British Columbia

Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's homicide investigation team's "systemic, flagrant disregard" for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder case...

Apr 24, 2021

Former cabinet minister says B.C. Liberal government took money laundering seriously

VANCOUVER - A former finance minister says piling up gaming profits at the B.C. Lottery Corp. did not take priority ahead of growing concerns about money laundering at provincial casinos. Mike de Jong...

Apr 23, 2021

B.C. officials to announce travel restrictions today to limit COVID-19 spread

VICTORIA - British Columbia's solicitor general is to announce provincial travel restrictions today to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Mike Farnworth is expected to give details of what the governm...

Apr 23, 2021

B.C. cancels scheduled surgeries in nine hospitals as COVID patient count jumps

VICTORIA - Hundreds of scheduled surgeries in British Columbia have been postponed as the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals reaches a new peak. Health Minister Adrian Dix says 1,750 surgeries a...

Apr 22, 2021

Police report 15 gang-linked killings in Metro Vancouver in 2021 after dip since 2017

SURREY, B.C. - The man fatally shot outside a sports complex in Langley, B.C., has been identified by police as a longtime gang associate targeted in what investigators believe is an intensifying gang...

Apr 22, 2021

Former minister tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs

VANCOUVER - The interim leader of the B.C. Liberal party says reports of money laundering at casinos had the attention of the government when she was the minister in charge of gaming a decade ago. But...

Apr 22, 2021

Alarms are being installed on B.C. river and dam after two men were swept away

VANCOUVER - An interim public alarm system is being installed on the Cleveland Dam and along the Capilano River in North Vancouver to prevent future deaths from a sudden release of water. Five people ...

Apr 22, 2021

Man arrested after teen badly injured in attack at Victoria tent encampment

VICTORIA - Police say a suspect has been arrested following an incident at a Victoria tent encampment where officers faced a hostile crowd while trying to help a 15-year-old with serious injuries. A s...

Apr 22, 2021

Judge to rule on criminal responsibility of man who stabbed two B.C. students

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver her decision today over whether a man who stabbed two high school students is not criminally responsible because h...

Apr 22, 2021

B.C. police say they take 'exception' to conducting roadblocks limiting travel

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's solicitor general says the government will release details of what is considered essential travel this week as the province looks at using roadblocks to limit the spread...

Apr 21, 2021