Category Archives: British Columbia
A First Nation treaty decades in making faces further delays, says B.C. minister
VICTORIA - B.C.'s minister responsible for Indigenous affairs says legislation to move a First Nation treaty forward won't pass this session, further delaying a treaty that has been more than three de...
May 28, 2026
B.C. woman returns home after 2 months in induced coma in China
VANCOUVER - The daughter of a British Columbia woman who slipped into a coma in China while visiting her family says her mom has returned home following a marathon journey. Elena Lanteigne says her mo...
May 28, 2026
Wildfire forecast anticipates high risk for new wildfires in B.C., Prairies, N.W.T.
OTTAWA - This year's wildfire season has been slow compared with 2025, but the overall risk remains high in certain parts of Canada because of warm and dry weather conditions. Federal officials told r...
May 28, 2026
Why the B.C. Conservative leadership contest is hinge moment for the NDP too
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservatives are expected to announce their new leader on Saturday, nearly six months after John Rustad was chased out of office. But the announcement at a leadership convention i...
May 28, 2026
'Shattered': Daughters of murdered B.C. couple tell of anguish at sentencing hearing
ABBOTSFORD - Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong filled a courtroom in Abbotsford, B.C., on Thursday for the reading of anguished victim impact statements, weeks after three men were convi...
May 28, 2026
'Someone was seriously hurt': B.C. Mountie testifies finding blood-stained Audi
A Mountie has told a B.C. murder trial about approaching an abandoned vehicle owned by a suspect and being struck by the amount of dried blood inside. Const. Clay Fixsen told Vitali Stefanski's second...
May 28, 2026
Ruling against Aboriginal title on private land is allowed to stand by high court
A New Brunswick ruling that Aboriginal title cannot be declared over private land has been allowed to stand by the Supreme Court of Canada, giving British Columbia an avenue to win its appeal in the l...
May 28, 2026
Four arrested for allegedly defrauding $200,000 from Vancouver casino
SURREY - Police have arrested four people in Vancouver in connection with an alleged cheating scheme that defrauded a local casino of more than $200,000. B.C.'s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Uni...
May 28, 2026
Penticton, B.C., declares emergency and orders evacuations after fire guts care site
The City of Penticton has declared a local state of emergency after a massive fire at the site of a long-term care home triggered the evacuation of multiple properties. The city says the fire at 453 G...
May 28, 2026
'Letting it rip': Beyblade fanatics are giving childhood craze another spin
RICHMOND - At Imperial Hobbies in Richmond, B.C., the air is filled with the sounds of battle. "Three, two, one - shoot!" The combatants unleash their weapons, setting off high-pitched whirring, and c...
May 28, 2026
