BCJul 25, 2025
Dogs, crews and helicopters being deployed to find missing B.C. hiker in Banff park
The search continues for a B.C. paramedic who has been missing since Wednesday while on a hike and was last seen in Banff National Park. Chad Singer, 42, of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs.
RCMP say he was last seen that afternoon in Marvel Pass in the national park. Police say the trail system can connect to trails near Marvel Lake and the trail network between Sunshine Mountain, Banff and Mount Shark in Kananaskis.
RCMP spokeswoman Cpl. Gina Slaney says the Parks Canada Banff Field Unit is managing the search, which incl
BCJul 25, 2025
Seatbelt safety on display as allegedly impaired Williams Lake man crashes on police video
Two seatbelt tickets, a driving prohibition, and a bleeding scalp requiring stitches were the results of a strange crash in Williams Lake that could have been much worse.
On July 20, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., a BC Highway Patrol officer on Mackenzie Avenue South saw both the driver of a white Ford F250 and the driver of a grey Toyota Camry without seatbelts. When the officer turned around to pull them over, the driver of the Toyota Camry collided into the rear of the Ford F250.
The BC Highway Patrol officer started by checking the driver of the Toyota Camry. His head was bleeding liberally after sma
BCJul 25, 2025
Coquitlam RCMP searching for wanted male Christopher Ryan Becker
Coquitlam RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Christopher Ryan Becker who is unlawfully at large from a designated facility and wanted on a Form 49 Warrant of Committal. Becker was last seen on July 24, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m. in Coquitlam, British Columbia.
Becker can be described as:
• 33 years old;
• 6’/183 cm in height;
• Approximately 295 lbs/134 kg;
• Brown eyes;
• Stocky build;
• Medium-length brown hair.
Becker was last seen wearing a black sweater, blue shorts and orange sandals.
Police are asking anyone who sees, may have
BCJul 25, 2025
Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued
Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corporation says the threeCmen were safely brought to the surface at about 10:40 p-m yesterday. Newmont says Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke and Jesse Chubaty- contractors for B-C-based Hy-Tech Drilling -- were all in good health and good spirits.
In a statement, Newmont says the men had consistent access to food, water, and air in a refuge chamber. The men had spent more than 60 hours underground in the gold and copper mine, located about 500 kilometres northwest of Terrace,B-C, after being trapped by two rockfalls on Tuesday morning.
Newmont says a comprehen
BCJul 24, 2025
Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day organized in Surrey
The City of Surrey hosted a special ceremony on Wednesday, July 23, to mark Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day, honouring Sikh migration history and the contributions of early pioneers.
The event, organized by the Guru Nanak Jahaz Society and Wanjara Nomad Collections, drew community members of all ages to Surrey City Hall, alongside representatives from all three levels of government.
Mayor Brenda Locke’s proclamation was presented by councillors Harry Bains, Linda Ennis, and Mandeep Nagra to Jagmeet Singh Khalra, great-grandson of human rights defender Bhai Harnam Singh Khalra. Proclamations
BCJul 24, 2025
Construction starts on new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops
Construction has begun on a new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops that will provide people in the Thompson-Cariboo-Shuswap region with better access to cancer care closer to home.
"This new BC Cancer centre in Kamloops is the single largest capital investment into the expansion of cancer care in the Kamloops region,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “By building a facility equipped with the latest technology designed to meet the growing treatment needs of patients in the area, we're helping more people have access to high-quality cancer care closer to home. This project is part of o
BCJul 24, 2025
More support on the way to strengthen rural communities
Rural and remote communities, First Nations and not-for-profit organizations can submit applications to fund projects that strengthen and diversify their economies.
This is through the Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP). The fourth intake opened on Thursday, July 24, 2025, and runs until Oct. 31, 2025.
In its first three years, REDIP will have invested as much as $142 million in more than 450 projects throughout B.C. that will create an estimated 7,000 jobs in rural areas. These projects promote economic diversification, resilience, clean-economy opportunities a
BCJul 24, 2025
Third suspect arrested in B.C. murder case of Harjit Singh Dhadda
A third suspect has been arrested in B.C. in the murder of businessman Harjit Singh Dhadda in Mississauga. Delta Police and RCMP arrested the suspect, 22-year-old Shaheel, in Delta, after which he was handed over to Peel Police in Ontario, where he is charged with first-degree murder.
Two suspects, Aman and Digvijay, both 21 years old, who were previously arrested in this case, were also from Delta. It is worth noting that Harjit Singh Dhadda was shot in broad daylight on May 14.
The family alleges that the suspects demanded a ransom of $500,000. Dhadda was shot 15 to 16 times and died sho
BCJul 24, 2025
Three dead in Maple Ridge, B.C., one involving self-inflicted injury
British Columbia's police watchdog says three people are dead after an overnight incident in Maple Ridge.
Spokeswoman Rebecca Whalen with the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. says RCMP reported that two people were dead before police arrived and one person subsequently died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted injury.