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Police in Vancouver arrest man suspected of vandalizing Tesla dealership

Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing a Tesla dealership. A statement from police says officers went to the dealership in the city's Kitsilano neighbourhood at about 1:30 a.m. on Fr...

British Columbia's Kent Institute Prison in the News Following Inmate Clash

British Columbia’s only maximum-security prison, the Kent Institute, is making headlines again after a clash between inmates earlier this week. Police are investigating an incident in which an inmate was injured and taken to the h...

B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation

British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to "explain why" its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members support the legislation. Interim Leader Jeremy Valeriote said ...

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...

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 s...

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,...

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 t...

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 t...

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 con...