbia government has ordered the restoration of free natural hot spring pools that were mysteriously filled with dirt and boulders last fall. But even as the government says it's workin...
May 27, 2025

B.C. health minister says about 6,000 on 'extended leave' from mental health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's health minister says almost 6,000 people were on leave from involuntary mental health care in the province last week, pushing back against Opposition claims that the pati...
May 26, 2025

Chief Don Tom says 'era of trust' between First Nations and Eby is over if bills pass
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader says the "era of trust" with the government of B.C. Premier David Eby is over if two bills responding to American tariffs pass this week. Chief Don Tom of the Tsartli...
May 26, 2025

B.C. man sentenced on drug, firearm charges triggered by silencers found at airport
VANCOUVER - A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime firearm ban after an investigation triggered by the discovery of illegal silencers at Vancouver International...
May 26, 2025

Experts say linking Yukon, B.C. power grids a 'game-changer' but will take time
Experts say the potential linking of British Columbia's power grid with Yukon would be a game-changer for the territory's quality of life and economy, but realization would likely take more than a dec...
May 26, 2025

Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police
HALIFAX - The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief - especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled....
May 26, 2025

Fundraising efforts continue for Lapu Lapu festival victims one month after attack
VANCOUVER - Efforts to raise money to support the victims of the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day festival are still underway one month after the vehicle ramming that killed 11 and injured dozens m...
May 26, 2025

Police say naked man arrested after alleged assault on stranger in B.C.
PORT MOODY - Police in Port Moody, B.C., say they arrested a naked man after he allegedly assaulted a stranger and armed himself with a knife. A statement from the police department says officers rece...
May 25, 2025

$40 million lottery ticket sold in B.C., same month as record prize win
BURNABY - British Columbia has another multimillion-dollar lottery winner about a week after handing out a record-breaking $80 million win. The B.C. Lottery Corporation says a Lotto Max ticket purchas...
May 24, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Police misconduct finding in death of woman, killed by anti-riot weapon
VICTORIA - An investigation by British Columbia's police watchdog has found a Victoria officer committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon at a woman in 2019, striking her in the head and k...
May 23, 2025