Category Archives: British Columbia
Eleven, including youth, rescued from West Vancouver waters after canoe overturned
WEST VANCOUVER - RCMP in British Columbia say officers deployed in Metro Vancouver waters in support of the FIFA World Cup were diverted to help rescue 11 people, including several youth, from an over...
Jul 08, 2026
Here's a look at ridings where voters can expect federal byelections to be called
OTTAWA - Richard Martel and Nate Erskine-Smith resigned their seats in the House of Commons on Tuesday, setting a clock ticking ahead of a pair of byelections in Quebec and Ontario - and they are not ...
Jul 08, 2026
U.S. man dies after being struck by bicycle when crossing road in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A 72-year-old man from the United States has died days after being hit by a cyclist in a Vancouver crosswalk. Police say the man died in hospital on Sunday after a couple crossing the road...
Jul 08, 2026
Officials fear winds will fan out-of-control Brunswick Complex fire near Boston Bar
BOSTON BAR - Officials say strong winds through British Columbia's Fraser Canyon northeast of Vancouver could further fuel two wildfires that are burning out of control, forcing hundreds from their ho...
Jul 08, 2026
Suspect arrested after repeated violence in Vancouver World Cup zone
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man suspected in several violent confrontations in the Granville Street pedestrian zone set up for the FIFA World Cup has been arrested. Vancouver police say in a...
Jul 08, 2026
Death toll from B.C. fishing charter sinking rises as woman dies in hospital
RICHMOND - One of four people rescued after a fishing charter boat sank off Metro Vancouver has died in hospital, bringing the suspected death toll to seven. Police identified the vessel as Top Ocean ...
Jul 08, 2026
Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 1, more evacuation alerts issued
VICTORIA - A growing wildfire in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon has forced further evacuation alerts and the closure of a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway. The province's transportation website, ...
Jul 07, 2026
Liberals shut down debate over proposed probe into B.C. condo buyout plan
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs shut down a Conservative attempt to have the House of Commons ethics committee investigate the government's plan to turn unsold condos into affordable housing in British Columbia....
Jul 07, 2026
Ottawa to invest up to $400 million in Teck critical minerals smelter in B.C.
The federal government says it will invest up to $400 million into Teck Resources Ltd.'s critical minerals processing operations in southern B.C. as Ottawa looks to shore up supplies of metals used in...
Jul 07, 2026
Gangster Bishnoi charged with ordering Nijjar hit in B.C. as U.S. announces arrests
Police in Canada, the United States and Europe say they have unravelled several Indian crime syndicates allegedly responsible for drug running, extortions, kidnappings, murders and the assassination o...
Jul 07, 2026