Category Archives: British Columbia
Man arrested in Vancouver after spray painter threatens pedestrian with knife
VANCOUVER - A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Vancouver for allegedly trying to spray a stranger with paint and threatening him with a knife after being confronted. Vancouver police say the incid...
Dec 30, 2025
'Mysterious' crash kills Vancouver driver on Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Police in British Columbia are seeking public help in their investigation into what they call a "mysterious" fatal crash on the Coquihalla Highway on the weekend. The ...
Dec 30, 2025
Violinist undeterred by Vancouver orchestra's legal threat over sexual assault claim
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver violinist who was threatened with legal action by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra after breaking a non-disclosure agreement and speaking out about an alleged sexual assault by...
Dec 30, 2025
Noah beats Oliver as most popular name for B.C. babies in 2025: province
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says Noah was the most popular name for babies in 2025, beating out Oliver, which had topped the list last year. A statement from B.C.'s Vital Statistics Age...
Dec 30, 2025
Police in B.C. seize close to 100 kg of drugs in trafficking investigation
BURNABY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they have seized almost 100 kilograms of illicit drugs worth close to $4 million after a six-month investigation into a trafficking operation. Burnaby RCMP say ...
Dec 30, 2025
Haircut, hornet and luggage woes triggered B.C.'s most unusual 911 calls in 2025
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's emergency line responder has released a list of the most unusual 911 calls this year, topped by a caller upset that their luggage exceeded flight carry-on limits, and an...
Dec 30, 2025
Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast
PRINCE RUPERT - Torrential rain of more than 200 millimetres in places along British Columbia's north coast shuttered highways and cut off the main road access to Prince Rupert. The B.C. Ministry of T...
Dec 30, 2025
9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
VICTORIA - A British Columbia government report foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries if an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 strikes off Vancouver Island. The scenario of...
Dec 29, 2025
Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club
VANCOUVER - Police say a man from Delta, B.C., has been charged after allegedly slashing another man's face with a knife at a nightclub in Vancouver. Vancouver police say the 31-year-old suspect was a...
Dec 29, 2025
B.C. wildfire season scorched more than 8,800 square kilometres
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
Dec 29, 2025