Category Archives: British Columbia

Court issues $6,000 in fines to two people who killed Tex, the B.C. grizzly
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Two people who killed a controversial grizzly bear on Texada Island off the B.C. coast last year have been fined a combined $6,000 by a provincial court judge. The B....
Feb 05, 2026

Homicide team shares photo of missing B.C. mathematician, Masood Masjoody
BURNABY - Homicide investigators have released a photo of a missing mathematician from Burnaby, B.C., to help with their search for the man. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 45-year-old...
Feb 05, 2026

Police say threats 'intertwined' as some schools in Coquitlam, B.C., are shut again
Sharon Perry says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text on Wednesday, saying students at Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, B.C., were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown. T...
Feb 05, 2026

British man who lived in Vancouver convicted in overdose deaths of U.S. servicemen
A British man who was living in Vancouver has been convicted in the United States after an RCMP investigation into a dark web drug trafficking network dubbed "Canada1" led to the overdose deaths of tw...
Feb 05, 2026

Abbotsford officers cleared in 2022 crash that killed two during chase: watchdog
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has cleared officers involved in a crash in Abbotsford that killed two people who were fleeing police at the time. The report from the Independent Investiga...
Feb 05, 2026

19 degrees in Bella Bella: B.C.'s warm February rewrites weather records
VANCOUVER - It may be February, but Doug Pope says rescue season in the mountains that overlook Vancouver is looking more like spring. North Shore Rescue's search manager said Thursday that the organi...
Feb 05, 2026

Former Conservative leader John Rustad might be running for his old job: report
VICTORIA - Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he will "make himself available" to talk about a potential bid for his old job next week when the legislature resumes in Victoria. Rustad sa...
Feb 05, 2026

Toronto, Vancouver show biggest signs of mortgage stress: CMHC
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it sees signs of financial stress among homeowners in Toronto and Vancouver, with missed mortgage payments projected to steadily increase, albeit from a low ...
Feb 05, 2026

Multiple schools in B.C. were placed on hold and secure after phone threats: RCMP
COQUITLAM - A number of schools in B.C.'s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and secure on Wednesday after receiving "multiple" threats, which RCMP say were later discounted. Insp. Veronica Fox, with ...
Feb 04, 2026

Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist's lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The RCMP officer in charge of enforcing a court injunction in a British Columbia pipeline dispute where a photojournalist was arrested in 2021 testified Wednesday that he welcomes media co...
Feb 04, 2026