British Columbia

Eight charges laid in the shooting death of a man from Langley, B.C., police say

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eight charges, including second-degree murder, have been laid in connection to the death of a man in Langley, B.C. Police say they were called to a home on Aug. 2 last year...

Aug 01, 2025

B.C. park reopens, while search continues for man missing in Coquihalla River

HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police say the Othello Tunnels in Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park in Hope, B.C., has reopened, while a search to find a missing man who fell into the river last week...

Aug 01, 2025

Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 138, with half started in last 24 hours

The number of active wildfires in British Columbia continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week, with about 138 blazes burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service sa...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 01, 2025

Transport committee meets to study BC Ferries' $1B loan for Chinese ships

OTTAWA - The House of Commons transport committee is meeting today to look into the $1 billion loan BC Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric...

Aug 01, 2025

Police chief disappointed at alleged drug deals from chair outside consumption site

VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief says undercover operatives didn't have to look far to find evidence of criminality outside a safe consumption site in the city. A suspected cocaine dealer was sellin...

Jul 31, 2025

Abbotsford, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht's show, citing protests

ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia's Fraser Valley says it will not issue a permit for a concert by Sean Feucht, becoming the latest Canadian cancellation for the American Christi...

Jul 31, 2025

'Getting out of control,' vigil held in B.C. to remember women who died in July

VANCOUVER - A small group gathered outside Vancouver's art gallery Thursday to remember several women who died recently in B.C. and call for changes within the justice system to prevent more such deat...

Jul 31, 2025

Toxic drug deaths in B.C. down in May, June, coroner says

VICTORIA - The number of deaths due to toxic drugs fell to below 150 people per month for May and June in British Columbia, a downward trend from the same months last year. The BC Coroners Service say...

Jul 31, 2025

Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say

Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about...

Jul 31, 2025

Vancouver woman gets six-year sentence for stabbing stranger to death

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman has been convicted of manslaughter in a random stabbing attack that killed a 29-year-old man three years ago. Police say Lyndsay Scott, 37, was initially charged with sec...

Jul 31, 2025