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Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old

Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old

ABBOTSFORD — A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police say was a murder-suicide in Abbotsford, B.C. Police say the bodies were found Monday night when officers responded to a report of a dispute in a home in the city.
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Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race

Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race

COMOX — A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the B.C. Green Party leadership. Dr. Jonathan Kerr says he will officially launch his campaign on Saturday with an event in Courtenay.
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Police seek driver who struck flagger at Oak Bay work site

Police seek driver who struck flagger at Oak Bay work site

A white two-door hatchback reportedly hit the flagger about 1:40 p.m. June 23
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Man pleads not guilty to three charges in stabbing over car-damage dispute

Man pleads not guilty to three charges in stabbing over car-damage dispute

Mohamed Daud Omar, 30, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and break-and-enter.
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Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region, and two evacuation orders have been issued due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire near Lytton, B.C.
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Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.

Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.

SURREY — Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle and instead crashed into a traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.
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B.C. First Nation issues evacuation order as wildfire burns nearby

B.C. First Nation issues evacuation order as wildfire burns nearby

CHASE — The Village of Chase in British Columbia's Interior has activated its emergency operations centre as a wildfire burns in the area.
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Mount Polley mine operator must 'figure our way through' First Nations challenge

Mount Polley mine operator must 'figure our way through' First Nations challenge

Imperial Metals says it did everything the provincial government asked it to do — to raise its tailings dam — and asserts it has the support of at least one local First Nation, just not all of them.
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B.C. lawyer, law society descend into war of words over residential school discovery

B.C. lawyer, law society descend into war of words over residential school discovery

Last year, lawyer James Heller said he observed what he describes as a factual inaccuracy in the coursework language related to the former Kamloops Indian Residential School grounds; after calling for changes, Heller claims the Law Society of BC echoed views that he is racist.
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Cowichan Tribes don't want rail or trail running through their lands: chief

Cowichan Tribes don't want rail or trail running through their lands: chief

Sulsulxumaat Cindy Daniels says the Tribes want to take back the railway corridor lands that run through their Koksilah and Somenos reserves, to build housing
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