Charges laid in murder of a woman at a hotel in B.C. last year

More of the dead are being identified in the attack where an SUV drove down a street crowded with people at a Vancouver festival. Police also say that 10 people remain in hospital, including a 22-month-old boy who is in serious condition. DANIEL SAMPER, GLITZA MARIA CAICEDO AND THEIR DAUGHTER GLITZA DANIELA SAMPER Daniel Samper, his wife Glitza Maria Caicedo, and their daughter Glitza Daniela Samper were among 11 people killed at the Filipino festival on April 27. The family immigrated, along with their son, Alejandro, from Colombia to Vancouver in the early 2000s to start a new life. Alejandr

The B.C. government is investing up to $11 million in four capital projects in the forestry sector to boost the local timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Diana Gibson said in a statement that the government investment was needed to strengthen domestic B.C. companies in the forestry sector. Gibson says the funding will also create more than 100 jobs and keep hundreds more employed. Companies receiving support from the government’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund include Nelson-based Spearhead Timberworks, Langley-based construction plywood manufacturer Westlam I

The Vancouver Whitecaps can qualify for their first-ever CONCACAF Champions Cup final tonight. The Whitecaps, who beat Inter Miami 2-0 in the first game of the two-leg, aggregate score series, visit Lionel Messi's Florida side tonight in Fort Lauderdale. The Caps need a win, a draw or a loss by a single goal to advance to the Cup final. The Whitecaps reached the tournament semifinals back in 2017. The CONCACAF Champions Cup features the best teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean to crown a regional champion and to qualify for the next FIFA Club World Cup.

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing Team executed a search warrant at a residence on the 300-block of Nicholson Street as part of an ongoing investigation at that location. Once inside the residence, investigators located a firearm as well as other weapons and ammunition, and approximately ten grams of suspected cocaine, 20 grams of suspected Fentanyl, 30 grams of suspected Methamphetamine, and 55 grams of suspected pharmaceuticals. The weapons and suspected illicit drugs/pharmaceuticals were seized as part of the investigatio

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House ``within the next week.''Carney and Trump spoke on the phone Tuesday and the president described the prime minister as a very nice gentleman.Trumps say he expects to have a ``great relationship'' with Canada.Trump weighed in on the Canadian election, calling it a tight race and saying the outcome makes it ``complicated for the country.''Carney has previously said he was open to meeting with Trump if the president respects Canadian sovereignty and is open to talking about a common approach to trade.