Category Archives: British Columbia
IHIT identifies victim of fatal Abbotsford, B.C., shooting, seeks witnesses
ABBOTSFORD - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has named the victim of a fatal shooting in Abbotsford last week that investigators have said is linked to gang conflict. IHIT sa...
Jan 11, 2026
B.C. court to hear Charter challenge over religious exemptions to assisted dying law
OTTAWA - A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia's Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance...
Jan 11, 2026
'Zombie fires' burning in northeastern B.C., some sparked years ago
Northeastern B.C. still has some overwintering fires burning, some of which were sparked years ago. An overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the diffe...
Jan 10, 2026
Atmospheric river expected along B.C. south coast; 'main brunt' arriving Sunday
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says an atmospheric river will take aim at British Columbia's south coast this weekend as heavy rain continues to batter the north coast. It says the "main brunt" of the...
Jan 10, 2026
Person helicoptered to hospital after Surrey, B.C., house fire
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say they are investigating a house fire in the city that left one person seriously injured. They say in a news release that officers responded to the blaze on Jersey D...
Jan 10, 2026
RCMP investigate after goat killed in dog attack on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - RCMP in British Columbia say they are actively investigating a dog attack that killed a person's goat last week. Mounties say they were called to a home in the small village of Cedar, southe...
Jan 10, 2026
One new case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.'s Kootenay
JAFFRAY - A new case of chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer in British Columbia's Kootenay region, bringing the total cases discovered in the province to nine. A statement from the Minis...
Jan 09, 2026
Fatal Abbotsford shooting linked to B.C. gang conflict: police
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say they are investigating a fatal shooting tied to the B.C. gang conflict. They say officers responded to the scene shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, following...
Jan 09, 2026
Judge reserves ruling on whether to throw out B.C. murder conviction over delays
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to throw out the case against a man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have linked to organize...
Jan 09, 2026
Man arrested after allegedly punching woman in Vancouver road rage incident
VANCOUVER - A male driver has been charged with one count of assault after allegedly punching a 60-year-old woman in the head multiple times over a road rage incident in Vancouver. Police says officer...
Jan 09, 2026
