Category Archives: British Columbia

Wagon-dragging B.C. islanders face weeks without vehicle bridge, knocked askew by tug
DELTA - When Abby Collier heard that the only bridge connecting Westham Island to Delta and the Metro Vancouver mainland had been damaged by a boat strike last week, she assumed it would be closed for...
Jan 30, 2026

B.C. school trustee 'terrified' after police ordered her out of vehicle at gunpoint
Prince George, B.C., school trustee Erica McLean parked her vehicle to write an email on Tuesday after grabbing a coffee, and thought an unmarked police car was trying to park across from her when it ...
Jan 29, 2026

Watchdog investigating after missing youth found dead in Smithers, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's civilian police watchdog agency is investigating after a girl was found dead on a park trail in Smithers, B.C., a day after she was reported missing. The Independent Invest...
Jan 29, 2026

Police say hit man and fellow murderer caught trying to flee B.C. prison
SURREY - Two murderers including gangland hit man Dean Wiwchar have been charged with attempting to escape from a British Columbia pretrial centre last month. The Surrey Police Service says in a news ...
Jan 29, 2026

'Disturbing' scenes, record overdoses, as powerful sedative hits B.C. drug supply
VANCOUVER - Last weekend, frontline health workers in Trail, B.C., reported "disturbing" scenes to Dr. Karin Goodison, medical health officer with Interior Health. She said workers were finding about ...
Jan 29, 2026

Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - A train has struck and killed a pedestrian in Metro Vancouver, and police are investigating. RCMP say the collision happened at about 7:44 a.m. Thursday near Glover and Billy Brown roads in ...
Jan 29, 2026

Sobeys parent company Empire shutters Voilà grocery delivery in Alberta
STELLARTON - Sobeys parent company Empire Co. Ltd. is closing its Voil grocery delivery facilities in Alberta and pausing the online service's expansion in the Vancouver area as it failed to meet the ...
Jan 29, 2026

'Creeping snow drought': Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in t...
Jan 29, 2026

Heavy rain returns to B.C.'s south coast, including parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain has returned to British Columbia's south coast, triggering streamflow advisories and rainfall warnings for several communities in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island. Enviro...
Jan 29, 2026

Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber's latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B...
Jan 29, 2026