Category Archives: British Columbia

B.C. man facing multiple charges after Alberta crash kills 9-year-old girl
KILLAM - Mounties in Alberta have laid charges against a B.C. man after a nine-year-old girl was killed in a highway crash almost a year ago. The crash at Killam, 170 kilometres southeast of Edmonton,...
Jan 19, 2026

B.C. First Nations raise alarm over Chilcotin River landslide risk
First Nations in British Columbia's central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along the same stretch of the Chilcotin River where a massive slide blocked the waterway for several day...
Jan 19, 2026

Police investigating after shots fired from Surrey, B.C., apartment, balcony
SURREY - A shooting inside a Surrey, B.C., highrise apartment has resulted in the detention of several people. Surrey police say the shooting was reported at around 12:30 a.m. Monday, inside the build...
Jan 19, 2026

Fog shrouding Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island could last into Tuesday
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of near-zero visibility for parts of Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island as thick fog envelopes the region. The weather agency says the fog is caused by a ri...
Jan 19, 2026

Mother of Myles Gray tells of 'screaming and screaming' after police-beating death
VANCOUVER - The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group of Vancouver police officers more than a decade ago, has told the first day of a public hearing into his death of her shock ...
Jan 19, 2026

Fire crews save house after explosion, fire in West Kelowna
VICTORIA - Firefighters in West Kelowna, B.C., say they managed to save a house from flames early Sunday morning following reports of an explosion. West Kelowna Fire Chief Jason Brolund said in a stat...
Jan 18, 2026

Blueberry River First Nation school fire caused 'tremendous loss' to community
VICTORIA - Sandra Apsassin lives just two minutes away from the Blueberry Community School in northeastern British Columbia, and when she heard that it burned down on the weekend, she cried. "It's so ...
Jan 18, 2026

Fire engulfs First Nation school in northeastern B.C. near Fort St. John
VICTORIA - RCMP are investigating a school fire on the territory of the Blueberry River First Nation in northern British Columbia. A statement from RCMP in Fort St. John says officers responded to the...
Jan 17, 2026

Conservative MLA Sheldon Clare says leadership rules meant to stop 'funny business'
VICTORIA - A leadership candidate for British Columbia's Conservatives says recently announced rules for the contest are intended to stop "any funny business" following last year's leadership review t...
Jan 17, 2026

Surrey police say overnight shots fired at house are believed to be extortion-related
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating what they believe to be an extortion-related incident after shots were fired at a residence in that community. A statement from Surrey Pol...
Jan 17, 2026