R-C-M-P in Surrey have issued a warning about a new scam reported by people who used Whatsapp believing they were booking low-cost airline tickets. The Mounties say the flights between India and Vancouver were advertised on Punjabi T-V and newspapers. But they say two separate victims have reported their credit card data was stolen and used after they were directed to provide the information to book a flight via Whatsapp. Police say they are looking to identify the individuals involved but people should never provide personal or credit card details via mobile apps to an unknown third party.

The RCMP says British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating a police-involved shooting that resulted in a man's death in the Shuswap region. They say Mounties in Salmon Arm received a complaint at around 6:40 p.m. Tuesday that someone had severely damaged property at a home in Tappen, about 90 kilometres east of Kamloops. Officers located a male suspect at a neighbouring residence, set up a containment perimeter and called the RCMP's Emergency Response Team after an attempted arrest was called off due to the level of risk. Police say officers used a chemical agent in an attempt to force

New investments in the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) for sonography and cardiovascular perfusion programs will mean more graduates and better health care for people in British Columbia. Students, health-care workers and patients have been calling on government to increase sonography training across the province for years, and we are answering that call with new and expanded programs in Northern B.C., Vancouver Island and now the Lower Mainland. Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training, said investing in BCIT so more students can train for dynamic an

Premier John Horgan says the province is mourning the tragic loss of life in the devastating plane crash in Iran.British Columbians are among the 63 Canadian victims on the Boeing flight that went down near Tehran minutes after takeoff, killing all 176 people on board.A Vancouver-based Iranian-Canadian organization says a Vancouver engineer, his wife and their 15-year-old son were on board the flight enroute to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.The niece of a North Vancouver couple who were award-winning doctors in Iran says they were also killed while returning from a visit with family.Horgan say

A United Nations anti-racism committee is urging Canada to stop construction on three major resource projects that are set to transform British Columbia.The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination says Canada must suspend the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Site C dam and Coastal GasLink pipeline until it obtains the approval of affected Indigenous Peoples.All three project proponents say they have the support of many First Nations but the committee says they don't have the free, prior and informed consent of all affected Indigenous groups.The committee also says it's concerne

Work has begun on the removal of an abandoned vessel near Surrey, B.C., that has been an eyesore on the Fraser River for over five years.Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan announced that an assessment of the MV Spudnik shows there's an imminent risk of pollution, hull corrosion, sinking and fire.The department says in a news release that the Canadian Coast Guard has begun work with contractor Marine Recycling Corporation to assess various options to safely dismantle and remove the former fishing vessel from the water.The 75-year-old ship has been moored at the same location on the Fraser Riv

The British Columbia Green party has announced more details about its leadership contest as Andrew Weaver officially leaves the post.The party says voting will take place, primarily online, from June 15 to 26, and it will use ranked ballots for three or more candidates or first-past-the-post for a contest of two.The party announced last month that Green legislature member Adam Olsen would be its interim leader and he stepped into the job on Monday.It also said voters aged 16 and up can vote for a candidate even if they're not a member of the party, although membership is free for those aged 2

British Columbia's highest court has ordered seven police officers to fully co-operate with an investigation into the shooting death of a robbery suspect in 2016.The B.C. Appeal Court decision released Monday is the latest legal fight involving the provincial police watchdog over the interpretation of the duty of a police officer to co-operate with its investigations.The dispute stems from the fatal shooting of a man outside a Canadian Tire store in Vancouver by one of several officers who attended the scene of the robbery.When the Independent Investigations Office asked officers who witnessed

An 18-year-old man is recovering after being struck in the leg during what police describe as a targeted drive-by shooting late Sunday night in Burnaby. The incident has renewed worries among residents about gang-related violence in neighbourhoods close to Metrotown. RCMP say the teenager was travelling with two other men in a small car when a white sedan pulled alongside near Willingdon Avenue and Burke Street and opened fire shortly after 10 p.m. The car crashed into bushes and the occupants fled, but officers quickly located them. Police confirmed the other two men were not injured. Investi