Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. gang leader pleads guilty to conspiracy to murder Bacon brothers
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia gang leader has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to murder three members of a rival gang more than 15 years ago. B.C. prosecutors confirm that Conor D'Monte, who escaped to ...
Oct 22, 2025
Rustad denies raising mental health as an issue with MLA who quit Conservatives
British Columbia's Opposition Leader says he "didn't talk about mental health" as he discussed the defection of one of his caucus members this week. John Rustad says it was a reporter who asked about ...
Oct 21, 2025
How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
Oct 21, 2025
Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Mountie's lawyer admits messages broke RCMP code, but calls investigation biased
The decision from an RCMP conduct board about comments made by British Columbia police officers in a private group chat will have implications for officers across the country, a lawyer for a Coquitlam...
Oct 21, 2025
Motion for City of Vancouver to create new rental housing corporation fails
VANCOUVER - A motion on the recommendation that Vancouver city council create a new corporation tasked with developing an estimated 4,000 units of rental housing on six city properties has failed to s...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025
B.C. Conservative Rustad stoking 'baseless' land ruling fears: First Nations leaders
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders in British Columbia say provincial Conservative leader John Rustad is using "dangerous and cynical rhetoric" in his response to a landmark court decision that recogni...
Oct 21, 2025
Guilbeault praises CBC’s plans to boost local news coverage
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is praising CBC/Radio-Canada's plans to increase local news coverage as part of its new five-year strategy. "I think there's lots of really good elements in...
Oct 21, 2025
Prominent totem pole returning to family after nearly 60 years due to deterioration
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority says a carved cedar totem pole that has stood between the ocean and British Columbia's Parliament buildings since 1966 will be returned to the family ...
Oct 20, 2025
