British Columbia

'You're not the only one': Vancouver's Black population rising fast, census shows

VANCOUVER - Lenya Wilks says she felt like the "only Black person in Surrey" when she first moved to the city east of Vancouver last year. But the Black population in the region is growing fast and re...

Feb 22, 2023

A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - The Tk'emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar had revealed the possible remains of as many as 215 children around the former Kamloops Indian Resid...

Feb 21, 2023

Nearly 70 children now believed to have died at former Alberni residential school site

Editor's Note: This story addresses tragedies at former residential school sites and may be unsettling for some readers. Discretion is advised. Direct links to support resources are included at the bo...

Feb 21, 2023

Woman and 14-year-old girl found dead in Richmond, B.C., home: RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say homicide investigators have been deployed after the bodies of a 43-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl were found inside a home. RCMP in Richmond, B.C....

Feb 21, 2023

B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters

VICTORIA - Local governments and First Nations in British Columbia are getting more support to prepare for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change. The Ministry of Emergency Management...

Feb 21, 2023

B.C. government will provide Surrey with police service answer by spring: Farnworth

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hand down its decision on which force will police the City of Surrey before spring, but the public safety minister says no matter what the answer, local...

Feb 21, 2023

Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting

VANCOUVER - A man has been charged after a shooting in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that sent a man to hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. The Vancouver Police Department says the 32-year-old has ...

Feb 21, 2023

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Teck Resources to split company and spin off coal business

VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. has announced a plan to split the company into Teck Metals Corp. and Elk Valley Resources Ltd., which will hold its steelmaking coal business. More coming. Companies in...

Feb 21, 2023

B.C. First Nation to release results of search for unmarked graves at school site

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation is releasing the results of a preliminary search for unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school. The Tseshaht First Nation is pr...

Feb 21, 2023

Surrey police chief wants audit of city's 'inflated and mischaracterized' costings

SURREY, B.C. - The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., is calling for an independent audit of the city's costings for its policing transition, saying he's concerned they've been "in...

Feb 20, 2023