British Columbia

CP NewsAlert: Surrey, B.C., police issue Amber Alert for brother and sister

KELOWNA, B.C. - An Amber Alert has been issued across all of British Columbia for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother. Surrey RCMP say Aurora Bolton and Joshuah Bolton were last seen in...

Jul 19, 2023

B.C. police sound alarm over wealthy cryptocurrency investors being robbed

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Richmond and Delta, B.C., are warning the public of a disturbing trend of high-value cryptocurrency investors being targeted for home invasions. Richmond RCMP and Delta Poli...

Jul 19, 2023

BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June

VANCOUVER - The BC Coroners Service says 184 people died in the province in June due to the toxic, unregulated drug supply that has claimed more than 1,200 lives in the first half of this year. The co...

Jul 19, 2023

RCMP or Surrey Police Service? The B.C. government to reveal its decision today

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is set to reveal its decision today on which force will police the City of Surrey, potentially ending a political tug of war over whether it will be the RCMP...

Jul 19, 2023

More military expected to deploy to help B.C. wildfire fight, minister says

VANCOUVER - More soldiers are expected to be deployed today to help firefighters battle the nearly 400 active wildfires in British Columbia. Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says 75 military me...

Jul 19, 2023

B.C. ports shut down again as union rejects tentative deal, resumes strike action

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's ports are facing an uncertain future after the longshore workers union rejected a tentative mediated deal and resumed strike action that had been put to a temporary halt...

Jul 19, 2023

CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers union rejects deal, strike back on, say employers

VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week. The BC Maritime Employers As...

Ian Holmes Jul 18, 2023

RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage

VANCOUVER - The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing si...

Jul 18, 2023

Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson

VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's "deeply disappointed" the government won't commit to compensating members of an exiled Russian religious group who were forcibly removed from their...

Jul 18, 2023

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

British Columbia's wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with about 14,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...

Jul 18, 2023