British Columbia

CP NewsAlert: man accused in Amanda Todd harassment case found guilty on all charges

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The jury in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial of Aydin Coban has found him guilty on all charges he faced. Coban was accused of extortion, harassment, communication with...

Aug 06, 2022

Sextortion boom coincides with pandemic's online shift, as experts raise alarm

VANCOUVER - The mass shift online brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a boom of so-called "sextortion scams," new data from Statistics Canada suggests. As authorities aim to educate you...

Aug 06, 2022

B.C. homicide squad says fatal Surrey park shooting was a targeted hit

SURREY, B.C. - Police say a shooting at a Surrey, B.C., sports field that killed two men and left another man in hospital with life-threatening injuries was a targeted crime likely connected to gangs ...

Aug 05, 2022

Vancouver Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate John Coupar quits as vote looms

Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has parted ways with its mayoral candidate, John Coupar, barely two months before municipal elections are held across British Columbia. A statement issued by the p...

Aug 05, 2022

Judge instructs jury before its deliberation in online extortion case of B.C. teen

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The British Columbia Supreme Court justice in the trial of a Dutch man charged with harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd told the jury to "take special care" with the t...

Aug 05, 2022

Evacuation orders, alerts expanded near wildfire burning in B.C.'s south Okanagan

Unpredictable wildfire behaviour in British Columbia's southern Okanagan has forced the evacuation of the entire community of Olalla and an evacuation alert for the village of Keremeos, just a few kil...

Aug 05, 2022

Telus' net income soars 45% in Q2 as it reports rise in mobile, internet customers

VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. saw its net income soar by 45 per cent in its most recent quarter as the company nabbed more mobile phone and internet customers. The Vancouver telecommunications firm revealed...

Aug 05, 2022

Former B.C. teacher, 82, accused of sex assaults dating back to the 1970s

VANCOUVER - An 82-year-old former teacher has been arrested and RCMP say he faces seven counts of indecent assault involving those who were students more than five decades ago. Police don't name the a...

Aug 04, 2022

Vancouver's mayor says feds and B.C. need to step up funding for homeless

VANCOUVER - The deadline to dismantle an encampment along Vancouver's Hastings Street has passed with little change, but the city's mayor says he's reached out to the federal and B.C. governments for ...

Aug 04, 2022

Southern Okanagan blaze grows but most B.C. wildfires static as cooler weather holds

VICTORIA - Cooler weather has given wildfire crews a modest breather as they battle an increasing number of fires around British Columbia. Information from the BC Wildfire Service shows little overnig...

Aug 04, 2022