Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. judge finds murderer in contempt over 'inmate code' refusal to answer questions
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia judge says a man convicted in the notorious Surrey Six murder case is guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer questions out of fear of violating the "inmate c...
Dec 04, 2025
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad's exit as B.C. Conservative leader
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad and his resignation on Thursday as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., which he took to the brink of power in last year's provincial election. "'I...
Dec 04, 2025
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., launch exit-support program to address extortions' roots
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., have launched a new program targeting people involved in planning or carrying out extortion-related violence, offering them an exit strategy. The department sa...
Dec 04, 2025
IIO clears police in fatal shooting of autistic teen with weapon in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says there are no reasonable grounds to believe officers committed an offence in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Surrey in February. The Independ...
Dec 04, 2025
Water-contaminated fuel led to 2023 plane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND - Federal investigators say the use of fuel contaminated with water caused the failure of both engines in a plane that crashed on British Columbia's central coast. The Transportation Safety B...
Dec 04, 2025
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader, saying it's not a 'hostile takeover'
VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of B.C.'s caucus has released a statement from John Rustad saying he has resigned as leader, one day after he refused to quit in the face of a caucus revolt. The stat...
Dec 04, 2025
Eight-year-old girl's fatal fall from Vancouver highrise balcony ruled an accident
VANCOUVER - The death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise building last month has been ruled an accident. Vancouver police say they have completed their investigation into the...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
B.C. conservation officers capture four more bears in attack investigation
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month. The provincia...
Dec 03, 2025
Eby says no to harvesting old growth for pulp to extend life of B.C. mill
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking for ways to help a pulp mill closing on Vancouver Island, Premier David Eby said Wednesday, but logging the province's old-growth forests for pulp...
Dec 03, 2025