Category Archives: British Columbia
Man dead in 'targeted' daylight shooting at Surrey, B.C., business
SURREY - Homicide investigators say a deadly daylight shooting at a business in Surrey, B.C., on Monday afternoon is believed to have been a "targeted incident." The Integrated Homicide Investigation ...
May 05, 2026
Electricity demand and temperatures hit record levels in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Warm weather across British Columbia has driven electricity demand to the highest level ever seen in May. BC Hydro says residents using fans and air conditioners pushed demand to about 7,6...
May 05, 2026
Alberta man charged with murder after two bodies found in home in Langley, B.C.
SURREY - An Alberta man has been charged with second-degree murder after an 18-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man were found dead inside a Langley, B.C., home last week. Homicide investigators say C...
May 04, 2026
Court tosses defamation suit by mayor's wife against Union of BC Indian Chiefs
QUESNEL - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a defamation lawsuit launched by the wife of the mayor of Quesnel, B.C., against the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, after it denounced her for distributing...
May 04, 2026
David Eby says he doesn't get why Ottawa is focused on pipeline, not B.C. softwood
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby said he doesn't understand why the federal government continues to push a new oil pipeline from Alberta, while it fails to include B.C.'s softwood lumber ...
May 04, 2026
Surrey police release photo of extortion suspect in rare step to aid investigation
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are taking the rare step of releasing an image of a foreign national who has been removed from Canada as it investigates extortion violence that has plagued the city. ...
May 04, 2026
One arrested at Vancouver airport after climbing fence and accessing aircraft
RICHMOND - The Vancouver Airport Authority says a person has been taken into custody after climbing a fence and gaining access to the airport's secure area near the terminal. The authority says it's n...
May 04, 2026
Heat records fall across B.C. as wildfire risks climb, streamflow advisory issued
VICTORIA - Much of southern British Columbia spent the last few days basking in the sun in what an Environment Canada meteorologist says is "exceptional" for this time of year. The record-setting heat...
May 04, 2026
B.C. bats 'do not know the border' — and Trump funding cuts may put them in peril
Scientists battling a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in North America say the tiny creatures don't care about borders, as they flit between British Columbia and Washington state. Bu...
May 04, 2026
One driver dead, passengers injured in two-vehicle crash in Delta, B.C.
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say one person is dead after a crash involving two vehicles in a residential area on Saturday. They say one driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while several other ...
May 03, 2026
