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What’s a ‘thumper’? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise dispute
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C.,…
Police suspected ‘murder-suicide’ in Prince Rupert family’s deaths: B.C. official
An inquest into the deaths of a B.C. family of four has heard for the…
Media harder to identify, RCMP officer tells hearing over photojournalist’s lawsuit
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VANCOUVER — The RCMP officer in charge of enforcing a court injunction in a British…
Multiple schools in B.C. were placed on hold and secure after phone threats: RCMP
COQUITLAM — A number of schools in B.C.’s Lower Mainland were placed on hold and…
Asylum claims won’t stop extortion suspects facing justice: Immigration Department
VICTORIA — Canada’s Immigration Department says claiming asylum “cannot, and will not” prevent criminals being…
Homicide team looking into ‘suspicious’ disappearance of a B.C. man
BURNABY — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is taking over the case of…
Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment ‘unlawful,’ report finds
VANCOUVER — Police and the City of Vancouver took “unlawful” actions when restricting media access…
Abbotsford, B.C., man now charged with first-degree murder in death of a woman
ABBOTSFORD — Police say an Abbotsford, B.C., man is now facing an upgraded charge of…
10 candidates in B.C. Conservative leadership race as Banman and Kooner join field
VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative MLAs Bruce Banman and Steve Kooner are joining the contest to…
B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA — British Columbia’s minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being…
She went missing in Canada in 1985. She may have been a Florida serial murder victim
It was in January of 1985 when the mixed skeletal remains of two people were…
Parents of B.C.’s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and…
‘Corrosive’ immigration loopholes need to be shut down, Eby tells Ottawa
Federal lawmakers must close “corrosive” loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia,…
Former B.C. lawyer who stabbed client to death is found guilty of first-degree murder
After former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed…
B.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
BURNABY — A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and…
China travel delayed Vancouver doctor’s arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting…
Vancouver International Airport set records for passengers and cargo in 2025
RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says it saw a record number of travellers and cargo…
B.C. man feared a ‘hit’ on him before he and family found dead, inquest hears
A Mountie testifying at an inquest into the 2023 deaths of a couple and their…
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank three yachts will likely never be found
VICTORIA — A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and…
B.C. forestry review seeks overhaul, moving focus away from harvest volumes
VANCOUVER — A government-commissioned review of forestry in British Columbia is calling for the system…
B.C. minister is ‘cautiously optimistic’ Ottawa will help after Fraser Valley floods
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s emergencies minister says she’s cautiously optimistic about securing federal funding to…
Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on…
iN VIDEO: Social smarts help BC humpbacks adapt as oceans change
Humpbacks’ social bonds allow them to share and adopt bubble-net feeding tactics which may boost the whales’ recovery in changing oceans, a new study suggests.
Three men arrested in Surrey, B.C., after alleged extortion-related shooting
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., arrested three men on Sunday after early morning gunfire…