Accused B.C. cop killer wants to be found mentally fit for trial, lawyer tells court
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park in 2022 says he wants to be found mentally fit...
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Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan...
B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY — The BC General Employees' Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be allowed to work from home full-time due to high fuel prices. The union, which represents...
Extortion shootings at Surrey, B.C., business complex and home under investigation
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating two overnight extortion-related shootings at a home and a business complex, the latter being shot at for the second time in about...
Man seriously wounded in shooting at police traffic stop in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN — British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting involving an officer during a traffic stop. The Independent Investigations...
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off coast of northern Vancouver Island, B.C.
PORT HARDY — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Earthquakes Canada says it hit about 183 kilometres west of Port Hardy around...
Motorcyclist injured in hit and run in New Westminster, B.C.
Police in New Westminster are asking for the public's help after a hit and run Saturday evening between a van and a motorcyclist. They say officers responded to a crash...
Homicide team deployed after man dies in Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey after a fatal shooting in the city. The Surrey Police Service says in a news release that...
Darrell Jones drops out of B.C. Conservative leadership race, six candidates remain
VICTORIA — The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to six, with candidate Darrell Jones announcing he will be throwing his support...
Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of...
Quicksketch: Who’s who in the NDP leadership race
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here's a quick look at the candidates and...
Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it's relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast...
Joint federal-provincial commission into Tumbler Ridge shooting an option: minister
VICTORIA — A joint federal-provincial commission could look into the shooting that killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says British Columbia's public safety minister. Nina Krieger says a joint...
A year after the tragedy, Lapu Lapu festival victims question donations
VANCOUVER — Family members of the Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy victims said they are not getting as much financial support as they expected, and are calling on organizers to...
Political science lecturer says calls for resignation of MLA Chan hold water
VICTORIA — A University of British Columbia political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan are appropriate, after the legislator was charged this week in relation...
Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west...
Man faces one count of bestiality after alleged horse assault in Vernon, B.C.
VERNON — A man in Vernon, B.C., has been charged with bestiality after he was allegedly captured on security cameras trespassing on a rural property occupied by a horse jumping...
Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, against the family of...
B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan charged with choking, assault and uttering threats
VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking and uttering threats in a case of alleged intimate partner violence, prompting his removal...
‘Going backwards’: Advocate urges action on services for B.C. seniors
VICTORIA — British Columbia's aging population is set to soar over the next decade, and some services for them are falling short and "going backwards," BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt...
Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan...
B.C. union calls for full-time remote work due to spiking gas prices
BURNABY — The BC General Employees' Union is asking for provincially regulated employees to be allowed to work from home full-time due to high fuel prices. The union, which represents...
Extortion shootings at Surrey, B.C., business complex and home under investigation
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating two overnight extortion-related shootings at a home and a business complex, the latter being shot at for the second time in about...
Man seriously wounded in shooting at police traffic stop in Fort St. John, B.C.
FORT ST. JOHN — British Columbia's independent police watchdog is investigating after a man suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting involving an officer during a traffic stop. The Independent Investigations...
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes off coast of northern Vancouver Island, B.C.
PORT HARDY — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has struck off the northern coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. Earthquakes Canada says it hit about 183 kilometres west of Port Hardy around...
Motorcyclist injured in hit and run in New Westminster, B.C.
Police in New Westminster are asking for the public's help after a hit and run Saturday evening between a van and a motorcyclist. They say officers responded to a crash...
Homicide team deployed after man dies in Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY — British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been deployed to Surrey after a fatal shooting in the city. The Surrey Police Service says in a news release that...
Darrell Jones drops out of B.C. Conservative leadership race, six candidates remain
VICTORIA — The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to six, with candidate Darrell Jones announcing he will be throwing his support...
Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China
It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of...
Quicksketch: Who’s who in the NDP leadership race
WINNIPEG — The next NDP leader will be announced on Sunday. There are five candidates on the ballot and voting concludes Saturday. Here's a quick look at the candidates and...
Site C work camp moved to support nation-building project in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER — BC Hydro says it's relocating and repurposing the majority of its work camp for building the Site C hydroelectric dam to support the construction of the North Coast...
Joint federal-provincial commission into Tumbler Ridge shooting an option: minister
VICTORIA — A joint federal-provincial commission could look into the shooting that killed eight people in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., says British Columbia's public safety minister. Nina Krieger says a joint...
A year after the tragedy, Lapu Lapu festival victims question donations
VANCOUVER — Family members of the Lapu Lapu Day festival tragedy victims said they are not getting as much financial support as they expected, and are calling on organizers to...
Political science lecturer says calls for resignation of MLA Chan hold water
VICTORIA — A University of British Columbia political analyst says calls for the resignation of Independent MLA Hon Chan are appropriate, after the legislator was charged this week in relation...
Vancouver Island First Nations gain control of three Clayoquot Sound forestry areas
Tyson Atleo, a hereditary leader of the Ahousaht First Nation, says the creation of three new forestry areas to be managed by his community and two others on the west...
Man faces one count of bestiality after alleged horse assault in Vernon, B.C.
VERNON — A man in Vernon, B.C., has been charged with bestiality after he was allegedly captured on security cameras trespassing on a rural property occupied by a horse jumping...
Family of China murder victim loses B.C. lawsuit against family of executed killer
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man murdered in a "contract killing" in 2017 in China, against the family of...
B.C. Conservative MLA Hon Chan charged with choking, assault and uttering threats
VICTORIA — British Columbia Conservative MLA Hon Chan has been charged with assault, assault by choking and uttering threats in a case of alleged intimate partner violence, prompting his removal...
‘Going backwards’: Advocate urges action on services for B.C. seniors
VICTORIA — British Columbia's aging population is set to soar over the next decade, and some services for them are falling short and "going backwards," BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt...
