British Columbia

B.C. RCMP arrest Surrey massage therapist on multiple sex assaults

SURREY, B.C. - A massage therapist is facing multiple sexual assault charges for what police in Surrey, B.C., say are allegations that span a 16-year period. RCMP say they first received a report in N...

Jul 27, 2023

B.C. police share photos of vehicles possibly being used in alleged abduction of kids

SURREY, B.C. - The mother of two British Columbia children who sparked an Amber Alert last week may be driving a distinctive van that police say has its steering wheel on the right-hand side. Mounties...

Jul 27, 2023

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...

Jul 27, 2023

Williams Lake, B.C., Mountie charged three years after car crash with suspect

VICTORIA - The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved several charges against an RCMP officer, three years after a suspect was seriously injured in a crash with a police cruiser. The prosecution ...

Jul 27, 2023

Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, 'wise leader'

VANCOUVER - Pat Carney is being remembered as a life force and a woman who got things done. The former member of Parliament, senator and trailblazer died Tuesday at the age of 88. Former Conservative ...

Jul 27, 2023

Weather delivers modest respite for wildfire starts in B.C., as latest update due

VANCOUVER - Fire and emergency management officials are set to provide an update on the state of wildfires around British Columbia, as recent rains have offered some reprieve but several blazes still ...

Jul 27, 2023

Teck announces employee death, lowers production guidance at copper mine project

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. announced the death of an employee at its Quebrada Blanca copper mine expansion in Chile as it reported a profit attributable to shareholders of $510 million in its sec...

Jul 27, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Former senator, MP, journalist Pat Carney is dead at the age of 88

VANCOUVER - Pat Carney, who pioneered roles for women in Canadian politics and journalism has died at the age of 88. Her niece, Jill Carney, confirmed in a statement that the former MP and senator pas...

Jul 26, 2023

British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...

Jul 26, 2023

B.C. firefighters bolstered by international help work to tame dozens of wildfires

Wildfire crews in B.C. have tamed a pair of wildfires in the province's Cariboo region, but continue to grapple with stubborn blazes burning out of control elsewhere. The BC Wildfire Service says fire...

Jul 26, 2023