Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. law coming to mandate dashboard cameras for commercial vehicles
VICTORIA - A private-members bill to mandate dash cameras on all commercial vehicles travelling B.C. highways has passed unanimously through the legislature. B.C. Conservative member Ward Stamer says ...
May 26, 2026
Man injured in police-involved shooting near home in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot during an interaction with officers in Surrey, B.C. Police say the shooting happened at around 7:30 p.m. Monday near a...
May 26, 2026
Jogger hurt in bear attack after running into cubs and sow in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH - A man has been injured in a black bear attack in Squamish, B.C., about 60 kilometres north of Vancouver. British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service says in a Facebook post that the att...
May 26, 2026
Homicide unit investigating after woman found dead in Mission, B.C.
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Homicide investigators have been called to Mission, B.C., after a woman was found dead in a residence. Mounties say officers were notified by the B.C. Ambulance Service aro...
May 25, 2026
South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA - The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew o...
May 25, 2026
Ottawa launches national aerial firefighting fleet for 2026 wildfire season
OTTAWA - The federal government has set up Canada's first-ever reserve of firefighting aircraft to help provinces and territories respond to the 2026 wildfire season. The Canadian Interagency Forest F...
May 25, 2026
Majority of MPs vote down Conservative motion calling for private property protection
OTTAWA - A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion on Monday that called on the federal government to protect private property from First Nations land claims - a political ...
May 25, 2026
Diver dies off West Vancouver, in second B.C. scuba death in days
WEST VANCOUVER - A man has died while scuba diving off West Vancouver, in the second such death in British Columbia waters in less than a week. West Vancouver police say they received a call about a d...
May 25, 2026
Strike hits Metro Vancouver wastewater treatment plants as labour dispute intensifies
VANCOUVER - Some Metro Vancouver workers have walked off the job as the union begins escalating strike action in a labour dispute with the regional district. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Em...
May 25, 2026
First Nations decry denialism on anniversary of suspected graves found at B.C. site
KAMLOOPS - Almost five years ago, the monument in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was surrounded by flowers, cards, soft toys and other mementoes, echoing grief that had swept a...
May 25, 2026