British Columbia

RCMP investigate shooting that killed one man in Sicamous, B.C.

SICAMOUS, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Interior are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect vehicle after a man was fatally shot this weekend. A statement from the B.C. RCMP says the...

Feb 25, 2024

B.C. RCMP say 90-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO, B.C. - Police on Vancouver Island say a hit-and-run crash has killed a 90-year-old woman. A statement from Nanaimo RCMP says a passing driver called police at around 8:50 p.m. Saturday after ...

Feb 25, 2024

Vancouver firefighter recovering abroad after losing leg to 'flesh-eating' infection

VANCOUVER - An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting an infection commonly known as flesh-eating disease, forcing the amputat...

Feb 25, 2024

Nisga'a Treaty disputes settled between B.C. and First Nation governments

VICTORIA - The Nisga'a First Nation in northwestern British Columbia says it has reached a historic out-of-court settlement with the provincial government to resolve disputes that had come up in their...

Feb 23, 2024

B.C. police announce dismantling of drug-making and distribution ring with 8 arrests

SURREY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say they have dismantled a "significant, sophisticated" criminal organization involved in manufacturing and distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceut...

Feb 23, 2024

Intense snow system coming to B.C.'s major highways this weekend, weather office says

VANCOUVER - It will be a dicey weekend to be on several of British Columbia's mountain highways with a forecast of significant snowfall. Environment Canada says B.C.'s mountain passes will see large s...

Feb 23, 2024

Man fined $250,000 for illegal prawn fishing in B.C. glass sponge refuge

SECHELT, B.C. - The captain of a commercial fishing vessel has been fined $250,000 by a provincial court judge and ordered to forfeit $80,000 worth of equipment after being caught setting prawn traps ...

Feb 23, 2024

'It's definitely precedent setting:' commercial prawn operator fined $250K

NANAIMO - Prawning in an environmentally sensitive area off the lower Sunshine Coast resulted in a heavy fine and fishing gear seizure against a Delta man. A recent provincial court sentencing hearing...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 23, 2024

Premier David Eby to tout B.C. budget with address at Vancouver Board of Trade

VICTORIA - Premier David Eby will take his budget tour on the road today as he sells the highlights to members of Vancouver's business community with less than nine months before a provincial election...

Feb 23, 2024

A list of quotes in reaction to the 2024 British Columbia budget

VICTORIA - Here's what people are saying about the 2024 British Columbia budget: "Some look at the challenges ahead and say government should respond with deep cuts, leaving people to fend for themsel...

Feb 22, 2024