B.C.

Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO — The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with…

Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER — Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the…

B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned…

City cut polling places and staff for Vancouver vote defined by long waits: report
VANCOUVER — When the City of Vancouver halved polling places and slashed election-day staffing levels…

Woman found in Stanley Park bathroom after violent sex assault, man arrested nearby
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police have arrested a man after officers discovered a woman who had…

Metro Vancouver area councillors urge more B.C. oversight of municipal spending
VICTORIA — Four Metro Vancouver area councillors have launched a petition asking the British Columbia…

Kilo of fentanyl, loaded gun and cash seized at Victoria supportive housing facility
VICTORIA — Victoria police say a man has been arrested after a search at a…

Environment Canada issues weather alerts for B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for three major highways in the…

‘Beyond the crash’: TV series on paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player set to air
AIRDRIE — Ryan Straschnitzki’s life has been an open book since he was seriously injured…

22-year-old woman dies in slack-line fall north of Vancouver
SQUAMISH — A 22-year-old woman is dead after a fatal slack-line incident at a recreation…

Manito Ahbee: Manitoba powwow, one of North America’s largest, celebrates 20 years
WINNIPEG — For many familiar with Canada’s powwow scene, Maggie White is known as the…

Search underway for B.C. woman missing after empty boat washes ashore
NANAIMO — Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say a search is underway both at sea and…

Vancouver officer charged a year after pedestrian strike in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged under…

B.C. man gets hunting ban, $13,000 penalty after illegally killing bighorn ram
NORTH VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man has been banned from hunting sheep in the…

Overnight Surrey house fire spreads to neighbouring homes, police investigating cause
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating an early morning house fire in the…