Category Archives: British Columbia
Police investigating first Vancouver homicide of 2026
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating the city's first homicide of 2026. A statement from police says a man was stabbed Tuesday near East 10th Avenue and Commercial Drive. Police say they ...
Jan 21, 2026
4.4 magnitude quake hits near Haida Gwaii, no damage expected
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, with provincial emergency officials saying no damage or injuries are expected. The quake was recorded off the southern tip of the ...
Jan 21, 2026
Killing of B.C. academic spurs calls for government action against gender violence
The killing of a Vancouver Island academic is spurring calls for action against gender-based violence. Saanich police said earlier this month that Muhammed Basar had been charged with murder in the ki...
Jan 21, 2026
Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security
VANCOUVER - United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security - five years after it axed a contract wi...
Jan 21, 2026
Eby says B.C. will play a key role in new global order described by PM Carney
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says B.C. will play a "key role" in a new international order charted by Prime Minister Mark Carney in a speech in Davos, Switzerland. Carney told the World Economic Forum...
Jan 21, 2026
B.C. anti-extortion chief apologizes for disputing 'crisis' after Eby issues warning
The head of British Columbia's anti-extortion task force has apologized for having "impacted public confidence" after being told by Premier David Eby to step aside unless he demonstrated a sense of ur...
Jan 21, 2026
Candace Derksen's mom shocked as man acquitted in daughter's 1984 killing arrested
VANCOUVER - Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still has questions about what happened to her "exquisite" child after the man accused of murdering her wa...
Jan 21, 2026
B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case, as advocates warn of surge
CAMPBELL RIVER - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat, his jailing coming amid what advocates sa...
Jan 21, 2026
Metro Vancouver bridge linking Westham Island damaged, closed to vehicle traffic
VANCOUVER - Vehicle access to a Metro Vancouver island has been cut off after its only bridge to other communities was closed due to an incident involving a marine vessel. The City of Delta says the u...
Jan 21, 2026
Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will deliver results for the forestry industry in British Columbia, but also acknowledges that it will take "t...
Jan 20, 2026
