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BCMar 20, 2025

Body of missing Langley, B.C., senior found months after she went missing: RCMP

Mounties in Langley, B.C., say the body of an 82-year-old woman has been found several months after she went missing. Jane Whitehouse was reported missing on Oct. 25 last year. Police said she was last seen that day in the suburb of Aldergrove. Her empty grey Dodge Grand Caravan was found a few days later. Police said the vehicle had run off the East Harrison forest service road in Agassiz, B.C., about 120 kilometres east of Vancouver. An RCMP statement says the woman's cause of death is not considered suspicious, and they offer condolences to her family and friends.
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BCMar 17, 2025

B.C. hydro rates to increase in 2025, 2026 but remain among lowest in North America

British Columbia's energy minister says the province is setting annual rate increases for electricity for the next two years in response to rising demand for power and economic uncertainty. Adrian Dix says the government will be submitting a "rate stability direction" to the B.C. Utilities Commission for approval of a BC Hydro rate increase of 3.75 per cent on April 1 and for the same bump next year. He says power costs in B.C.remain among the lowest in North America and each of the increases comes to about $3.75 per month for the average residential household that current pays about $100. Dix
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BCMar 17, 2025

Canadian woman returns home after being detained by U.S. immigration officials

The mother of a British Columbia woman who was detained for nearly two weeks by immigration officials in the United States says her daughter is back on home soil. Alexis Eagles confirmed Saturday that her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, landed at the Vancouver International Airport at around midnight and returned to her home in the city. Eagles says she was at the airport to greet her 35-year-old daughter, along with friends of Mooney's. Eagles previously said Mooney had been in the custody of U.S. immigration officials since March 3, when her visa was denied as she tried to enter California from Me
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BCMar 17, 2025

Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby, B.C.: RCMP

Police in Metro Vancouver say they're investigating a shooting that injured a 71-year-old man on Saturday. A statement from Burnaby RCMP says officers found the victim in a wooded area near Highway 1 and Willingdon Avenue, where the man was apparently living. While the man's injuries appear serious, police say he was in stable condition after being taken to hospital for treatment. The Mounties say the shooting is believed to have been isolated. They say officers were called to the area at about 10:15 p.m. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Burnaby RCMP detachmen
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BCMar 14, 2025

B.C. overdose deaths in January drop 30 per cent to 152, continuing downward trend

The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160. January's figure was down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year when there were 219 deaths. The coroner's service says half of those who died in January were between the ages of 40 and 59, while three were children or youth under the age of 18. The powerful opioid fentanyl and its analogues were found in 77 per cent of tests on those who died, followed by methamphetamine, while 46 per cent of those who died had bromazolam in their syste
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BCMar 14, 2025

Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park

Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park.They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second and Third Beach in the park when he lost control and hit a tree just after 3 a.m. Police say the passenger in the vehicle died at the scene. They say the driver was taken to hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. The department says investigators don't believe alcohol or drug impairment were factors in the crash. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage to
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BCMar 13, 2025

B.C. Government Introduces Bill to Impose Tolls on Trucks from Washington and Alaska

Premier David Eby’s government introduced a bill in the legislature today to impose tolls on trucks from Washington and Alaska that pass through B.C. Deputy Premier Nikki Sharma stated that the bill would provide the provincial government with a range of powers to respond quickly to U.S. tariffs. Sharma explained that the Economic Stability Tariff Response Bill would enable her government to take action in four key ways: reducing interprovincial trade barriers, providing guidance to agencies on procurement, and authorizing the implementation of a system for imposing tolls and other charges
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BCMar 13, 2025

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained at the San Luis Regional Detention Center with about 30 people in a single concrete cell. Eagles says in a social media post that the cell's fluorescent lights are never turned off, and there are no mats or blankets and limited bathroom facilities. She says her daughter had been working in the United States
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BCMar 13, 2025

B.C. Bill on Perinatal and Postnatal Mental Health Care Earns Unanimous Support

A private member’s bill aimed at providing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers in British Columbia has been unanimously approved by the provincial legislature. This marks the first private member’s bill to pass second reading in the BC legislature in 43 years. The bill was introduced on Monday by Jody Toor, the MLA for Langley-Willowbrook and a member of the opposition Conservative Party in BC. Toor highlighted that one in five women in BC face mental health challenges before or after childbirth, including anxiety, birth trauma, and more, yet many sti

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BCSep 29, 2025

Saskatchewan apologizes to former students of boarding school

The Saskatchewan government is officially saying sorry to survivors and families for its role in the historical abuse and trauma that occurred at a boarding school for Metis and First Nations children. Premier Scott Moe says the province has also agreed to pay $40 million to former students of the Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School and their families. The school, northwest of Saskatoon, operated from the 1820s until it burned down in the 1970s. School survivors have said they were banned from speaking their language and were frequently beaten if they did, resulting in the loss of their
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BCSep 29, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps and Vancouver FC face-off in the Canadian championship final

The Vancouver Whitecaps will face Vancouver FC in the TELUS Canadian Championship final, this Wednesday, October 1 at 7 p.m. at BC Place Stadium. The Vancouver Whitecaps team recently won the Cascadia Cup for the 8th time, setting a record. The Whitecaps will now be eyeing a fourth consecutive Canadian championship title. The Vancouver Whitecaps won the semi-finals against Forge FC by an aggregate score of 6-2 in the two matches and the team enters the final with strong momentum. Vancouver FC in a huddle during a match of Canadian championship. (Photo - Vancouver FC)However, Vancouver FC from
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BCSep 29, 2025

Charger fails to dodge Richmond RCMP for second time

Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit impounds vehicle a second time as it fails to dodge police enforcement. On September 20, 2025, officers from the Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit (RSU) were conducting targeted enforcement in east Richmond when an RSU officer stopped a vehicle driving 99km/hr in a 50km/h zone. The vehicle was impounded for excessive speed, and the driver received a violation ticket in the amount of $368, plus the additional cost of towing, impound, and driver premium points. Of note, the officer recalled stopping the exact same vehicle almost exactly one year ago for speeding on Hw
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CanadaSep 29, 2025

Jobs minister urges Canada Post to table new offer to striking union

Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Canada Post to quickly table an offer to the union of striking postal workers. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers took to the picket lines Thursday after Ottawa announced sweeping changes to the Crown corporation's operations to address its troubled financial situation. Those changes include ending daily mail delivery and moving almost all Canadian households to community mailboxes, moves the union calls a direct attack on workers. In an interview today, Hajdu did not rule out federal intervention to end the latest strike but also said Canada Post needs to
BCSep 29, 2025

One man dead and one injured in serious crash

Police are investigating after a two-vehicle collision claimed the life of one driver and seriously injured another Saturday afternoon. On September 27, 2025 at 1:30 p.m., the Oceanside RCMP received a report of a serious two-vehicle crash on Highway 4 near Cameron Lake. An eastbound Honda Civic appeared to have lost control on a series of curves where it impacted with a westbound Chevy Impala. The Civic subsequently became engulfed in flames and the sole occupant died at the scene. The driver of the Impala, a 70-year-old Alberta man, was extricated and taken to hospital with serious, potentia