British Columbia

Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says

COLWOOD - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is "very close" to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about repli...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 21, 2025

Police identify Tyler Smith as homicide victim found in burned home in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY - British Columbia's Homicide Investigation Team is identifying the person who was found dead inside a burned Langley home hoping to further its investigation. It says the death of 47-year-old...

Apr 21, 2025

Advance polls open for last day as election campaign heads into final week

OTTAWA - Canadians hoping to vote early in the upcoming federal election have until the end of the day to visit an advance polling station as the campaign enters its final week. Today is the fourth an...

Apr 21, 2025

Police say two people airlifted to hospital after 'serious' crash in Abbotsford, B.C.

ABBOTSFORD - Police in British Columbia's Lower Mainland say two people were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries Sunday after a crash involving two vehicles. Abbotsford Police say eme...

Apr 20, 2025

Lost hiker dies in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area: police

NORTH VANCOUVER - Police say a hiker has died in North Vancouver's Mount Seymour area. RCMP say in a social media post that officers had worked with the local search and rescue team in an effort to fi...

Apr 20, 2025

Day 3 of advance polls finds Liberals in Ottawa, NDP, Conservatives in BC

OTTAWA - Canadians continue to head to the polls in advance voting today as federal leaders find themselves out West and in the capital. Both NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Po...

Apr 20, 2025

B.C. shooting suspect dies after allegedly setting fire to apartment building: RCMP

FORT ST. JOHN - Police in northern British Columbia say a man was found dead inside a car Friday after he allegedly set fire to an apartment building and drove into the flames. Fort St. John RCMP say ...

Apr 19, 2025

Homicide team called to investigate 'suspicious' death, fire in Langley, B.C.

LANGLEY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they're treating the death of a person inside a burned home as suspicious and homicide investigators have taken the case. Langley RCMP say in a statement they r...

Apr 19, 2025

First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

WEST VANCOUVER - Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse, the top doctor at Bri...

Apr 19, 2025

Liberals, NDP release costed campaign platforms as advance voting continues

OTTAWA - The Liberals and NDP released their costed campaign platforms Saturday, with just over one week left in the election campaign. Liberal Leader Mark Carney rolled out the party's campaign commi...

Apr 19, 2025