Category Archives: British Columbia
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank three yachts will likely never be found
VICTORIA - A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community's fire chief says investigators may never find the cause. Brett Mikkelsen says there is no evidence tha...
Feb 02, 2026
B.C. man feared a 'hit' on him before he and family found dead, inquest hears
A Mountie testifying at an inquest into the 2023 deaths of a couple and their two children in Prince Rupert, B.C., says that after the father told police they were being targeted in a "hit" he was app...
Feb 02, 2026
B.C. forestry review seeks overhaul, moving focus away from harvest volumes
VANCOUVER - A government-commissioned review of forestry in British Columbia is calling for the system to be razed and rebuilt with a focus on trust and transparency about the state of the province's ...
Feb 02, 2026
Three men arrested in Surrey, B.C., after alleged extortion-related shooting
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., arrested three men on Sunday after early morning gunfire at a home, believed to be yet another example of extortion-related shootings that have plagued the city in rec...
Feb 01, 2026
Dawson Creek RCMP announce charges against three people in 2023 homicide
DAWSON CREEK - Police in Dawson Creek, B.C., say three people have been charged with first-degree murder more than two years after a 37-year-old man was found dead in a vehicle on New Year's Eve in 20...
Feb 01, 2026
Owner of B.C. ghost town taking another swing at energy exports
CALGARY - Krishnan Suthanthiran is trying to make Kitsault, B.C., happen - again. The Indian-born, U.S.-based medical technology entrepreneur says he spent about US$7 million two decades ago to purcha...
Feb 01, 2026
Vancouver Island rescuers helped people, sheep, dogs and cat after heavy rains
COURTENAY - Heavy rains on Vancouver Island on Friday kept a search and rescue team busy as they helped nearly a dozen people out of floodwaters, as well as dogs, a cat and four sheep. Comox Valley Se...
Jan 31, 2026
B.C. says AI and data centre projects must compete for power in new selection process
British Columbia's government is launching a competitive selection process for artificial intelligence and data centre projects that would see companies fight over a set amount of power. B.C. Energy M...
Jan 30, 2026 Hydro poles can be seen in this file photo. (Image Credit: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)
Former MP Findlay joins B.C. Conservative race amid donation row
VICTORIA - Former federal MP and minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay has joined the race to lead the Conservative Party of B.C., immediately joining the fray over who is conservative enough for the job. Find...
Jan 30, 2026
B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed
VANCOUVER - Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments announced Friday it will no longer be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted ...
Jan 30, 2026 A photo from a commercial property listing shows the 552,587 square foot building in Virginia that ICE wants to turn into a holding and processing facility. (Image Credit: loopnet.com)
