B.C.
Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime dropping after adoption of task force
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of…
B.C. Crown counsel group files workload grievance, says staff shortages slow justice
VANCOUVER — The BC Crown Counsel Association says it has filed a formal workload grievance…
Vancouver Island land returned to Lyackson First Nation and Cowichan Tribes
VICTORIA — A stretch of culturally significant land in the Cowichan Valley has been returned…
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
BURNABY — British Columbia’s main outpatient lab services provider and the union representing about 1,200…
B.C. Mounties find body of missing man while executing search warrant
VICTORIA — Mounties on Vancouver Island say officers found the body of a missing person…
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…