Category Archives: British Columbia
One dead after multi-vehicle crash led to shutdown of Highway 1 in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - One person is dead in a multi-vehicle crash that has shut the westbound lanes of Highway 1 in Surrey, B.C. The BC Highway Patrol says the 911 calls started coming in at about 7:15 a.m. Monday...
Dec 22, 2025
Two found dead inside Surrey, B.C., recreational vehicle after fire
SOUTH SURREY - Two people are dead after a recreational vehicle caught fire in a neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C. Police say they were called to the scene on 102 Avenue near 122 Street at around 9 p.m. S...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C.'s David Eby 'not seeking' 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
VICTORIA - It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C., was announced with the loss of 350 job...
Dec 22, 2025
Dallas Brodie reinstated as leader of OneBC party after abrupt removal this month
VICTORIA - British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, who earlier this month was removed as leader of the OneBC party, says she has been reinstated. Brodie says on social media she has regained contro...
Dec 21, 2025
B.C. police watchdog called in after man dies in Prince Rupert
PRINCE RUPERT - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in after a man died in Prince Rupert. A statement from the Independent Investigations Office says Mounties told them officers were ca...
Dec 21, 2025
Juno-winning rapper bbno$ stepping away from music over online negativity
Canadian rapper bbno$ says he's stepping away from the music industry over what he says is a constant stream of online negativity. Earlier this month the entertainer from British Columbia posted on so...
Dec 20, 2025
B.C. Union that represents 67,500 health workers votes 54.2 per cent for 4 year deal
BURNABY - The bargaining group that represents 67,500 health workers in British Columbia has voted 54.2 per cent in favour of a four-year agreement. The deal follows other contracts recently signed wi...
Dec 19, 2025
Snuneymuxw First Nation purchases the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver in Coquitlam
NANAIMO - A First Nation on Vancouver Island is all in on the casino business in B.C., announcing its fifth purchase in the province this year. The Snuneymuxw First Nation says it has an agreement to ...
Dec 19, 2025
Man charged in shooting at Abbotsford, B.C., business
ABBOTSFORD - A 22-year-old man accused of shooting at an Abbotsford, B.C., business this week has been charged, but police say officers with its extortion unit continue to investigate. The update come...
Dec 19, 2025
Trust of First Nations 'fragile' as B.C. government considers changes to UN law
VICTORIA - The chief of a First Nation in the Great Bear Rainforest says B.C. Premier David Eby risks losing the trust of Indigenous people and could fuel racism if he changes the Declaration on the R...
Dec 19, 2025