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B.C. storms, drought drove record number of power outages in 2024

B.C. storms, drought drove record number of power outages in 2024

Power outages across British Columbia hit record levels in 2024, with three quarters of the province’s residents seeing their lights go out at least once, a new poll has found.
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Reena Virk's killer arrested in Surrey for breaching parole conditions

Reena Virk's killer arrested in Surrey for breaching parole conditions

Kerry Marie Sim, formerly known as Kelly Ellard, was arrested Tuesday “without incident” in South Surrey.
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Mother of murdered, dismembered B.C. man blasts killer in court

Mother of murdered, dismembered B.C. man blasts killer in court

Paris Laroche was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 32-year-old Sidney Mantee, whose remains were disposed of in Nanaimo city parks and in the ocean
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$20B TMX loan raises new questions over pipeline costs

$20B TMX loan raises new questions over pipeline costs

Posted to a government website Thursday, the loan breaches a government promise to stop spending more taxpayer money on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
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'Large avalanches' expected in many areas of B.C. over the weekend

'Large avalanches' expected in many areas of B.C. over the weekend

The warning comes as wintry conditions are set to hit the south coast of B.C. over the next few days.
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B.C. man’s companies used to launder cannabis proceeds, allege RCMP

B.C. man’s companies used to launder cannabis proceeds, allege RCMP

Federal police unit charges one more B.C. resident in alleged scheme of money laundering proceeds of illicit online cannabis sales
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Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted

Avalanche warning issued for B.C. as winter weather forecasted

VANCOUVER — Avalanche Canada is warning anyone planning to head into British Columbia's backcountry that incoming winter weather is expected to bring a "major increase in avalanche danger.
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Teens arrested after stabbing outside Yaletown condo

Teens arrested after stabbing outside Yaletown condo

A verbal altercation and stabbing took place outside a Vancouver condo at 1 a.m.
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Foreign interference crackdown needed, say Chinese-Canadian groups in B.C.

Foreign interference crackdown needed, say Chinese-Canadian groups in B.C.

Critics charge final report is blind to key solutions: better regulation of foreign-controlled media and a foreign agent registry that extends into all facets of government
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Rob Shaw: B.C. mired in partisan politics as Trump tariffs loom

Rob Shaw: B.C. mired in partisan politics as Trump tariffs loom

While workers brace for impact, politicians turn trade turmoil into political theatre
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