Category Archives: British Columbia
B.C. teen dies after falling from chairlift at Cypress Mountain ski resort
WEST VANCOUVER - An 18-year-old has died after falling from a chairlift at the Cypress Mountain Resort northwest of Vancouver, in what police are calling a "tragic accident." A statement from West Van...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants
VICTORIA - A councillor for the British Columbia city of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people, almost a year after the appointment of a special...
Jan 15, 2026
Lapu Lapu festival attack trial moving to B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a man accused of plowing his vehicle through the crowded Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver last April is being moved to the B.C. Supreme Court. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended a pr...
Jan 15, 2026
Don't expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief
The chief of Victoria's police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn't expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it w...
Jan 15, 2026
Unknown if police officers will testify at hearing into death of Myles Gray: OPCC
VANCOUVER - It is not yet known whether a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray will include testimony from a group of seven Vancouver Police Department officers involved in the fatal confrontat...
Jan 15, 2026
AltaGas hopes to grow propane foothold in Chinese market
CALGARY - Canadian energy infrastructure company AltaGas Ltd. says it's been able to seize a meaningful foothold in the Chinese propane market in less than a year and it sees more opportunity ahead. A...
Jan 15, 2026
Teen charged with manslaughter in overdose death of 16-year-old girl in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - Mounties in Prince George, B.C., say a 17-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old girl who suffered a fatal overdose in 2024. They say their investiga...
Jan 15, 2026
Extortion-related shooting is fourth in B.C.'s Lower Mainland since last week
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., say another shooting linked to ongoing extortion violence happened overnight Thursday, marking at least the fourth such attack in the Lower Mainland since last week. T...
Jan 15, 2026
B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.
British Columbia's Forests Ministry has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China on modern wood construction, a development that the province hopes will bolster the provincial lumber sect...
Jan 15, 2026
