Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver police kill home invasion suspect during alleged hostage situation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog has launched an investigation after Vancouver police said officers fatally shot a person while responding to an alleged home invasion involving a hostage...
Jun 09, 2026
B.C. health officials say Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus has recovered
British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered. A statement from the Office of the Provinc...
Jun 08, 2026
Male, 17, presumed drowned after boat capsizes on lake in B.C.'s central Interior
QUESNEL - Police say a 17-year-old British Columbia male is believed to have drowned after a boat capsized on a lake in the central Interior. Mounties in Quesnel say the boat was carrying four people ...
Jun 08, 2026
About 24 properties on alert in southwest B.C. due to glacial outburst threat
SQUAMISH - About two dozen properties near Pemberton, B.C., are under an evacuation alert due to the risk of flooding from a possible glacial lake outburst. The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District say...
Jun 08, 2026
Prosecution wraps B.C. murder trial with pathologist testimony on wounds
The prosecution has finished presenting its evidence at a B.C. murder trial with testimony from a pathologist who said the body of a woman killed in April 2024 had multiple wounds on her hands, consis...
Jun 08, 2026
Man arrested after Surrey, B.C., rainbow crosswalk vandalism captured on video
SURREY - A British Columbia man who posted video of himself and another man spraying black paint on a rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, B.C., last month has been arrested. Police in the Metro Vancouver cit...
Jun 08, 2026
Crown wants 13-year sentence for B.C. woman guilty of violent human sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - Graphic videos played in a New Westminster, B.C., courtroom on Monday prompted a warning from the judge overseeing sentencing of a woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a c...
Jun 08, 2026
Small leak of process water at oil refinery in Burnaby, B.C., is contained: operator
BURNABY - The operator of a fuel refinery in Burnaby, B.C., says a small leak of "process water" at its tank farm involving hydrogen sulphide has stabilized significantly and is now contained. Sunoco ...
Jun 08, 2026
Another European utility looks to lock down supply from Ksi Lisims LNG
A second German utility has expressed interest in purchasing liquefied natural gas from the Ksi Lisims project planned for the northern British Columbia coast, as the plant's partners approach a final...
Jun 08, 2026
Metro Vancouver outside workers' picket Grouse Grind trail
VANCOUVER - The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers is asking people to avoid one of the region's most popular hiking trails as its members put up picket lines. The Greater Vancouver Re...
Jun 08, 2026
