Category Archives: British Columbia

'We need an industry': Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine
CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. - It's been more than 40 years since coal was king in the scenic Crowsnest Pass of southwestern Alberta, but a referendum vote Monday could sway a contentious debate on bringing ...
Nov 25, 2024

Passerby stabbed during shoplifting at Vancouver liquor store
VANCOUVER - A passerby has been seriously injured after he was stabbed by a shoplifter who was trying to flee a liquor store in Vancouver's Olympic Village neighbourhood. Vancouver police say the atta...
Nov 24, 2024

Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver homicide
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a Vancouver homicide over the weekend. British Columbia's Court Services Online database shows Tenzin Choigey facing charges for both mu...
Nov 24, 2024

Bear killed after attacking man walking on Metro Vancouver trail with dog
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say a man was injured earlier this week when he was attacked by a black bear while he was walking his dog on a Metro Vancouver trail. The Con...
Nov 23, 2024

Vancouver police say woman's death considered a homicide, man also injured
VANCOUVER - Police say they are investigating a homicide involving the death of a woman. Vancouver police say officers were called overnight to a home in an area near Rupert Street and Euclid Avenue o...
Nov 23, 2024

BC Hydro says power almost fully restored after B.C. windstorms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's electric utility says it has restored power to almost all customers who suffered outages during the bomb cyclone earlier this week, but strong wind from a new storm has ...
Nov 23, 2024

Fall legislative sitting scrapped in B.C. as Speaker Chouhan confirmed to serve again
VICTORIA - There won't be a sitting of the British Columbia legislature this fall as originally planned. The Office of the Premier issued a brief statement Friday saying that Raj Chouhan has been conf...
Nov 22, 2024

Octopus battles B.C.'s bomb cyclone in ocean floor video
Even with eight legs it was difficult to hang on during this week's bomb cyclone in British Columbia, with a remote camera capturing an octopus battling currents whipped up by the hurricane-force wind...
Nov 22, 2024

Secondary school shuts in Campbell River, B.C., due to fire
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Hundreds of students in Campbell River, B.C., couldn't attend class on Friday because of a fire in their high school. A statement from Campbell River Fire Chief Dan Verdun says ...
Nov 22, 2024

Man arrested on allegations he threatened police while livestreaming: Richmond RCMP
RICHMOND - Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say a man has been arrested for allegedly uttering threats against police while livestreaming on a social media platform. RCMP say they received the complaint ab...
Nov 22, 2024