BCMay 22, 2025
Late night stabbing incident in Surrey’s Ocean Park area
A late night stabbing incident occurred in Surrey’s Ocean Park area. Police said that at approximately 12:30 a.m., the victim approached a White Rock RCMP member in the area of 140 Street and 16 Avenue and reported that he had been attacked by unknown suspects near 128 Street and 16 Avenue.
Police said the victim had a serious but non-life-threatening wound to his hand. However, he was taken to hospital for treatment. The attack is being investigated by the RCMP’s Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit. The victim’s identity has not been released at this time. Anyone with informati
BCMay 22, 2025
Vancouver police say Downtown Eastside crime drops after adoption of task force
Police in Vancouver have released new data they say depicts the success of a task force launched three months ago to curb crime in the city's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood.
The department says it has deployed additional teams of officers to Gastown, Chinatown and Hastings Street under Task Force Barrage, allowing officers to deter crime and respond faster when incidents happen.
Police say that in the three months since the operation was launched on Feb. 13, the task force seized 745 weapons, 79 guns, completed 414 warrant arrests and made 258 reports to Crown counsel.Police say violence and
BCMay 21, 2025
Highway 99 section to be diverted overnight in Richmond
Drivers may face delays on Highway 99 Wednesday night as work continues on the Steveston Interchange project in Richmond. Traffic on Highway 99 will be affected in both directions and will be diverted to the left lane - and off-ramp - before Stevenston Highway starting at 11 p.m.
This will continue until 5 a.m. Thursday to allow crews to move a crane onto Highway 99. Project managers say the new five-lane Steveston Interchange project is a key part of a plan to improve travel along the Highway 99 corridor.
It is also part of a larger project in the province, where the Steveston Interchange wil
BCMay 21, 2025
Drugs, guns and stolen property seized after raid in Aberdeen
R-C-M-P in Kamloops say a search warrant executed yesterday at a home in the Aberdeen neighbourhood led to the seizure of more than a dozen firearms.
They say officers also seized a ``significant amount'' of suspected drugs, stolen property and vehicles from the home, which is located on Sifton Avenue.
Police say one person was arrested, but has since been released though charge recommendations are expected.
They are asking anyone with information on the case to contact the Kamloops R-C-M-P detachment.
BCMay 21, 2025
B.C. slack-line walker forgot to re-attach leash before fatal fall, association says
The International Slackline Association says a fatal fall near Squamish, B.C., on Saturday happened after a woman "forgot to re-tie" her safety leash, resulting in an 80-metre fall.The association says in a social-media post on Tuesday that the 22-year-old woman was a brave and bright recent graduate from the University of British Columbia.Squamish RCMP say they received a report on Saturday afternoon of a fall from a slack line at Chek Canyon Recreation Area, and first responders confirmed the woman was dead at the scene.The International Slackline Association, a grassroots organization dedic
BCMay 21, 2025
Three-year deal reached in labour dispute between LifeLabs and 1,200 striking workers
British Columbia's main outpatient lab services provider says it has reached a deal with the union representing about 1,200 striking workers across the province.
LifeLabs says in a statement that it and the BC General Employees' Union have reached the three-year collective bargaining agreement after both sides received binding recommendations from a mediator.
Workers had been conducting job action in B.C. since February, rotating temporary closures at different lab locations.
In its statement, LifeLabs says it appreciates working with the union and looks forward to continuing what it calls a "
BCMay 21, 2025
Man arrested after ramming police vehicle in Chilliwack
A man is facing multiple charges after crashing into a police vehicle in Chilliwack.
Police said an RCMP front-line officer was on patrol in the early hours of May 16, 2025, when he saw the driver of a blue BMW driving erratically near the intersection of Yale Road and Hodgsons Road and attempted to stop him, but he hit the police vehicle and two other parked cars before fleeing.
The BMW then hit another vehicle and crashed into a light pole, and the driver was taken into custody.
Police said the driver was also taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. He is currently being held i
BCMay 21, 2025
US administration slams BC over drugs
The BC government and the US administration are at loggerheads over the fentanyl drug issue. Trump's FBI chief has accused Vancouver of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the US.
In an interview, Kash Patel claimed that criminal networks backed by China, Russia and Iran, among other foreign powers, are smuggling fentanyl through Canadian routes, especially around Vancouver, via air and sea. The BC government has categorically denied the claim.
Minister Ravi Kahlon said the US administration's new claim is to divert attention from the tariffs. He said the US's own data shows that very few fentanyl
BCMay 20, 2025
BC RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report
Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions.The RCMP say they received a report around 1 p.m. on Sunday from a man who said he was pulled over by a driver in a Ford Mustang equipped with red and blue police lights.Police say the complainant said the Mustang driver was wearing a police badge lanyard and asked for his driver's licence, but because he suspected the man was not an officer, he drove away and reported the incident.RCMP say the suspect also later calle