BCSep 04, 2025
Guns, drugs and stolen goods recovered in pair of search warrants
Prince George RCMP’s Downtown Safety Unit and Problem Oriented Policing team have been cracking down on those involved in the illicit drug trade, recently executing a pair of Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants at two different locations within the city.
The searches were conducted at residences on the 2600-block of Quince Street and the 1600-block of Eighth Avenue on August 27 and 28, 2025. Due to the high-risk nature of these investigations, and the potential for violence from those believed to be living at the two locations, the North District Emergency Response Tea
BCSep 04, 2025
New middle school coming for Kelowna students
With funding approved for a new middle school, 800 new seats are coming to support students in Kelowna.
“As more families choose Kelowna, we need to make sure students have the schools they need to succeed,” said Bowinn Ma, Minister of Infrastructure. “This new middle school is just one of many investments we’re making in the Okanagan to help meet growing demand and ensure students are supported for years to come.”
The new Burtch Road Middle school will add 800 new seats for young learners in the Glenmore neighbourhood of Kelowna.
“We welcome this provincial investment in our stude
BCSep 04, 2025
BC Highway Patrol asks for more witnesses and video after serious rollover crash shuts Highway #1
Highway #1 is open again after a serious collision shut the eastbound lanes for almost eight hours, and now BC Highway Patrol is asking for more witnesses and dash camera video to determine exactly what happened.
On September 3, 2025, just before 3:30 p.m., a white Toyota Tacoma pickup and a black GMC Sierra pickup collided in the eastbound lanes of Highway #1 east of the Yale Road exit, Chilliwack. Due to the speed of the collision, both vehicles rolled into a deep ditch at the side of the highway.The 18-year-old Chilliwack man who was driving the white Toyota Tacoma received minor injuries.
BCSep 04, 2025
Building up Surrey with 1,000 new student seats on the way
Surrey’s ongoing infrastructure expansion continues with Clayton Heights Secondary adding 1,000 new student seats for families.
“At our house, back-to-school is a time of excitement and anticipation for our kids and us parents,” said Premier David Eby. “The last thing families need to worry about is whether their kids’ school has enough space. That’s why our government is building, expanding and upgrading a record number of new schools throughout the province, including right here in Surrey. This will help ensure every student in our province has the safe, comfortable and inspiring
BCSep 04, 2025
Union escalates B.C. public service job action, saying no improved offer in sight
The union representing thousands of British Columbia public service workers says it is escalating job action in the dispute.
The BC General Employees' Union says pickets are being expanded today to include the Ministry of Finance office in downtown Vancouver.
It's the third day of job action by the union after a strike deadline expired on Tuesday morning.
The union is seeking improved wages and says there's no indication the provincial government's Public Service Agency is willing to get back to negotiations with an improved offer.
The BCGEU, which represents about 34,000 public service worker
BCSep 03, 2025
Phone services, including the 911 landline, down in northern Vancouver Island
Residents in parts of northern Vancouver Island are without landline and cellphone service due to what telecom provider Telus says was damage to infrastructure caused by vandalism.
The company's service status map shows both Port McNeill and Port Hardy without home phone, mobile, internet and 911 landline service due to what it says is "damage inflicted upon Telus infrastructure."
Other communities on Vancouver Island, including Alert Bay, Campbell River and Port Alice, have also been affected.
Emergency Info B.C. says on social media that residents should still try to call 911 if they have an
BCSep 03, 2025
Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary.
The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is being deployed to the site near Elko, B.C., where investigators will gather information and begin to assess what caused the derailment.
A spokesman with rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City has confirmed the derailment at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, where multiple cars left the tracks.
CPKC says the 12 cars involved were empty and no one was injured as a result of the derailment.
It says its crews responded
BCSep 02, 2025
Provincial Forest Advisory Council launches website, engagement process
The Provincial Forest Advisory Council (PFAC or the council) has launched a new website where people in British Columbia can learn about the council's work and share their input about the future of forestry in B.C.
Announced in May 2025 by the Ministry of Forests, the council is an independent group of forestry experts tasked with developing recommendations for how to build a stronger, more stable forestry system that works for communities, the economy and the environment. The council's work will focus on understanding and articulating the underlying issues facing the forestry sector and the
BCSep 02, 2025
Female arrested after stabbing in Fort St John
28-year-old Kayla Breeze Trudeau has been taken into custody after a male was stabbed in a parking lot in Fort St John.
On August 28, 2025, at approximately 1:46 p.m. Fort St John RCMP members responded to a report that a male had been stabbed in the chest in a parking lot near 99 Avenue and 100 Street in Fort St John, BC. Responding officers blocked 99 Avenue, investigated, and identified the female suspect who was arrested within 10 minutes of the initial call to the RCMP.
The male victim was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Kayla Breeze Trudeau, who is known t