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Chang Yong Cho, 85, died in his home after being struck by gunfire that originated a block away.

The business arm of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc community has asked the City of Kamloops to support a proposal for a rail staging and storage facility. But locals say they’re already struggling with increasingly busy train crossings at the only points of access in and out of the community.

Creston, B.C.’s new hazard assessment puts wildfire at the top of 51 potential hazards, and highlights challenges ranging from private property to evacuation planning.

A coalition of 15 forest industry groups sent an urgent letter to the B.C. government on Wednesday, calling on the Premier’s Office to form an action plan within 30 days to address the issues they say are plaguing the sector.

A B.C. family doctor has been ordered to pay $28,100, after refusing to inject a transgender teen with a prescribed hormone blocker, citing religious and cultural reasons.

Police say wearing the costume is not a criminal offence, but following another person in a manner that causes them to fear for their safety may constitute criminal harassment.

Langley’s school district is implementing a ban on e-scooters and e-dirt bikes, while imposing age-related restrictions on e-bikes.

The B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO) has officially rescinded the name “Trutch” from four locations across the province due to the name’s racist legacy.

CBC News has spent months going through court records and speaking with victims in the largest case of voyeurism ever reported in Canada. Victims say it has left them feeling shattered, hunted and struggling to continue on with their normal lives.

Amid the buzz surrounding the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed the creation of a federal tax incentive to keep film production in the U.S. instead of seeing it move to other countries – calling out Canada by name. But is it fair to frame the Hollywood exodus as Canada taking jobs from the U.S.?

An 85-year-old man found dead in his Burnaby home is believed to be an innocent victim who was struck by a stray bullet, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigative Team (IHIT).

B.C. Premier David Eby unveiled new welcome signs for U.S. border crossings at a Tuesday press conference, which he says reflect a message from his government: “Welcome to British Columbia, Canada. Strong, proud, and will NEVER be the 51st state. Sorry!”

Kal Dosanjh, a high-profile Vancouver police officer accused of defrauding at least 19 victims of a total of more than $3 million, denied the allegations in a statement Tuesday.

William Azaroff said he has heard “how scared people are of another Ken Sim and ABC majority,” and that part of his decision to step down Tuesday is to keep only one progressive candidate on the ballot.

“If you live in the neighbourhood, you can’t get out of the neighbourhood,” says 50-year Hastings-Sunrise resident Tom Siracusa.

Food Allergy Canada says Alberta is the only province that legislates all schools to stock epinephrine devices that aren’t designated for a particular student.

A new high school serving three Gitxsan communities in northwestern B.C. has officially opened, giving students the chance to complete grades 8 to 12 closer to home in a school rooted in Gitxsan culture, language and community.

B.C. telecommunications giant Telus is suing a former director who allegedly defrauded the company by using corporate credit cards to buy over 2,500 items worth over $1.09 million and resell them.

This year’s longlist includes Michelle Good, Patrick deWitt, Wayne Johnston and Mai Nguyen. The $100,000 award annually recognizes the best in Canadian fiction.

As schools open their doors across the province, Fraser Health is encouraging parents to support students as they adjust to the school year and the anxiety that it can bring.

The growing world of “actual play” is taking tabletop role-playing games from living rooms and online streaming to sold-out theatres. Performers and scholars say its appeal lies in the unpredictability and intimacy of seeing characters and storytelling take shape in real time while prioritizing identity and community.

Labour Day marks the final day of Vancouver’s Granville Street pedestrian zone, but the city is already facing calls to bring it back next summer.

B.C.’s civilian police watchdog was deployed to Surrey on Monday, following a collision that left a pedestrian with life-threatening injuries.

Two of 14 abandoned homes in Sechelt’s Seawatch subdivision, which has been fenced off since 2019 due to sinkholes, have burned down.

This fall, some kids will be learning to read for the first time while others will be looking at books for the first time in months.

So far this year, 42 people have drowned in B.C.

A wastewater treatment plant under construction in B.C.’s most populated region is six years beyond its original completion date and more than five times over budget. Here’s what’s important to know about it.

As the Centre for Dyslexia is set to open its first dedicated facility in Vancouver next fall, education experts and advocates are raising concerns that the province isn’t doing enough to support students with dyslexia.

As Labour Day approaches, two of B.C.’s labour leaders are reminding the Canadian government of just how hard local industries and workers have been hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Police are investigating shootings in three Lower Mainland communities that have left two people in hospital.

Critics of governance at the Metro Vancouver Regional District say the exit of a top administrator is a good first step, but major structural reform is still needed.

Advocates say cultural programming can help young Indigenous girls to build strong relationships, leadership skills and a sense of belonging, so they feel valued and seen.

Some residents of Kamloops, B.C.’s Juniper Ridge area are concerned that trees defoliated by a needle-eating moth larva could prove to be a fire hazard.

A new concrete batch plant is operating in Laxgalts’ap, backed by a $980,000 investment from Boney Creek Development. The plant is a partnership between Boney Creek and Hirsch Creek Concrete and aims to supply projects across the Nass Valley and northern B.C.

As drought dries B.C. streams, volunteers are moving stranded salmon and other fish to deeper water. But scientists warn rescue efforts are becoming harder to sustain as waterways shrink and extreme heat intensifies.

Five candidates are now campaigning for an open seat in the B.C. Legislature in a byelection for the Abbotsford-Mission riding.

The S.S. Naramata is believed to be one of the last remaining steam fresh-water tugboats left in all of Canada. The S.S. Sicamous Marine Heritage society said the ship played a huge role in the economic development of the Okanagan Valley.

A Squamish man who survived a grueling five nights in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains is sharing more about his experience.

It’s a remarkable story of survival. A man who spent nearly a week alone in rugged mountains on British Columbia’s South Coast has been found alive. Stanislav Volo disappeared after getting off the Sea-to-Sky Gondola between Vancouver and Squamish last Sunday afternoon. An extensive search used drones, helicopters and police dogs across some of B.C.’s most unforgiving terrain. But officials…

A woman was taken to hospital on Friday after a bear attack in the backcountry near Whistler.

British Columbia’s superintendent of real estate has suspended the licence of a Metro Vancouver Realtor and her personal real estate corporation.

The Village of Lytton is hosting its annual festival this year, with a special emphasis on cultural history of Chinese people and the village’s legacy.

The District of Hudson’s Hope unveiled a new costume for the town’s mascot, Dudley the Dinosaur, last week. Kelsey Shewfelt, the recreation co-ordinator for the district, says the public has been asking to see Dudley return for years.

Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer is calling for the province’s salvage rate to rise to 25 per cent and for more efficient access to wildfire-damaged timber.

Brink Forest Products cuts roughly 50 jobs at its Prince George, B.C., plant as the company reduces operations to 20 per cent citing a lack of fibre and U.S. tariff costs, among factors.

Three separate landslides in the same spot since 2018 have prompted evacuations and destroyed a home and other critical infrastructure in the Old Fort community just south of Fort St John.

Canada’s federal government is taking steps to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Metro Vancouver as a project of national interest. Environmentalists are concerned that fast-tracking the project could damage the Fraser River Estuary, an area integral to the survival of orcas and salmon.

Jerry Dobrovolny’s tenure as the chief administrative officer of the under-fire Metro Vancouver Regional District has come to an end ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in B.C.

A friend of a Canadian athlete who went missing on the Matterhorn says Squamish, B.C.’s mountain running community is hoping for her safe return.

A number of municipalities in the Greater Victoria area are maintaining campfire bans through the Labour Day long weekend, even as campfire bans on areas outside municipal boundaries have lifted throughout B.C.

Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home.

Ryan Nagy was killed in an apparent home invasion on June 29, 2023. Police said they found him fatally injured when they arrived at a home on the 7600-block of 17th Avenue in Burnaby, B.C.

Buium was acquired from the Minnesota Wild in December as part of the blockbuster trade that sent former Canucks captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota.

The helicopter search for Canadian mountain runner Kalie McCrystal, who was last seen on Tuesday above the Jean-Antoine Carrel hut of the Matterhorn, has been suspended after repeated aerial sweeps of the Italian side of the mountain.

Vancouver police say a high-profile officer who was arrested on Thursday allegedly defrauded 19 victims of a total of about $3 million.

A controversial parking lot, adjacent logging and more than 100 years of interest make Cathedral Grove a site of competing values.

Officials say the new prefabricated gym will serve as a permanent community amenity as rebuilding continues following February’s mass shooting.

MLAs Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman and Áʼa:líya Warbus are joining a new party led by Peter Milobar and Ian Paton.

Eric Dean said he was walking along the riverside trail near his business, Kamloops Precision Machining in the Valleyview neighbourhood, around lunchtime on Wednesday when the attack happened.

Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season.

One resident in Nanoose Bay, B.C., is re-circulating a petition calling for improvements to a stretch of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island that’s seen a number of fatalities. She’s hoping better infrastructure and enforcement will help reduce the number of crashes seen in the area.

Time is changing in Golden, B.C., and some residents say it is not what they wanted.

At least one of three new family court support workers will be assigned to northwestern B.C. as the province uses $3 million in funding under Ottawa’s National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence.

Vancouver police officer, anti-gang advocate and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust offences dating back to 2017.

Tourmaline Oil confirmed one worker is dead after an incident at a gas plant on Aug. 27.

The B.C. Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault.

The three men who killed an Abbotsford couple in their home four years ago resumed their sentencing hearings this week, as their lawyers made a charter challenge in hopes of a path to earlier parole.

The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer captured video of a man with his eyes closed and hands off the wheel as his Tesla travelled on through Langley.

B.C. Hydro says the project will more than double the amount of electricity that can be sent from Prince George to Terrace and beyond, supplying more power to major infastructure projects in northwest B.C. including LNG export facilities and mines that have been identified as being in the national interest against the backdrop of the trade war with the United…

Search and rescue crews say a hiker who’s been missing from the Squamish area since Sunday managed to briefly get through to 911 on Tuesday, but that searchers still haven’t been able to find him.

A memorial for Japanese Canadians detained during the Second World War was unveiled at Vancouver’s Hastings Park last week, commemorating the thousands of people who were held there while more permanent internment camps were built.

Battles between local parties that call themselves “left-wing” or “progressive” in Vancouver have shaped the city’s political culture for decades — and in the next eight days could reshape it again.

It happens when power switches to a backup generating station operating at a different frequency, B.C. Hydro says.

The race for mayor in Fort St. John is underway. Coun. Trevor Bolin announced Wednesday that he would challenge incumbent Mayor Lilia Hansen for the position.

The mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has written to the federal health minister asking for authorities to deny the renewal of a supervised consumption site operating in the city’s downtown core. Mayor Tom Dyas’s letter comes a little under two months before the municipal election in the city, in which he is running for re-election.

A B.C. man was slapped with a $27,000 penalty after intentionally feeding and attracting dangerous wildlife in West Vancouver in the spring of 2022, according to conservation officers.

The United Food and Commercial Workers union says Uber drivers in the Okanagan-Kootenay-Cariboo areas are joining UFCW 1518, and will be covered by an agreement first negotiated by drivers in Victoria.

Surrey, B.C., residents say there’s a need for more cultural acceptance, as police release images of a suspect as they investigate a potential hate crime at an Islamic place of worship last week.

One of the teachers caught in the deadly school shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary has shared her story publicly for the first time, alongside a series of new lawsuits against OpenAI that allege the company should have warned Canadian officials about the shooter’s ChatGPT activity.

The jude in the case found that in considering all evidence, including medical findings with differing conclusions on whether Inderdeep Singh Gosal’s actions played a part in his actions, she could not say with certainty that Gosal had intended to kill Paul Schmidt.

Allen said her decision was part of a strategy to limit the number of progressive candidates in a crowded field, but stopped short of endorsing either the Greens or OneCity.

Julian Wich, 29, was reported missing on Jan. 2 and found dead six months later.

Donegal Wilson, MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, and Scott McInnis, MLA for Columbia River-Revelstoke, have have quit the B.C. Conservative caucus.

New legal filings describe the horror students and teachers experienced on Feb. 10 and include new details of OpenAI’s alleged negligence in preventing the shooting.

B.C.’s consumer watchdog is locked in a court battle with Telus after accusing the telecommunications giant of stonewalling an inspector trying to determine if a mistaken $1,435.65 contract cancellation fee was part of a bigger issue.

Shoppers looking to save money on Lululemon apparel have another option. The athletic wear company has launched its resale site in Canada. A 25,000 square foot processing hub in Calgary is at the center of the expansion.

While economic uncertainty from fluctuating oil prices and U.S. tariffs is contributing to B.C.’s real estate slowdown, economists say immigration policy changes are also playing a part.

Surrey police say RCMP are investigating after being called about a hate crime that had reportedly occurred at some point between 11 p.m. on Friday and 5 a.m. on Saturday.

A Vancouver man who was convicted of second-degree murder after a fatal stabbing of a fellow resident of a psychiatric facility will face a new trial.

Mistakes involved currency conversion error, incorrect gas unit calculations and use of cost inputs from 2025 instead of 2026.

Search-and-rescue crews are scouring the mountains near Squamish, B.C., for a man who was reported overdue from a hike over the weekend.

It might still be summer, but Environment Canada is warning that the first “fall storm” of the season is closing in on parts of the B.C. coast.

The K’ómoks and We Wai Kai First Nations on mid-Vancouver Island say they have signed a historic protocol agreement as neighbouring nations.

B.C. Ferries has cancelled about half of Tuesday’s sailings between Nanaimo’s Departure Bay and Vancouver’s Horseshoe Bay, citing mechanical issues with one of its vessels.

Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, assault by choking and uttering threats.

A man accused of spraying a graffiti memorial on rocks at a park in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland has turned himself in to police.

Manitoba-born, Vancouver-based Karen Lam is here to play with genre expectations, break down barriers and ‘say unpopular things. I don’t really care’

The Canadian cadet and her instructor singled out by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will be the ones to decide how — or even if — they will respond to a controversial social media post, says Canada’s top military commander.

A wildlife rescue in Golden, B.C., says new provincial permit conditions mean it can no longer accept, transport or rehabilitate white tailed and mule deer fawns in the Kootenay region.

At an event marking B.C.’s toxic drug crisis in Prince George, families shared stories of trying to find help, only to be told none was available.

An off-duty Surrey Police Service officer who pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in a Burnaby, B.C., casino while drunk received a conditional discharge and six months of probation.

B.C. Hydro says a mini forest bigger than a Canadian football field landed ashore after drifting some 30 kilometres northwest of its last known location.

The contest was one of three federal byelections on Monday, with others in Ontario and Quebec also won by the Liberals.

Vancouver police believe a fire at Vancouver’s Plaza of Nations on Monday was the result of arson.

Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart is suing Metro Vancouver and its chief administrative officer, alleging the regional district defamed him with its conduct as it investigated a confidentiality breach related to the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant.

A coalition of 17 organizations, which it says represents more than 7,000 workers in B.C.’s marine and related industries, is calling on BC Ferries to commit to building future vessels in the province.

The premier’s office has admitted an error that overinflated expected natural gas royalties. Experts say the province may be underestimating the size of the mistake.

New funding from the province will see approximately 1,200 before- and after-school child-care spaces open throughout B.C., nearly 200 of them in Nanaimo.

The Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA said she had lost confidence in leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay, and will sit as an Independent.

The North Vancouver-Capilano byelection is one of three federal contests scheduled on Monday, with others underway in Ontario and Quebec.

Candles, prayer flags and flowers were laid out on Sunday in Surrey, where scores of people turned out to a vigil for the victims of the deadly flooding in Nepal.

Get the latest results from the federal byelection.

This year, B.C. marked the 10th anniversary of the toxic drug crisis being declared a public health emergency.

A sign featuring the Squamish Nation’s language and several B.C. locations are on display in a new Wolverine video game that’s expected to draw millions of players globally.

Two public attractions steeped in history – cultural and natural – have made it to the finals. But which one will voters choose to win it all?

Thieves have been capitalizing on the gains in copper value, officials say, with thefts costing Canadian utilities and charging companies more than $1 million in the past year.

Voters are heading to the polls on Monday to decide three federal byelections in the B.C. riding of North Vancouver–Capilano, the Ontario riding of Beaches–East York and the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi–Le Fjord.

New evidence, including a potential confession, has been uncovered in an investigation by the CBC’s the fifth estate into the suspicious disappearance of a man in northern British Columbia.

A former Surrey RCMP officer who pleaded guilty to breach of trust has been sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Firefighters in Grand Forks, B.C., were called to three wildfires this weekend they say are suspicious.

The outgoing community co-ordinator of Wildsafe B.C. Nelson is calling for change, after she says “multiple failures … on many levels” led to the killing of a grizzly sow and two of her three yearlings this month.

Nepali communities across B.C. and throughout the country are cancelling annual festivals and donating funds to support relief efforts in Nepal, following a devastating flood.

As the cost of living continues to rise, so too does the cost of school supplies. An increasing number of parents are turning to non-profits for support ahead of the school year.

New research, conducted by the Angus Reid Institute and commissioned by Intrepid Travel, suggests fewer than half of British Columbians feel confident finding and choosing an Indigenous-led tourism experience. On Vancouver Island, operators say they’re seeing the opposite during their busiest seasons yet.

The District of Port Edwards is giving away free low-flush toilets that have been sitting unused in the district office basement for the past two decades.

A group of tenants in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is demonstrating how communities can come together to keep each other safe during extreme heat events.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District in southern British Columbia has lifted the last of its evacuation orders related to the out-of-control Ainslie Creek wildfire. The regional district says an order has been downgraded to an evacuation alert for 58 addressed properties in the Coldwater and Patchett Road areas.

Days after a massive wall of water tore through the Timure region of Nepal, families of two missing Metro Vancouver couples are desperately searching for information about their loved ones.

A historic home popularly known as the Little Red House has been destroyed by fire after standing in the Township of Langley for almost 140 years.

B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay will have her chance to try and win a seat in the legislature in September.

B.C. Ferries cancelled several sailings on the Sunshine Coast route on Saturday amid mechanical issues with two vessels.

Little Soccer Stars Club offers immigrant and refugee youth a space to connect, build their confidence, and learn the sport during the summer. Currently run in Langley and Surrey, the six-week program marks its final session this weekend.

Three months since Kerry-Lynne Findlay took over as leader, six MLAs have left and more could follow. Some are calling for a centrist option in B.C., while other conservatives are calling for unity.

B.C. Hydro says it’s monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C.

A new water-restriction order has been placed on the Bessette Creek area in the southern Interior of British Columbia, after the province deemed chinook salmon at risk from drought conditions.

The Greater Victoria School District is alleging that opponents of its position on police in schools may have been given “financial benefits.”

Joan Phillip, the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona and wife of Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, has died.

Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council that represents 14 First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island, said she wishes the recommendations after an inquest into the death of Julian Jones had gone into more detail.

The federal government says it will match donations made to the Red Cross for wildfire recovery efforts in Summerland.

Some Indigenous businesses in Canada are avoiding selling products to the U.S. in order to avoid uncertainty and hassle.

One of B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s rivals in this year’s race to lead the party is calling for unity amid a wave of departures.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved an opt-in process for current and former players in the Ontario Hockey League and Western Hockey League who allege they were victims of abuse or hazing.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says the blaze is expected to remain within its current perimeter of about 252 square kilometres west of Summerland.

The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada. But experts say it’s not a simple fix.

A proposed new provincial forest model aims to assist B.C.’s struggling forestry industry and aid in wildfire mitigation, but environmentalists worry it may lead to conservation problems.

The City of Abbotsford’s plan to turn a parcel of farmland into an enormous sports complex has hit a setback, after B.C.’s Agricultural Land Commission denied an application by the city.

The owner of a Subway restaurant in Quesnel, B.C., was fined $2,500 after WorkSafeBC found they tried to get a worker to retract their injury claim after being burned on the job.

Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president whose government has imposed steep duties on Canadian lumber. The tariffs are the latest chapter in a dispute that’s been going on for more than four decades. Here’s how we got here.

Part of the Trans-Canada Highway was shut down on July 7 as the Brunswick wildfire complex raged near Boston Bar. The fires are still burning, but, on Wednesday, the province deemed it safe enough for a partial reopening.

A third grizzly in a family of four well-known bears in the West Kootenay has been killed.

The Abbotsford South MLA says he has heard that leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is unelectable, and it is a reason for his departure.

Julian Jones, 28, died on Feb. 27, 2021 after he was shot when officers responded to reports of a woman being assaulted and confined in a home in the remote island community of Opitsaht.

The city of Kelowna is exploring a $25-million investment in its premier sports stadium in a bid to bring a pro soccer club to the community.

B.C.’s forests minister says a province-wide state of emergency has ended, but wildfire risk remains.

A B.C. Conservative MLA is trying to repeal the province’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

Dr. Bonnie Henry says the new strain was sequenced after a cluster of new cases were reported in northeast B.C. this summer.

The 22-year-old male pilot and sole occupant of the plane was conducting a training flight at the time of the crash.

RCMP are investigating two crashes that killed a total of three people along a stretch of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island, and have arrested a 16-year-old involved in one for impaired operation causing death.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an application by one of the “Surrey Six” killers to stay the convictions against him.

Local officials and an operator are remaining hopeful over the future of the only pulp and paper mills left on Vancouver Island, despite recent mill closures and new U.S. tariffs.

A University of British Columbia-led pilot project in Kelowna is expanding to Vancouver. It looks to change how local governments approach urban shade and planting trees.

A Vancouver woman is raising concerns that people are snapping up free day passes to the popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park and then flipping them for cash online.

Langley Forest School was first licensed by Fraser Health in 2016 and ran programs exclusively outdoors.

Residents in Hudson’s Hope say B.C. Hydro is refusing to sell structures from properties acquired by the Crown corporation during the Site C dam’s construction, items they feel could be repurposed by the community.

Following an almost two-month-long closure due to wildfires, Highway 1 has reopened to limited travel through the Fraser Canyon area, according to the B.C. Ministry of Transportation.