Student's killer on parole
Charges after investigation
Hostage was on captor 
Regulating power prices
Gen X is raking it in
LeBlanc laying groundwork
US vetoes UN resolution
$100M Nassar settlement
12 Trump jurors picked
Rates slow green economy
Vicinity hires president,
Record housing starts
Warriors ready for Round 2
Kalamalka Bowl cancelled
Rockets live to fight on
Rihanna's parenting ‘hack’
Tarantino scraps film
Munn talks cancer battle
BC News‹ Jun 25 to Jul 1, 2017 ›
Pets die in fire
Vancouver firefighters were busy in the early hours of July 1 battling three separate fires, one of which killed all five of one family's pets. The pets...
Man presumed drowned
A man is presumed dead in Golden, after police received a report that he had dived off a bridge at Beaver Creek and never surfaced on Friday. A search for the...
Gas prices hit 7-year low
Gas prices across the country have hit an average low not seen in seven years. Those filling up across Canada are paying an average of 104.5 cents per litre on...
Crowd comes to cat's rescue
Residents banded together to crowd fund the rescue of a cat stuck in a West End Vancouver tree. ​Oliver was heard meowing from high up in the pine tree...
Fined for patriotic flag
A Qualicum Beach senior has been fined $50 for displaying a Canada flag in his front yard. Barrie Burden, 79, lives in a strata complex and was slapped with the...
Beaten with a skateboard
Violence erupted in Victoria’s Centennial Square Friday evening, and a man was beaten severely with a skateboard. The victim was bleeding profusely from...
Small plane crashes in river
A small plane crashed into the Courtenay River, Friday, on Vancouver Island. The aircraft could be seen nose down in the water, near Courtenay Airpark. The...
Ferries turn bigger profit
Coastal travellers can expect fares with BC Ferries to remain steady as the company reports it has experienced a surplus for the second year in a row. BC...
Is Horgan good for business?
Business leaders in the Okanagan Valley are both dismayed and optimistic about the prospects of an NDP government. Some see dark clouds ahead, while others see...
Libs, NDP similar on policy
A former Liberal cabinet minister in British Columbia says he's been mulling over his poverty reduction plan that was rejected by the party he once sought...
Horgan chats with Trudeau
British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan said he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday about the softwood trade dispute with the United...
B.C. NDP cabinet favourites
British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested...
Sentencing for polygamy
UPDATE: 12:30 p.m. A special prosecutor has asked a judge to send a message of denunciation in sentencing a man and woman who took a 13-year-old girl over the...
129 died from drugs in May
The death toll from illicit drugs in the province continues at an alarming rate. Illicit drug deaths in British Columbia account for an average of more than...
PM congratulates Horgan
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he looks forward to working closely with British Columbia's premier-designate, John Horgan, to deliver "real...
A look at NDP promises
Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green party on a minority government in British Columbia: The legislature would be recalled within one...
Flaggers struck in road rage
Police have arrested a woman following a road rage incident in Burnaby in which two flaggers were struck by a vehicle, Wednesday. The driver is facing possible...
Spycams to eye speeders
Capital Regional District politicians are considering camera surveillance of a notorious stretch of Vancouver Island highway. They're proposing interval...
Pepper sprayed at mall
Pepper spray was let off inside a Victoria mall, Thursday. Eight people needed medical treatment after a man chased a couple into the Bay Centre and discharged...
Premier John Horgan
UPDATE: 8:20 p.m. British Columbia has a new governing party. Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon asked John Horgan to form the first B.C. NDP government in 16 years, after...
Baby's death 'suspicious'
Police in Maple Ridge are investigating the sudden and suspicious death of a four-month-old baby girl. Cpl. Amanda Harnett of Ridge Meadows RCMP says the...
Highway 20 closed
Highway 20 will reopen to traffic tomorrow afternoon. The route has been closed since late last week because of a washout. Since that time, crews have been...
Sewage tainted oysters
Researchers with the BC Centre for Disease Control may have pinpointed how a mysterious norovirus outbreak spread, forcing the closure of 13 West Coast oyster...
Coq delays for Canada Day
Two major road and bridge construction projects will cause delays on the Coquihalla Highway during the Canada Day long weekend. Motorists will experience delays...
He wanted to 'destroy' ex
A man accused of trying to emotionally ruin the life of his ex-wife using online posts showed little emotion as a B.C. Supreme Court jury declared him guilty of...
Says he's no terrorist
A B.C. man accused of using his Facebook account to express support of "lone wolf" terrorists in the name of the Islamic State says he was on social...
Lightning sparks wildfires
Lightning-caused fires are keeping the BC Wildfire Service busy. Firefighters are tending to blazes in the Arrow Fire Zone, near Castlegar, B.C. "Some...
Drunken joyride on ferry
An allegedly impaired man in his mid-20s caused an unusual crash at the ferry terminal on the Sunshine Coast. Mounties were called to the Langdale BC Ferries...
Push for border tech trading
The president of Microsoft is pushing to make a Vancouver-Seattle technology corridor a success, despite the uncertainty around cross-border trade posed by the...
Injuries in stagecoach crash
Emergency crews were scrambling when a horse and stage coach went down a ravine Tuesday. Alexis Creek and Williams Lake RCMP worked with Search and Rescue and...
'One stupid decision'
A man who sped his truck through a red light and rammed an RCMP cruiser, killing the officer inside, had been drinking before the crash and was distraught over...
Liberals tout $2.8B surplus
British Columbia's finance minister has painted a rosy picture of the province's finances one day before his government is expected to be defeated in a...
Orphan calf wanders hwy
A search is underway for an orphaned moose calf in southeastern B.C. that has managed to evade predators, vehicles and capture. The roughly three-week-old calf...
Historic hotel razed
Fire destroyed a century-old Campbell River hotel Tuesday night. The blaze at the Quinsam Hotel displaced more than a dozen residents. All of them got out...
Crash, fire close bypass
A stolen pumper truck was crashed into a car dealership and started a fire that closed down the Langley Bypass early this morning. The driver rammed through...
Large search leads to arrest
After an extensive police hunt that involved several RCMP detachments, a man who disappeared down a forestry road after a domestic assault at Big White was...
BC's best boating spots
UPDATE: 11:30 a.m. Okanagan Lake is on the list. After being sent a press release with incorrect information, boy, did we hear about it from Castanet readers....
Campfire ban coming
Campfires will be banned in parts of the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction starting Thursday. The prohibition is to help prevent human-caused wildfire...
Chief's words still linger
Leonard George remembers the first time he heard his father, Chief Dan George, deliver his moving and prophetic speech on indigenous rights, "A Lament for...
Bear sightings triple normal
Bear sightings in the Lower Mainland are through the roof this year. The number of encounters is three times higher than the norm, conservation officers say....
Seconds from drowning
Paddleboarders saved a youth from drowning on Vancouver Island, Tuesday. The foreign exchange student came within seconds of drowning on Thetis Lake. Two...
2 stabbed in random attacks
New Westminster Police are looking for witnesses to a pair of random stabbings on June 25. “Police were dispatched to Royal Columbian Hospital, where one...
Lightning sparks several fires
UPDATE: 5:15 p.m. BC Wildfire Service personnel are currently responding to numerous lightning-caused fires throughout the Arrow Fire Zone and the Kootenay Lake...
Police hunting for suspect
Police are urgently warning people in the Beaverdell area to avoid picking up any hitchhikers. RCMP are searching for a suspect, but are not saying what the...
Serious assault, man dead
A man is dead after an assault in Vancouver Tuesday morning. Police responded to a call at the 200 block of East Hastings just after 8 a.m. for a report of a...
Speaker battle continues
The war of words over the Speaker of the Legislature continues to spew in Victoria. A letter sent by Finance Minister Mike de Jong to newly elected Speaker...
Fire near BC Place
Fire crews are responding to thick, black smoke seen over BC Place in Vancouver. Firefighters arrived at Pacific Boulevard about 11:30 a.m. It is not yet clear...
2 arrested in shooting
Two men have been arrested following a shooting in Surrey. RCMP received reports of shots fired in the Bridgeview area near Pattullo Bridge Monday night, and...
Child stalked by coyote
A coyote prowling a Surrey elementary school stalked two children on Monday. According to a witness, the coyote grabbed a four-year-old girl outside Mary Jane...
Runs into fire to save cats
An East Vancouver man ran back into a raging house fire to save his cats on Monday. The Commercial Street fire caused significant damage to the home and spread...
Pot shops ignoring fines
Only one-fifth of fines levied against unlicensed marijuana dispensaries in Vancouver are being paid. Nearly $1 million in fines has been issued since last...
Friendly after alleged assault
A woman who has accused B.C.'s former RCMP spokesman of sexual assault defended sending him friendly emails after the alleged attack during a heated...
Horgan: let's decide this
Two coveted goals of the NDP and Greens were defeated Monday in the B.C. legislature as the opposition parties resolved no bills should be considered until a...
Falls off bridge, lost in river
The search continues for a man missing since he fell from a train bridge in Quesnel. Police were called Saturday afternoon after Terrance Paul Jr., 32, fell...
Cops wrong in man's death
British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office says RCMP in Port Coquitlam incorrectly reported that a distraught man may have taken his own life...
Going down swinging
The BC Liberals are bracing for defeat on Thursday after 16 years in office, but they first want to reform the province's campaign finance laws as a final...
You'll have to pay to plug in
An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars. Two programs will be...
Incident at YVR over
UPDATE: noon Richmond RCMP report an incident at Vancouver International Airport "has been cleared." The situation was dealt with just half an hour...
Confidence motion today
British Columbia's New Democrats are following through on their promise to oust the Liberals from power. They intend to introduce an amended motion Monday...
Shooting on quiet street
UPDATE: 9:00 p.m. One of the two vehicles involved in Sunday's drive-by shooting in Surrey was found on fire in Cloverdale, shortly after the shooting...
Missing woman found
UPDATE: 7:40 p.m. Alice Woo, who was reported missing earlier Sunday, has been found safe. ORIGINAL: 3:15 p.m. The Vancouver Police Department is requesting...
Bull bustin' at Rodeo Day
By Gary Moore There were no shortages of scrapes and bruises Saturday at Predator Ridge Rodeo Day. The second annual event drew an exuberant crowd of 600...
Out of control wildfire
UPDATE: 4:08 p.m. The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a new wildfire approximately 20 km west of Tatla Lake and approximately 200 km west of Williams Lake....
Cherryville man charged
Firearms and Drugs A Cherryville man has been charged with firearms and drug offences after a search of his vehicle by police in Chase. On June 13th, at...
Crow halts mail delivery
Canuck the Crow has halted mail delivery in an East Vancouver neighbourhood. The crow has become a neighbourhood celebrity with a large social media following,...
City ponders coffee cup ban
The City of Vancouver is considering a ban on disposable coffee cups. A staff report found disposable cups, lids and sleeves are among the most commonly...
Pain pushed her to drugs
Desperate for relief from unbearable pain following knee surgery, Lorna Bird says she was forced to buy drugs from the Downtown Eastside streets of Vancouver...
