Category Archives: British Columbia
Man killed in downtown stabbing that is Vancouver's 25th homicide this year
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man has been stabbed to death in the city's 25th homicide of the year. Police say the attack happened Monday at about 3:15 p.m. around Granville and Helmcken streets...
Nov 18, 2025
'Valid' questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy night at a British Columbia farm this month "probably weren't infected" with avian influenza at the time...
Nov 18, 2025
Shots fired in Abbotsford, B.C.; police link attack to extortion case
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are investigating after shots were fired overnight in what investigators are calling the latest case of extortion-related violence in the city. Abbotsford poli...
Nov 18, 2025
A list of some of the resolutions at British Columbia's NDP convention
VICTORIA - Delegates at the British Columbia NDP convention met over the weekend in Victoria to debate some of the hundreds of resolutions put before them. Premier David Eby has said some resolutions ...
Nov 17, 2025
Eby calls on Ottawa to be "relentless and remorseless" in pursuing economic growth
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby promises to fire up the provincial economy with a vision that would secure $200 billion in additional investments by 2035. Eby said the so-called Look Wes...
Nov 17, 2025
Murder suspect says assault sentence 'doesn't matter' next to how he tortures himself
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia man accused of killing Bailey McCourt says it "doesn't matter" how long he is sentenced to serve in a separate case where he is accused of assault by strangling and ut...
Nov 17, 2025
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
Nov 17, 2025
TD Bank settles human rights complaint by B.C. Muslim-Indigenous man
VANCOUVER - A human rights complaint has been settled between the TD Bank and a Muslim-Indigenous man who claimed he was racially profiled while trying to open a bank account at a Surrey, B.C., branch...
Nov 17, 2025
Two charged in B.C. with trafficking in wildlife: Conservation Officer Service
RICHMOND - The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a Wildlife Act investigation lasting more than three years has resulted in charges against two people. The service says in a social me...
Nov 16, 2025
Burnaby apologizes for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent
BURNABY - Burnaby, B.C., Mayor Mike Hurley has issued an official apology on behalf of the city for its historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent. He called an official meeting of city...
Nov 15, 2025