Provincial News

The curious case of Nanaimo's travelling pants has been solved, with police revealing that several pairs of tactical trousers had quite literally fallen off the back of a truck.

A man is in police custody following an incident in which he allegedly displayed a knife toward several young people in Tumbler Ridge over the weekend.

A Surrey man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 56-year-old Robb Memory.

Chilliwack RCMP is asking for the public’s help locating a 67-year-old woman reported missing Tuesday.

The B.C. government and School District 59 have sued OpenAI and chief executive Sam Altman in California, alleging the company failed to warn law enforcement about threats made on its platform before the Feb. 10 mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

Twenty-one years after Tamara Lynn Chipman was last seen on a northern B.C. highway, RCMP investigators are again asking anyone who knows what happened to her to come forward.

Peter Milobar is named leader of an eight-MLA CentreBC caucus, while Elections BC’s Sept. 19 registry continues to list Mike Bernier as party leader

Residents across parts of the Kootenays could see smoke in the coming days as the BC Wildfire Service prepares to support six prescribed and ecosystem restoration burns across the Southeast Fire Centre.

BC RCMP Major Crime investigators are asking for information about the activities, interactions and movements of 30-year-old Dayna Monk before her death on May 31.

University RCMP has introduced low-frequency emergency sirens to its police vehicle fleet, giving officers another way to alert drivers, cyclists and pedestrians who may not hear a conventional siren.

A 54-year-old man was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and collided with a moving train in Maple Ridge on Monday night.

Residents hoping to submit a new application for help paying for wildfire mitigation work will have to wait for another funding round after the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary exhausted its available 2026 FireSmart residential rebate money.

Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for the public’s help finding a 39-year-old man who was reported missing Sept. 1.

The family of an 85-year-old Burnaby man killed by a stray bullet inside his home is appealing for anyone with information about the shooting to come forward, after investigators said they had identified a group of youths believed to have been involved or to know what happened.

Kamloops RCMP are renewing a public appeal for information more than two years after a man was found seriously injured beside a highway and later died.

A tree-covered floating island roughly the size of two football fields has been found after drifting about 30 kilometres across Williston Reservoir in northeastern B.C.

Powell River RCMP are seeking witnesses after a 45-year-old man was admitted to hospital with multiple stab wounds following an alleged attack along Highway 101 near Lund.

Nanaimo RCMP Police Service Dog Neon #1173 is part of a breeding and training program that develops potential police dogs from puppyhood through formal service training.

Four pets will be featured on limited-edition Yellow Dog Brewing labels in the fifth annual fundraiser

An Ottawa man wanted for first-degree murder may be travelling through or camping in remote areas of British Columbia, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

Chilliwack RCMP are renewing their appeal for information two years after the disappearance and death of Tania Langley, saying investigators continue to consider the circumstances surrounding her disappearance suspicious.

A 45-year-old man is expected to survive after an alleged attack along Highway 101 near Lund left him with multiple stab wounds, according to Powell River RCMP. Police said they were contacted Aug. 30 after the man was admitted to hospital.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has narrowed a consumer lawsuit challenging WestJet’s handling of passenger expenses during flight disruptions, striking portions that sought to recover money for affected travellers while allowing the broader case against the airline to continue.

A sixth B.C. Conservative MLA has left the party’s caucus in less than two weeks, with Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman announcing Thursday that he will sit as an Independent.

The UBC Okanagan Heat will begin their 2026 Canada West men’s soccer season Thursday in Kelowna, hosting the Trinity Western Spartans at Nonis Sports Field.

British Columbia reported 138 deaths due to suspected unregulated-drug toxicity in June, an average of about 4.6 deaths each day, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the BC Coroners Service. The service’s previous bulletins reported 109 deaths in May 2026 and 147 deaths in June 2025, although all three monthly figures remain subject to revision.

Delta South MLA Ian Paton has left the B.C. Conservative caucus and says he intends to establish a new provincial party with Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar.

Major crime investigators are renewing their appeal for information one year after 25-year-old Dillen Bain was found dead inside a burned vehicle near Kamloops. The BC RCMP Southeast District Major Crime Unit says Bain’s death is being investigated as a homicide and is seeking information about what happened before his death on Aug. 23, 2025.

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating after a youth sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries while in custody at the Nelson Police Department. The incident occurred Aug. 11, according to an IIO release.