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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...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

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...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

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...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

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...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

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....

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

Pedestrian seriously injured after crash in Coquitlam

A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries Monday after being hit by a vehicle in Coquitlam, police say. Mounties were called to the area of David Avenue near Coast Meridian Road shortly before 8 a.m. The driver stayed...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

B.C. man feared a ‘hit’ on him before he and family died, inquest hears

A police officer testifying at an inquest into the death of a couple and their two children in Prince Rupert, B.C., in 2023 says the father believed he was the target of a “hit.” RCMP Const. Jason Kettle is testifying...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

B.C. companies report declining profits as trade war with U.S. continues

The trade war between Canada and U.S. has now been raging for a year, and almost half of all small businesses in B.C. report that it is hurting their bottom lines. According to a new survey by Merchant Growth, 45...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

Police investigating hit-and-run involving pedestrians in North Vancouver

The North Vancouver RCMP says it is investigating a reported hit-and-run involving two pedestrians Saturday evening. Officers were called to Highland Boulevard and Wavertree Road around 7:30 p.m. after reports of the crash. “It is alleged that a man and...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local

Three foreign nationals arrested by extortion patrol are charged in B.C. shooting

SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say three men arrested on Sunday by officers on an anti-extortion patrol are all foreign nationals and have been charged over gunfire at a home. Harjot Singh, Taranveer Singh and Dayajeet Singh Billing have...

Feb 3, 2026 | Local