News/Canada/British Columbia
Top health officer calls on B.C. to ‘urgently’ decriminalize possession of illicit drugs
B.C.’s top health officer has recommended the province move urgently to decriminalize possession of illegal drugs for personal use, saying the years-long overdose crisis...
18 in hospital after deck collapses during pre-wedding celebration in Langley, B.C.
RCMP say 18 people are in hospital after a deck collapsed at a home in Langley, B.C., during a pre-wedding celebration early Friday evening. Cpl. Craig...
‘They were probably the best neighbours we’ve ever had’: Friend remembers victims of Penticton shooting
Penticton RCMP haven’t yet identified the victims of Monday’s shooting spree, in which four people were killed, but CBC News has confirmed, based...
Stowaway cat survives 3 weeks in shipping container from China to B.C.
An orange tabby cat is likely to have used up more than a few of its nine lives during an unauthorized trip from...
As threat of wildfire grows, B.C. lets logging debris litter landscape for years
After managing the fight against last summer’s massive Shovel Lake fire, a member of the B.C. Wildfire Service had a major complaint about...
B.C. government calls Maple Ridge’s bluff in unending homeless camp conflict
The B.C. government seems to have both solved a housing problem and escalated a dispute with the City of Maple Ridge. Housing Minister...
David Sidoo steps down as CEO of Vancouver companies in light of college cheating scandal
David Sidoo, a prominent Vancouver businessman, has stepped aside from roles as CEO of two separate companies in the city after being charged in...
Surrey Six Mountie’s misconduct involved boozy affair with a potential witness
A primary RCMP officer assigned to the deadliest gangland shooting in B.C. history had a months-long, alcohol-fuelled sexual affair with a key potential witness...
Manhunt in Surrey, B.C., after transit officer shot at SkyTrain station
Police in Surrey, B.C., are asking the public to avoid an area around a SkyTrain station as they search for a suspect who may be armed and...
8 startling allegations from B.C. Legislature expenses scandal
A wood-splitter. Tech support for an iMac mouse that just needed its battery recharged. A subscription to Palm Springs Life magazine. Those are a...
27 B.C. naturopaths under investigation as college cracks down on misleading ads
In the eight months since B.C.’s naturopathic college began cracking down on dubious advertising, 27 practitioners have been placed under investigation, according to...
8 jaw-dropping allegations from B.C. Speaker’s report
A wood-splitter. Tech support for an iMac mouse that just needed its battery recharged. A subscription to Palm Springs Life magazine. Those are a...
Luxurious trips, lavish overspending alleged in bombshell report on expenses of top B.C. Legislature officials
Two senior B.C. Legislature officials who were suspended two months ago are being investigated for allegedly fraudulent and flagrant overspending, “lavish” trips overseas, inappropriate expense claims,...
Burnaby South Liberal candidate quits over her racial comments about NDP leader
Liberal candidate Karen Wang has quit the Burnaby South byelection race over comments she posted on social media about NDP leader and candidate Jagmeet...
Sexual assault victim shocked to discover limo driver faces new allegations
Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault allegations that may trigger some survivors. A Vancouver woman who accused a limo driver of...
Skier dies in avalanche near Pemberton, B.C.
A 42-year-old man from Squamish, B.C., has died after being caught in an avalanche near Pemberton on Thursday. Whistler RCMP say the victim was recovered Friday around...
