Category Archives: British Columbia
Three people trapped in B.C.'s Red Chris mine, Premier David Eby says
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia's Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premiers' gathering in On...
Jul 23, 2025
'We have to improve or we'll die': B.C. ranchers seek water solutions in long drought
Rancher John Parkes wants more water storage in B.C.'s Interior, which is suffering the impacts of a multi-year drought. But Parkes, manager of Nicola Ranch near Merritt, says it's not just for irriga...
Jul 23, 2025
Three more murder charges laid in Vancouver festival attack, police say
VANCOUVER - The man accused of plowing a vehicle through a crowd at a Vancouver street festival faces more charges of second-degree murder. Police say the number of charges against Adam Kai-Ji Lo, 30,...
Jul 22, 2025
Teen arrested in fatal downtown Vancouver stabbing of 15-year-old boy
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 17-year-old suspect in the stabbing death of a 15-year-old boy near Robson Square over the weekend. Vancouver police say in a release that the ...
Jul 22, 2025
B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was a...
Jul 22, 2025
B.C. Coastal First Nations issue open letter to Carney opposing suggested pipeline
VANCOUVER - Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. T...
Jul 22, 2025
Danielle Smith backs 'better way' than cull at B.C. ostrich farm hit by avian flu
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith thinks authorities should be looking for a "better way" than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outb...
Jul 22, 2025
B.C. court records show second charge against alleged hijacker Shaheer Cassim
RICHMOND - The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last week faces a second charge related to the rogue flight. B.C. online court record...
Jul 21, 2025
Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death on downtown Vancouver street
VANCOUVER - Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver's Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. No arrests have been made, and police s...
Jul 21, 2025
RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change to better respond to calls involving Indigenous people after complaints that police actions were more forcef...
Jul 21, 2025
