Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE - An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The B...
Mar 02, 2026
B.C. and Cowichan chiefs start negotiations after landmark court ruling on title
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmon...
Mar 02, 2026
Police-involved shooting in Kelowna, B.C., as driver alleged to have dragged officer
SURREY - Mounties in British Columbia and the province's police watchdog agency are both investigating after shots were fired during a traffic stop in Kelowna where an officer was dragged with a vehic...
Mar 02, 2026
Officer says Myles Gray was restrained face-down for several minutes before death
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver police officer testifying at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray said Monday that Gray was handcuffed and hobbled, and struggled while being rest...
Mar 02, 2026
What you need to know about new legislation that could expand First Nations status
OTTAWA - All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change status rules in the Indian Act to end what is known as the second-generation cutoff. But the Liberals say...
Mar 02, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Abel Mwansa Jr. laid to rest in Zambia
KITWE - A 12-year-old boy killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., last month has been laid to rest after a funeral in the African country of Zambia, after his father told of his forgiveness ...
Mar 02, 2026
Avalanche kills 23-year-old man snowmobiling in B.C.'s Kootenay Pass
CRESTON - RCMP say an avalanche swept away two snowmobilers in British Columbia's Kootenay Pass area, killing one of them. Mounties in Creston, B.C., say they were notified by an SOS tracking device o...
Mar 01, 2026
B.C. Conservative MPs Zimmer, Caputo ask for public inquiry into Tumbler Ridge deaths
VICTORIA - Calls for an independent investigation into the shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where eight people, including six children were shot last month, are growing. Federal Conservative MP Bob Zi...
Mar 01, 2026
'At first I cried': How Iranian Canadians are reacting to the U.S. strikes in Iran
VANCOUVER - Iranian Canadians rallied in a number of cities over the weekend, with some expressing words of elation and support over the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.The strikes began Saturday mor...
Mar 01, 2026 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Nine candidates make the cut in the race for the leadership of B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says nine candidates have advanced to the next phase of the race to replace former leader John Rustad, but one of the candidates who did not make the cut says th...
Feb 28, 2026
