Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. Ombudsperson flags hour-long waits for income, disability calls to be answered
British Columbia's ombudsperson says people calling the government with questions about income and disability assistance are facing long waits, sometimes of more than an hour, creating barriers to acc...
Jan 13, 2026
Cyclist dead in probable hit-and-run in Richmond, B.C., police say
RICHMOND - Police are investigating the death of a cyclist whose body was found along a major route in Richmond, B.C., saying the 34-year-old man may have been struck by a vehicle that did not remain ...
Jan 13, 2026
B.C. RCMP Const. Mersad Mesbah fired with immediate effect over 'vulgar' group chats
A police conduct adjudicator fired a B.C. RCMP officer with immediate effect on Tuesday, finding he "put aside" the oath he took when he joined the federal police force by making vulgar, sexualized an...
Jan 13, 2026
B.C. home sales and prices both down about 6% last month, amid Lower Mainland slump
VANCOUVER - British Columbia home sales fell by almost 6 per cent last month on a year-over-year basis, with realtors noting market weakness "concentrated" in the Lower Mainland. The B.C. Real Estate ...
Jan 13, 2026
Almost 300 millimetres of rain on Vancouver Island in three-day drenching
VANCOUVER - Flood warnings and watches on British Columbia's south coast have been downgraded or rescinded in the wake of an atmospheric river event that dumped almost 300 millimetres of rain on parts...
Jan 13, 2026
Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend the B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks
PRINCE RUPERT - Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett said she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government's p...
Jan 13, 2026
Chinese-language paper Ming Pao winding up Canadian operations, laying off 60 staff
VANCOUVER - Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao Daily News, which has newsrooms in Richmond, B.C., and Toronto, is winding up its Canadian operations. A letter from Ming Pao Newspapers (Canada) to the...
Jan 12, 2026
Mental fitness test for suspect in killing of B.C. RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered a mental fitness assessment for the man accused of killing British Columbia RCMP officer Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago. Jongwon Ham, who appeared in B.C...
Jan 12, 2026
Hearing into police action in Myles Gray's 2015 beating death to begin next week
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says a 10-week public hearing into the death of Myles Gray after a beating by Vancouver officers will begin next week. Seven officers were cleared...
Jan 12, 2026
Photographer and news outlet sue RCMP, alleging wrongful arrest at pipeline protest
VANCOUVER - A photographer and the news organization that sent her to cover an anti-pipeline protest in British Columbia are suing the RCMP for wrongful arrest in a case they say has implications for ...
Jan 12, 2026
