Category Archives: British Columbia
Fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 kills two near Lytton, B.C.
LYTTON - A fiery head-on crash on Highway 1 in the British Columbia Interior has left two people dead. Lytton RCMP say the crash happened on Aug. 14 just before 5 p.m., when police began receiving cal...
Aug 19, 2025
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO - Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn't just mean Jade Medeiros had to navigate a new province with two babies, she also had to figure out a new vaccination program. When her family move...
Aug 19, 2025
Missing sailor found safe and sound, say RCMP on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - Police on Vancouver Island say a sailor who was reported missing last week has been located and is safe. Nanaimo RCMP say an "outpouring of tips" helped find both the 30-year-old man and the...
Aug 18, 2025
City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling
PRINCE GEORGE - The City of Prince George says it will begin dismantling a long-standing homeless encampment after a B.C. Supreme Court judge approved the move and ruled the city had taken steps to sh...
Aug 18, 2025
B.C. Métis Nation suspends president over complaints about behaviour
SURREY - Mtis Nation British Columbia says it has suspended its president over allegations of behaviour "inconsistent" with the group's policies. The community organization says in a release that its ...
Aug 18, 2025
Forestry audit scheduled for B.C. licence for land covering spotted owl habitat
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forestry watchdog says it will conduct an audit of a logging licence for more than 1,000 square kilometres of land that encompasses critical habitat for the e...
Aug 18, 2025
B.C. lawsuit accuses Buddhist monk of abusing boy after mother granted guardianship
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court alleges a boy who was placed in the care of a Buddhist monk was subjected to years of abuse while living at a Vancouver temple. The lawsuit that seeks...
Aug 18, 2025
Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last month appeared briefly at a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawyer...
Aug 18, 2025
Fire near Vernon being held, with tactical evacuation order lifted
VERNON - A wildfire that forced a brief tactical evacuation in the North Okanagan is now being held, and evacuees have been told they're safe to return home. The BC Wildfire Service's online dashboard...
Aug 18, 2025
A multi-storey building under construction was destroyed by fire, mayor says
LANGLEY - A construction project in the downtown core of Langley Township, B.C., has been destroyed by a fire that began early Sunday morning and continued into the afternoon. Police say they were cal...
Aug 17, 2025
