British Columbia

Invasion of the stink bugs: Pest thrives in British Columbia's warm October

VANCOUVER - An aromatic insect shaped like a shield is lurking around homes and feasting on stone fruits in parts of southern British Columbia. The brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species in C...

Oct 12, 2022

Victoria man found dead in Spain, more than two months after going missing: police

VICTORIA - A Victoria man who disappeared in Spain in July has been found dead in that country. A statement from Victoria police says 67-year-old Scott Graham was last seen in Madrid. The statement sa...

Oct 11, 2022

Sentencing to begin for Dutch man guilty of harassment linked to death of B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The first day of a scheduled four-day sentencing hearing begins in a British Columbia court for a Dutch man found guilty of harassing Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd. Ay...

Oct 11, 2022

Westshore Terminals reaches tentative deal with union, work resumes at terminal

VANCOUVER - Westshore Terminals Investment Corp. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, ending a strike that began last month. The company says...

Oct 11, 2022

An election, then a trial, poses unusual test for Surrey's Mayor McCallum

SURREY, B.C. - Incumbent Mayor Doug McCallum of Surrey, B.C., is facing consecutive challenges - one at the ballot box and the other in a courtroom. It's an unusual turn of events for McCallum, who wa...

Oct 11, 2022

B.C. Mounties arrest suspect in Coquitlam arson

COQUITLAM, B.C. - Mounties in Coquitlam say they have arrested a 57-year-old for suspected arson. Police said Friday that two people were inside a home when a fire broke out. They said the people were...

Oct 09, 2022

Historic drought behind B.C. wildfires, salmon die-off could continue, experts say

VANCOUVER - Thousands of dead fish, a prolonged wildfire season and intense water shortages leading to ice rink closures are all symptoms of record-setting drought in parts of British Columbia. The Lo...

Oct 09, 2022

RCMP investigating murder in downtown Kelowna

An altercation in downtown Kelowna turned deadly.Police received a report that a group of people were involved in an incident outside a business in the 1300 block of Water Street around 12:45 a.m. tod...

Oct 09, 2022

Climate Changed: Catastrophe experts say retreat from flood risk is 'critical option'

VANCOUVER - All climate disasters are not created equal and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction recommends retreat in the face of only one type of threat. "In our opinion, retreat is not an ...

Oct 09, 2022

Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight

VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief earl...

Oct 09, 2022