Category Archives: British Columbia
David Eby says he doesn't get why Ottawa is focused on pipeline, not B.C. softwood
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said he doesn't understand why the federal government continues to push a new oil pipeline from Alberta, while it fails to include B.C.'s softwood lumber ...
May 04, 2026
Surrey police release photo of extortion suspect in rare step to aid investigation
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are taking the rare step of releasing an image of a foreign national who has been removed from Canada as it investigates extortion violence that has plagued the city. ...
May 04, 2026
One arrested at Vancouver airport after climbing fence and accessing aircraft
RICHMOND - The Vancouver Airport Authority says a person has been taken into custody after climbing a fence and gaining access to the airport's secure area near the terminal. The authority says it's n...
May 04, 2026
Heat records fall across B.C. as wildfire risks climb, streamflow advisory issued
VICTORIA - Much of southern British Columbia spent the last few days basking in the sun in what an Environment Canada meteorologist says is "exceptional" for this time of year. The record-setting heat...
May 04, 2026
B.C. bats 'do not know the border' — and Trump funding cuts may put them in peril
Scientists battling a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in North America say the tiny creatures don't care about borders, as they flit between British Columbia and Washington state. Bu...
May 04, 2026
One driver dead, passengers injured in two-vehicle crash in Delta, B.C.
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say one person is dead after a crash involving two vehicles in a residential area on Saturday. They say one driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while several other ...
May 03, 2026
Boy and girl, 11 and 9, seriously injured in crash with vehicle in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - Police in Burnaby, B.C., say two children have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash on Saturday. A statement from Burnaby RCMP describes the 11-year-old boy and nine-year-ol...
May 03, 2026
Hearing into Myles Gray's death delayed again until fall, 11 years after death
VANCOUVER - The long-anticipated public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being delayed again to give one of the seven Vancouver officers under investigation time to find...
May 01, 2026
Owner says Gary the African serval will suffer under B.C. exotic cat ban
LANGLEY - As he curls up on a couch beside his owner, it's easy to forget Gary the cat is in fact Gary the serval, a wild predator native to Africa. The 10-year-old serval was raised as a pet by a cou...
May 01, 2026
B.C.'s legislature looks into changes as MLA avoids censure after using Nazi slogan
VICTORIA - Politicians in B.C.'s legislature say they are looking into whether they can close a loophole that has allowed a member to avoid a censure motion after she used a slogan associated with Naz...
May 01, 2026