Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver Island logging protesters hit out at arson 'insinuation'
VICTORIA - A group protesting old-growth logging on Vancouver Island is hitting out at an "insinuation" they were involved in the suspected arson of logging equipment last week. Sgt. Kevin Mack with L...
Jan 07, 2026
London Drugs shuts Downtown Eastside store, citing safety and operational conditions
VANCOUVER - Retail giant London Drugs says it is shutting down its location in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside as of Feb. 1, citing a "careful assessment of safety and operational conditions" at the sto...
Jan 07, 2026
Teenager found dead after house fire in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY - Police in Langley, B.C., say a 15-year-old has died in a house fire in the city. RCMP say they were called to the fire on 248 Street just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Police say the home was ...
Jan 07, 2026
Civil case against estate of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is dismissed
VANCOUVER - The lawsuit brought by a British Columbia man against the estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau alleging he was sexually assaulted by the painter has been dismissed. Mark...
Jan 07, 2026
Police investigate deaths of two people found in Delta, B.C., home
DELTA, B.C. - The Delta Police Department says it is investigating the deaths of two people. Police say in a news release the bodies were found in a home early Wednesday. Officers were called to the h...
Jan 07, 2026
Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing
VANCOUVER - The chair of Filipino BC said holding a 2026 Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver is "important for collective healing" after the devastating vehicle attack last year that killed 11 people ...
Jan 07, 2026
Man arrested in connection with three armed robberies in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - Police say a man linked to a string of armed robberies in Metro Vancouver late last year has been arrested during a raid at a local home. Burnaby RCMP say the 35-year-old man was taken into ...
Jan 07, 2026
No one injured in extortion-related shooting in Delta, B.C.: police
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say they are looking into a shooting linked to an ongoing extortion case. It happened at a home early Wednesday near 84 Avenue and Brooke Road. Police say officers respo...
Jan 07, 2026
Fulmer says B.C. Conservatives must be a grand coalition as he enters leadership race
VICTORIA - Yuri Fulmer says the Conservative Party of B.C. needs to be a "grand coalition" that refrains from "undisciplined" behaviour if it wants to govern, as he becomes the first high-profile cand...
Jan 07, 2026
B.C. lawsuit alleges 3 former Denny's employees stole thousands in tips
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in B.C. say they are investigating an alleged fraud perpetrated against a Denny's restaurant by three former employees who are being sued by the restaurant's operator for allegedly...
Jan 06, 2026