B.C.
Vancouver firefighter sent to hospital after roof collapses during fire
VANCOUVER – A firefighter was injured after an aggressive fire in Vancouver’s downtown early Saturday…

‘Bunch of idiots’: Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
VANCOUVER – Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt “100 per cent frustrated” when she heard about…

Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme…

B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park
VICTORIA – The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday…

Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in…

Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a “huge step” toward “housing attainability”…

B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious…

DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial told the court she…

New B.C. law to regulate public drug use as possession near playgrounds is banned
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says new provincial legislation is in the works…

Former police chief to investigate release of suspect before Vancouver stabbing
LANGLEY, B.C. – Premier David Eby said Thursday he had a question after reading a…

B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing
SURREY, B.C. – Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a…

Canfor to build new manufacturing facility after closure of Houston, B.C., sawmill
Vancouver-based Canfor has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Houston, B.C., about…

U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for…

WestJet union should apologize for trying to ‘silence’ free speech, Poilievre says
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize…

All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth…