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Nanaimo man gets three years for violent sexual assault of teen

Nanaimo man gets three years for violent sexual assault of teen

Warning: This story contains disturbing details of a sexual assault.
B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of four relatives

B.C. Conservative MLA says drug crisis cost lives of four relatives

VICTORIA — The House Leader of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives has described the "unsurmountable" price paid by her family in the province's toxic drug crisis, which she said had claimed the lives of three of her cousins and a niece.
Mother of Amanda Todd gets King's medal from Governor General

Mother of Amanda Todd gets King's medal from Governor General

Port Coquitlam resident Carol Todd, the mother of Amanda Todd, was decorated with a King Charles III Coronation Medal from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon today, Feb. 20, 2025.
Police release names of victims in Abbotsford, B.C. double homicide

Police release names of victims in Abbotsford, B.C. double homicide

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police have released the names of the two victims in an Abbotsford, B.C., double homicide in January.
Judge rejects Health Canada's 'trust us' approach in glyphosate pesticide approval

Judge rejects Health Canada's 'trust us' approach in glyphosate pesticide approval

Health Canada's approval of the glyphosate pesticide Mad Dog Plus failed to consider contradictory science, court rules.
Investigation reveals details into ferry striking moored Bowen Island boat

Investigation reveals details into ferry striking moored Bowen Island boat

An internal BC Ferries investigation is still ongoing.
Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site

Two drivers accused of hitting same pedestrian then leaving B.C. crash site

COQUITLAM, B.C. — Mounties in Coquitlam, B.C., say charges have been approved against two drivers who are accused of leaving the scene after allegedly running over the same pedestrian.
Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways

Flood watch up due to possible ice jam on B.C. Interior waterways

VICTORIA — British Columbia's River Forecast Centre has posted a flood watch on three Interior waterways because of the chance of a midseason ice jam.
Neighbours come to aid of Garden Bay man during snowstorm

Neighbours come to aid of Garden Bay man during snowstorm

Power outage meant Hans Wenger wasn't able to use lifesaving home dialysis machine and roads were blocked by storm.
B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building

B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building

VICTORIA — British Columbia's Indigenous relations minister is condemning "racist vandalism" of a Treaty 8 Tribal Association office in Fort St. John last weekend.