British Columbia

More evacuation orders coming down around West Kelowna, B.C., wildfire

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - The area under evacuation order around a wildfire in West Kelowna, B.C., is gradually shrinking. The Central Okanagan emergency operations centre says residents of 16 properties a...

Sep 14, 2023

One arrested, two dead, as RCMP probe homicide in Chilliwack, B.C.

CHILLIWACK, B.C. - RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say they are investigating a double homicide. A statement from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment says officers were called to reports of shots fi...

Sep 14, 2023

WestJet union should apologize for trying to 'silence' free speech, Poilievre says

VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize for trying to silence free speech. Poilievre used the public announcement system to giv...

Sep 14, 2023

Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper sprayed after an "altercation" on a bus on Monday, in the second instance of violence against a Sikh youth riding pub...

Sep 13, 2023

Small plane with engine failure makes emergency landing on highway near Salmo, B.C.

SALMO, B.C. - Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say the pilot of a small plane used Highway 6 as a runway after experiencing engine trouble. Police say a member of the public informed them on ...

Sep 13, 2023

Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use

CALGARY - Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable housing units to make them inhabitable once again. Social Services Minister Jason Nixon says the money is...

Sep 13, 2023

Man walked naked out of shower, found Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit

COQUITLAM, B.C. - A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked out of his shower to find a female uniformed Mountie standing in his bedroom. Kirk Forbes says the encounter in hi...

Sep 13, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ibrahim Ali's DNA matched sample from dead girl, court is told

VANCOUVER - An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali's murder trial says his genetic profile matched DNA found on the body of a teenage girl he is accused of killing six years ago. Christine Crossman ...

Sep 13, 2023

CP NewsAlert: BC United MLA Bruce Banman defects to provincial Conservatives

VICTORIA - A member of the Opposition BC United caucus has crossed the floor to join British Columbia's Conservatives. Bruce Banman, the MLA for Abbotsford South, says he is proud to join his friend B...

Sep 13, 2023

Weeks of worry ease as alerts lift for two B.C. wildfires outside Kamloops, Lillooet

VANCOUVER - As British Columbia awaits an update due later today on fire, drought and flood conditions, residents in an area south of Kamloops can relax as all evacuation orders and alerts related to ...

Sep 13, 2023