Category Archives: British Columbia

Extortion task force says man charged over shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - The British Columbia Extortion Task Force says a charge has been laid against a 21-year-old man in one of dozens of extortion-related shootings in Surrey. Police say the Crown has approved a ...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. announces coroner's inquest into shooting death of autistic teen
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Public Safety Ministry has announced an inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police in Surrey in February. The announcement comes less than...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. police say they know who killed Bradley Kline in 2018, as family pleads for help
Police in British Columbia say they think they know who killed 26-year-old Bradley Kline seven years ago, but with no arrests made, investigators are appealing for fresh leads as his family says their...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Warnings about strong winds, rain or snow as system slides over B.C.
VANCOUVER - A strong Pacific frontal system is moving in over parts of British Columbia, bringing rain or snow, strong winds and poor driving conditions through to Tuesday. Environment Canada has issu...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
Cameron Hill was six or seven years old in the 1970s when he and his father took to the water in a wooden skiff to help form a blockade to stop a ship of oil executives who were looking for a tanker r...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

'One Battle After Another' dominates Toronto Film Critics Association Awards with 4 wins
TORONTO - "One Battle After Another" picked up one prize after another from the Toronto Film Critics Association on Sunday night. The action thriller about an ex-revolutionary turned stoner whose past...
The Canadian Press Dec 08, 2025

Three Surrey cases are related, but not clear yet if they involve extortion: police
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C., say shots fired at a residence and two vehicle fires Sunday morning are connected, but it is not clear whether they involve extortion. A statement from the Surrey Po...
The Canadian Press Dec 07, 2025

RCMP say a woman died in single-vehicle collision near Golden Ears Bridge
VICTORIA - Police in British Columbia say they are investigating a fatal vehicle collision near a well-known bridge across the Fraser River. A statement from Ridge Meadows RCMP serving the area around...
The Canadian Press Dec 07, 2025

Surrey Police Service say a nine-year-old has died after collision with large vehicle
VICTORIA - Police in Surrey, B.C. say that the nine-year-old child involved in a vehicle collision Friday afternoon has died. Surrey Police Service says in a statement released Sunday morning that the...
The Canadian Press Dec 07, 2025

Interim leader Halford says Conservatives will "work co-operatively" to repeal DRIPA
VICTORIA - The interim leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. says Premier David Eby must immediately recall the legislature to repeal the province's Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peop...
The Canadian Press Dec 07, 2025

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