Vancouver police jail guard sentenced to house arrest after assaulting detainees, including Indigenous teen girl
A jail guard with the Vancouver Police Department has been sentenced to house arrest after violently assaulting two detainees at a pre-trial detention centre, including a 17-year-old Indigenous girl. According to court documents, Omar Ahmed Flores is being sentenced on...
Final debate for B.C. Conservative leadership hopefuls
The five candidates running for the leadership of the Opposition B.C. Conservatives face each other today in their final debate, after a campaign dominated by disputes over their ideological credentials. Iain Black, Caroline Elliott, Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Peter Milobar and Yuri...
B.C. draining water off Old Fort landslide, no word when evacuation order may lift
British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation says workers have started draining water from a landslide in the province’s northeast that has forced residents out of their homes for weeks. An update on the slide blocking the road into Old Fort says...
B.C. climate news: FortisBC violating environmental permit for more than a year | Forecasters predict...
Breadcrumb Trail Links B.C. climate news: FortisBC violating environmental permit for more than a year | Forecasters predict severe weather with strong El Niño Here’s all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of May...
B.C. police watchdog looking for witnesses to an incident near Joyce SkyTrain Station
The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) says it is looking for witnesses as it investigates an incident at a Vancouver SkyTrain station on Wednesday. Metro Vancouver Transit Police were called to Joyce SkyTrain Station shortly before 8 p.m. after...
Armed man arrested after stabbing in New Westminster, police say
The New Westminster Police Department says it has arrested an armed man after a woman was stabbed near a SkyTrain station Wednesday. Officers were called to New Westminster SkyTrain Station around 11 p.m. after a report of a woman being...
B.C. has lost 40,000 jobs so far this year, says StatsCan
Statistics Canada says B.C. lost more than 40,000 jobs over the first four months of the year, and more than 11,000 full-time positions last month alone. Premier David Eby says this comes as little surprise, and the explanation is obvious,...
Police identify suspects after young boy assaulted at Surrey Khalsa Day celebration
The Surrey Police Service (SPS) says it has identified the two men suspected of assaulting a young boy at a carnival in Surrey in April. On April 19, around 5 p.m., police say, officers were called to a report of...
Queensborough Bridge reopens southbound after car fire
Both lanes of the Queensborough Bridge southbound have reopened after an earlier car fire. #QueensboroughBridge is currently blocked in both directions due to a vehicle fire. Emergency crews are on scene. #BCHwy91A #NewWest pic.twitter.com/34QXCzrh7L — DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 8, 2026...
Fire crews battle blaze at Vancouver home
Vancouver Fire Rescue was called to a large blaze at a three-storey home in Vancouver Friday afternoon. Vancouver Fire Rescue was called to the scene of a large blaze at a three-storey home in Vancouver on May 8, 2026. (Charles...
