Category Archives: British Columbia
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad's exit as B.C. Conservative leader
Here's what people are saying about John Rustad and his resignation on Thursday as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., which he took to the brink of power in last year's provincial election. "'I...
Dec 04, 2025
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., launch exit-support program to address extortions' roots
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., have launched a new program targeting people involved in planning or carrying out extortion-related violence, offering them an exit strategy. The department sa...
Dec 04, 2025
IIO clears police in fatal shooting of autistic teen with weapon in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says there are no reasonable grounds to believe officers committed an offence in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Surrey in February. The Independ...
Dec 04, 2025
Water-contaminated fuel led to 2023 plane crash near Bella Bella, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND - Federal investigators say the use of fuel contaminated with water caused the failure of both engines in a plane that crashed on British Columbia's central coast. The Transportation Safety B...
Dec 04, 2025
John Rustad quits as B.C. Conservative leader, saying it's not a 'hostile takeover'
VICTORIA - John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., saying he quit to avert a "civil war" in the Opposition ranks. His departure came one day after he refused to resign in...
Dec 04, 2025
Eight-year-old girl's fatal fall from Vancouver highrise balcony ruled an accident
VANCOUVER - The death of an eight-year-old girl who fell from a Vancouver highrise building last month has been ruled an accident. Vancouver police say they have completed their investigation into the...
Dec 04, 2025
Rustad may make B.C. Conservatives 'ungovernable' if he doesn't exit, says analyst
VICTORIA - A political analyst says John Rustad's disputed leadership of the B.C. Conservatives appears "unsustainable" after he refused to step down in the face of a caucus mutiny. University of Brit...
Dec 04, 2025
Why was 'incredible' giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.'s big-tree protection law?
Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island. The monumental cedar stood in what was one ...
Dec 04, 2025
B.C. conservation officers capture four more bears in attack investigation
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they've captured four more grizzly bears that are being tested to determine if they were involved in an attack on a school group last month. The provincia...
Dec 03, 2025
B.C. Conservatives say 'professionally incapacitated' Rustad removed as leader
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party says John Rustad has been "removed" as leader of the Opposition and a caucus vote has installed MLA Trevor Halford as interim leader.The announcement comes after...
Dec 03, 2025
