Vancouver International Airport sets records for passengers and cargo in 2025
RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says it saw a record number of travellers and cargo shipments last year. The airport says it saw more than 26.9 million travellers in 2025, a 2.7 per cent year-over-year increase. The previous record of...
Vancouver doctor charged after alleged sexual assault of 2 teens: police
A Vancouver doctor has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting two teenage patients, according to police. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) began investigating the doctor nearly three years ago after learning a 17-year-old girl had allegedly been sexually assaulted by...
Two Kamloops junior hockey players among three dead in Alberta crash
Two Kamloops teens playing with the Southern Alberta Mustangs were among three players killed in a collision with a truck on Monday morning. The players were on their way to practice when the crash occurred. According to the RCMP, the collision...
B.C.’s forestry sector faces collapse unless structural changes are made: Report
A panel of experts is warning that B.C.’s forestry sector needs “systemic change” or the province risks companies refusing to invest here. The Provincial Forestry Advisory Council released its final report on Monday after spending six months studying the industry,...
Dangerous Salmon Arm dog ordered destroyed
A female mastiff Rottweiler cross has been euthanized after getting through a fence and attacking people on three occasions near Salmon Arm. According to a Dec. 16, 2025 ruling from provincial court judge George Leven , the first reported attack...
Vaughn Palmer: Federal, provincial governments ask court to hear from Richmond property owner in Aboriginal...
VICTORIA — The federal and provincial governments have filed court statements to support Montrose Properties, the company seeking to reopen the case that last year recognized Aboriginal title over a swath of south Richmond. Both governments urge B.C. Supreme Court to...
Arrests of extortion suspects rising in Surrey as police increase patrols in targeted parts of...
Surrey police have doubled the number of arrests made in extortion shootings over the past week, even as the number of cases continue to increase. Criticism against police has been mounting for months as many business owners from the Punjabi...
Vancouver voters split on keeping Ken Sim as mayor: survey
With less than a year before Vancouver’s next municipal election, a survey by Research Co. finds many remain mixed on whether to keep current mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party in power. The survey asked 401 adults in the...
Surrey school remains closed Tuesday following storage room fire
Surrey Schools says it is working to return students to classrooms as soon as possible following a fire at Woodland Park Elementary, but that the school will certainly be closed Tuesday. Fire services responded to the school around 11:30 p.m....
Shots fired in Abbotsford overnight, police say
Police in Abbotsford say they responded to reports of shots fired early Monday morning. Officers were called to Tolmie Road near No. 3 just before 3 a.m. “Officers located evidence on the roadway confirming that a shooting had occurred,” AbbyPD...
