B.C.

B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, says advocate
VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has…

Abbotsford, B.C., daycare owner charged with six counts of assaulting children
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police say an East Abbotsford daycare owner has been charged with allegedly…

Chilly temperatures to hang on in southern B.C., forecaster says
VANCOUVER — Winter’s grip on southern British Columbia may hang on as a few flurries…

Two men dead after falling through ice on lake in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
AGASSIZ, B.C. — RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say two men who went ice fishing at…

Police say YouTuber caught speeding on Vancouver Island loses car for a week
LANTZVILLE, B.C. — Mounties on Vancouver Island say a man who described himself as a…

Automatic donations flowed to BC United long after it suspended election campaign
VANCOUVER — When Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka noticed an annual $1,225 donation to BC…

‘Nothing new:’ Police officials say fentanyl crackdown existed before tariff threats
EDMONTON — Canadian investigators were effectively cracking down on fentanyl trafficking and production well before…

Talk of changing Vancouver’s supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
VANCOUVER — A proposal by Vancouver’s mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the…

Environment Canada cautions of frostbite as frigid temperatures linger in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning that frostbite and hypothermia that can occur within minutes…

Man injured in avalanche on Vancouver Island, taken by rescue helicopter to hospital
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — A man has been seriously injured in an avalanche on Vancouver…

B.C. human rights commissioner wants study of police in schools after board’s firing
VICTORIA — When the British Columbia government fired the Greater Victoria school board last week,…

Trina Hunt’s husband charged with indignity to human remains 4 years after death
PORT MOODY, B.C. — The husband of a Metro Vancouver woman whose body was found…

Gang leader and another man charged after shooting in Fort Nelson, B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. — A man well known to police and identified in the courts…

Metro Vancouver to stay cold for at least a week with wintry road conditions
VANCOUVER — This week’s wintry blast of snow in Metro Vancouver will likely remain on…

B.C. wildfire crews return from California deployment to combat L.A. fires
VICTORIA — More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia’s Wildfire Service have returned home from…