Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. police release photo of now-deported extortion suspect in appeal for information
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., have released the image of a foreign national suspected of involvement in a wave of extortion gripping the region. The Surrey Police Service says 22-year-old Lovebir S...
Feb 23, 2026
B.C. approves expansion of open-pit Copper Mountain mine in southern Interior
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has approved the expansion of an open-pit copper and gold mine in the province's southern Interior. A statement from Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals...
Feb 23, 2026
Mounties arrest dozens for retail theft at Metrotown mall in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - Mounties say they made 73 arrests in a five-week retail theft operation at the Metrotown shopping centre in Burnaby, B.C. Police say they also recovered $23,000 worth of stolen merchandise i...
Feb 23, 2026
Man charged with impaired driving in northern B.C. crash that killed an Alberta man
FORT ST. JOHN - Police say a man has been charged with impaired driving causing death in a crash in northern British Columbia that killed a 32-year-old man from Alberta. Fort St. John RCMP say the cra...
Feb 23, 2026
RCMP investigating threats online and in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after shootings
RCMP say they are investigating threats that have circulated online and within the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on the same day that the funeral for one of the victims in the mass shooting had to...
Feb 21, 2026
B.C. paramedics union reaches agreement in principle, avoids possible job action
RICHMOND - The union representing more than 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia says it has reached an agreement in principle on a new contract, avoiding the possibility of ...
Feb 21, 2026
Heli-skier dies in avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C.
REVELSTOKE - A heli-skier has died after being caught in an avalanche in southeastern British Columbia. RCMP say they were told on Thursday about a fatality after an avalanche in a heli-skiing area ne...
Feb 20, 2026
OpenAI contacted RCMP about Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT account after attack
RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted its investigators after last week's mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as a report says employees considered alerting authoritie...
Feb 20, 2026
Eby says B.C. could fight lumber tariffs in U.S. courts
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said a ruling by the United States Supreme Court that strikes down far-reaching global tariffs opens the door to challenge other tariffs that currently hu...
Feb 20, 2026
B.C. property firms say $91M tax bill will jeopardize future construction projects
VANCOUVER - British Columbia property companies controlled by prominent developer Terry Hui are taking the federal government to court, claiming a tax bill of more than $91 million will jeopardize fut...
Feb 20, 2026