British Columbia

CP NewsAlert: Ex-B. C. police chief to investigate release of suspect before stabbing

LANGLEY, B.C. - Former Abbotsford police chief Bob Rich has been appointed to look into the release of a man from British Columbia's psychiatric hospital before allegedly stabbing three people in Vanc...

Sep 14, 2023

Change to B.C. drug decriminalization policy prohibits use near playgrounds, parks

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government says its drug decriminalization policy has been amended to stop people from using illegal substances near playgrounds and parks. The Ministry of Mental Heal...

Sep 14, 2023

DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told

VANCOUVER - An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali's murder trial says she's never seen a DNA match as close as the one between the suspect and samples found on his alleged victim - except for DNA m...

Sep 14, 2023

B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing

SURREY, B.C. - Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a question to the ballot in British Columbia asking if India's high commissioner was responsible for ...

Sep 14, 2023

All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister

VICTORIA - British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth in government care enrolling in post-secondary education. Selina Robinson, post-secondary education and ...

Sep 14, 2023

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