British Columbia

U.S. Capitol rioter arrested in B.C. ski resort after claiming political asylum

WHISTLER, B.C. - An American man convicted for his part in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested in the ski resort of Whistler, B.C. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a stat...

Jan 09, 2025

Canadian water bombers, helicopters on the way to help fight Los Angeles wildfire

The Canadian agency that co-ordinates cross-border wildfire response with the United States says it's working to send a pair of airtankers to Southern California. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire ...

Jan 09, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Elections BC looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority

VICTORIA - Elections BC says it is looking into a complaint of voting irregularities from a B.C. Conservative candidate in a riding narrowly won by the NDP, giving the government a one-seat majority i...

Jan 09, 2025

Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall

VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "a...

Jan 09, 2025

B.C. court approves class-action lawsuit about privacy over Home Depot receipts

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can go ahead alleging Home Depot violated its customers' privacy when collecting and sharing their information after emai...

Jan 08, 2025

'Scary' or 'empty threats'? Canadians weigh in on Trump's '51st state' plan

The Canadian Press asked people from Halifax to Vancouver what they thought of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's idea to make Canada the "51st state" and use "economic force" to do so. Here's what t...

Jan 08, 2025

B.C. orders masks for hospitals, care facilities as flu, respiratory illness increase

VICTORIA - Medical masks are again required in British Columbia health-care facilities as provincial authorities say cases of respiratory illness are rising. A statement from B.C.'s Health Ministry sa...

Jan 08, 2025

Two bodies found after vehicle fire extinguished in B.C. regional park

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police say two bodies were found inside a vehicle that had allegedly been set on fire in a regional park in Abbotsford, B.C. They say officers and firefighters responded to a burnin...

Jan 08, 2025

Police say threat of explosive device cause of B.C. courthouse, college evacuation

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police have confirmed that the threat of an explosive device was the reason for the evacuation of a large area around the New Westminster, B.C., courthouse, including nearby Do...

Jan 08, 2025

Mounties seize 171,000 packs of illicit cigarettes in Langford, B.C.

LANGFORD, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia say officers have seized more than $1.7 million worth of contraband tobacco after executing a search warrant at a property in Langford. West Shore RCMP sa...

Jan 08, 2025