Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. RCMP say three foreign nationals charged with extortion, one suspect at large
SURREY - Police say three foreign nationals face extortion and firearms charges amid a spasm of shootings at homes and businesses in British Columbia. The charges were announced Friday by the B.C. Ext...
Feb 27, 2026
Chilliwack, B.C., school trustee Laurie Throness resigns over free speech 'chill'
CHILLIWACK - A school trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., has resigned his position, saying he "no longer feels safe in expressing" himself after the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's decision to fine former trus...
Feb 27, 2026
Pedestrian killed by train in Maple Ridge, B.C., RCMP say
MAPLE RIDGE - A man has been struck and killed by a train in Maple Ridge, B.C. RCMP say officers were called Friday afternoon to a report of a person being hit along the tracks on River Road. The man ...
Feb 27, 2026
Witness denies Vancouver officers on Myles Gray's back before his death
VANCOUVER - One of the Vancouver officers who responded to the scene after a man was beaten by police in 2015 faced questioned of discrepancies between notes he took that day and how he describes the ...
Feb 27, 2026
New BC daily record of nearly 300 overdose calls reported, 20 in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While fewer people died from toxic drugs in the province last year, there's been a troubling surge of overdose events recently. BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) informed NanaimoNewsNOW p...
Feb 27, 2026 Paramedics and other emergency responders have been strained lately responding to toxic drug overdose calls. A new province-wide B.C. record was reported on Wednesday, Feb. 25 with 284 calls for help. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Influencer charged in human trafficking case, police say
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say a social media influencer from Vancouver is facing six charges in a case where a victim is alleged to have been trafficked in British Columbia and Ontario. Charges against 31-...
Feb 27, 2026
Solomon to meet OpenAI CEO Altman in wake of mass killings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER - Federal Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will meet with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman next week looking for a plan on how the company might prevent another tragedy like th...
Feb 27, 2026
Frontal system brings heavy snow, strong winds and record warmth to areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A strong frontal system passing over British Columbia brought record warmth to parts of province, blustery winds over the Interior and piles of snow elsewhere. Environment Canada says in i...
Feb 27, 2026
Pembina green-lights two pipeline projects, reports dip in quarterly earnings
CALGARY - Pembina Pipeline Corp. says it has decided to proceed with two pipeline expansion projects in British Columbia and Alberta as it announced a dip in fourth-quarter earnings. The Calgary-based...
Feb 26, 2026
Suspected serial kidnapper charged in B.C. after multiple attacks in Metro Vancouver
PITT MEADOWS - A man accused of kidnapping three women across Metro Vancouver over a four-day stretch last month now faces more than a dozen charges. Ridge Meadows RCMP say the 28-year-old man was arr...
Feb 26, 2026