B.C. is reporting 555 new cases of COVID-19, including three epi-linked cases, for a total of 210,758 cases in the province.There are currently 4,321 active cases of COVID-19 in the province, and 203,909 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 404 individuals are currently in hospital and 117 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.In the past 24 hours, 11 new deaths have been reported, for an overall total of 2,234.The new deaths include:Fraser Health: fiveVancouver Coastal Health: twoInterior Health: oneIsland Health: three

Surrey RCMP is utilizing a fixed radar system, the Black Cat RADAR, leveraging technology to provide efficient and effective responses to speeding complaints.Surrey RCMP’s Traffic Community Response Unit (TCRU) has acquired multiple fixed radar systems that are deployed around the city in known problem areas as well as areas where members of the community have reported speed concerns.The radar systems are placed in strategic locations throughout the city to capture data, which includes vehicle speeds, and times of day and traffic volume during the time they are deployed. The radar systems do

Vancouver Police are investigating a serious hit-and-run that sent one man to hospital with serious injuries and are asking witnesses to come forward."Despite a lengthy and ongoing investigation, investigators have yet to identify the driver and vehicle involved," says Constable Tania Visintin. "VPD are now appealing to the driver, and anybody with information to come forward." On October 19 just before 11 p.m., a motorcycle rider was driving east on East Hastings Street, approaching Commercial Drive, when he was struck by a grey or silver SUV that was turning left from Hastings Street onto Co

Delta Police confirm that a backpack belonging to missing person Anmol JAGAT was located on Nov. 7, 2021, and turned over to police that evening. Mr. JAGAT was last seen on October 24, 2021."We want to say thank you to the alert youth who spotted the backpack in a wooded area in North Delta, and contacted police the same day. The youth was aware that police are searching for Anmol JAGAT and thought the backpack likely belonged to Anmol," says Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police.Police accompanied the youth to the location where the backpack was found, and conducted a preliminary search

248th Street was closed between 64th and 68th Avenues as Langley RCMP investigated a single vehicle fatal collision that occurred just after 12:00 this morning. The Hyundai Genesis was traveling northbound on 248th Street at what is believed to be a high rate of speed when it went off the road to the left and collided with a tree. The driver and lone occupant, a 17 year old male from Langley, did not survive the collision. His family has been advised of his passing.ICARS (Integrated Collision Analysts and Reconstruction Service) attended to assist Langley RCMP and the Criminal Collision Invest

BC's anti-gang squad and the illegal gaming investigation unit have teamed up to investigate allegations of loansharking and money laundering against two people. Police say a 33 year old woman from Richmond and 49 year old man from Vancouver have been arrested over allegations they laundered more than 800,000 in Canadian cash. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and the gaming team say they begin their investigation in August 2019 and it culminated with warrants used last week to search properties in Richmond and Burnaby. Police say they seized score sheets with clients names and pay

Logs stored in the yard of a Quesnel, B.C., wood products mill are burning and the company that owns the mill says the flames could take days to put out. A spokesperson for West Fraser Timber says in a written statement that the fire was spotted Tuesday afternoon in the log storage yard at the WestPine Medium Density Fibreboard mill. The statement says the fire is contained and the mill is not in danger but because of the amount of fuel available, it's expected the pile will burn for several days. Operations at the mill are continuing as normal and the spokesperson says no one has been hurt. A

Treacherous conditions on the Coquihalla Highway have eased slightly after a storm dumped 38 centimetres on the section between Hope and Merritt overnight. The route was closed in both directions until early this morning as crews handled problems ranging from spin outs and fender benders to jackknifed transport trucks, but no serious injuries were reported. Conditions were also challenging on the Coquihalla connector and through Allison Pass in Manning Park, although snowfall was not as heavy on those highways. A snowfall warning remained in effect for the Hope to Merritt section of the Coqui

A Vancouver man has been convicted of first degree murder following a Vancouver Police investigation into the death of a 69 year old man.Just before midnight on January 26, 2019, Vancouver Police responded to several 911 calls about a shooting near Fraser Street and East 51 Avenue. Vancouver resident Zenen Cepeda Silva was found suffering from a gunshot injury and was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.Alvaro Julio Roche Garcia, 60, was arrested days after the incident and charges were approved by BC Prosecution Services. Following a trial, a jury returned a guilty verdict o