B.C. issues protection order for Salmon River watershed as fish spawn
The British Columbia government has issued a new temporary protection order for the Salmon River watershed, where chinook salmon have returned to spawn. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says in a news release that the order aims...
Youth charged after alleged threats to burn down Port Coquitlam home
A 15-year-old youth has been charged after allegedly threatening to burn down a residence in Port Coquitlam earlier this year, according to Coquitlam RCMP. Police said the incident occurred on May 17 and led to an investigation involving frontline general...
Man charged following two separate incidents in Langley
A 55-year-old man has been charged in connection with two separate incidents that occurred in Langley within the past week, according to the Langley RCMP. Police first responded to a report on Aug. 12 after a resident in the Willoughby...
VPD working with Dutch police on decades-old missing person cold case
The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) confirms it is working with police in the Netherlands to identify a man who may be the subject of a missing person cold case from more than 30 years ago. On its website, the Politie...
B.C. wildfire survivors include pet salamander and tarantula
When Amanda Roberts and her 10-year-old son River fled the Bald Range fire before it wiped out the community of Faulder, B.C., they had to leave behind some of their beloved pets, including a tarantula named Velky Pavouk and Mongo...
Man arrested, charged in connection with fatal downtown Vancouver stabbing last year
A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide in downtown Vancouver last year, police say. On Nov. 17, 2025, the VPD responded to reports of a man suffering from a stab wound on Granville Street...
VPD breaks into gallery to ‘rescue’ sculpture
When the director of Vancouver’s Access Gallery received a phone call from police late Friday night, she was alarmed — at first. Saghi Ehteshamzadeh says the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) informed her there was someone in the gallery. (Supplied) “I’m...
Bhangra makes the grade: Punjabi folk dance now earns high school credit in B.C.
Bhangra has long been a way for Punjabi communities to celebrate their culture. Now, students in B.C. can get high school credit for learning it. The Royal Academy of Punjab Society in Surrey has received approval to offer Punjabi Folk...
Alexandra Lodge, a gold rush-era landmark, survives B.C. wildfire
HELLS GATE — The owners of the gold rush-era Alexandra Lodge in southwestern B.C., are celebrating news that the landmark is still standing after a wildfire came perilously close. The BC Wildfire Service says the “leading edge of the fire”...
Metro Vancouver’s outside workers picketing projects tied to Burrard Inlet dredging
The union representing Metro Vancouver’s outside workers has taken job action to shut down a major watermain tie-in, a move it says could potentially delay a major Burrard Inlet dredging project. The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union (GVRDEU) says...
