Category Archives: British Columbia

Violinist undeterred by Vancouver orchestra's legal threat over sexual assault claim
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver violinist who was threatened with legal action by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra after breaking a non-disclosure agreement and speaking out about an alleged sexual assault by...
The Canadian Press Dec 30, 2025

Noah beats Oliver as most popular name for B.C. babies in 2025: province
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says Noah was the most popular name for babies in 2025, beating out Oliver, which had topped the list last year. A statement from B.C.'s Vital Statistics Age...
The Canadian Press Dec 30, 2025

Police in B.C. seize close to 100 kg of drugs in trafficking investigation
BURNABY - Police in Metro Vancouver say they have seized almost 100 kilograms of illicit drugs worth close to $4 million after a six-month investigation into a trafficking operation. Burnaby RCMP say ...
The Canadian Press Dec 30, 2025

Haircut, hornet and luggage woes triggered B.C.'s most unusual 911 calls in 2025
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's emergency line responder has released a list of the most unusual 911 calls this year, topped by a caller upset that their luggage exceeded flight carry-on limits, and an...
The Canadian Press Dec 30, 2025

Torrential rain shuts and washes out highways in B.C.'s north coast
PRINCE RUPERT - Torrential rain of more than 200 millimetres in places along British Columbia's north coast shuttered highways and cut off the main road access to Prince Rupert. The B.C. Ministry of T...
The Canadian Press Dec 30, 2025

Man charged after allegedly slashing another man's face at Vancouver's club
VANCOUVER - Police say a man from Delta, B.C., has been charged after allegedly slashing another man's face with a knife at a nightclub in Vancouver. Vancouver police say the 31-year-old suspect was a...
The Canadian Press Dec 29, 2025

9.0 quake in B.C. could kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report foresees
VICTORIA - Minutes after a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off Vancouver Island one summer's day, thousands of British Columbians are dead or injured in the wreckage - then comes the tsunami,...
The Canadian Press Dec 29, 2025

More than 8,800 square kilometres scorched in B.C. amid second-worst wildfire season in Canada
VICTORIA - British Columbia's 2025 wildfire season was about a third as destructive as the record-setting season two years earlier. The Ministry of Forests says in a statement that 8,864 square kilome...
The Canadian Press Dec 29, 2025

RCMP investigating after man found dead in Lake Country on Christmas, foul play suspected
LAKE COUNTRY - Police in the British Columbia Interior are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death on Christmas Day. Lake Country RCMP say officers were called to a location in the 1600...
The Canadian Press Dec 29, 2025 Image Credit: Lake Country RCMP

Rain, snow and flood watch in B.C.'s north as weather system moves through
PRINCE RUPERT - Heavy rainfall warnings and flood watches covered much of British Columbia's north coast Monday as a Pacific weather front swept over the region. Environment Canada issued rainfall war...
The Canadian Press Dec 29, 2025

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