Surrey RCMP looking for missing man

Darshan Singh Padam was last seen at 6 pm on October 8, in the 8500 block of 128th Street in Surrey

Three dozen health-care professionals were caught “snooping” into the medical records of people who were patients in the aftermath of the Lapu-Lapu Day tragedy in Vancouver last year, according to a new report by B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner.

A researcher from the University of Northern British Columbia, assisted by her pet chicken, is conducting an international study on the social and emotional impact of pets on youth across cultures.

There's been an outpouring of support across the country, but Peace River Regional District chair Brad Sperling says you can tell how close everyone is in the northeast by looking at what's being said and done locally.

Bike and ski businesses in the region have been forced to adapt to the unseasonably warm and dry conditions this winter. While some mountaintops in the area have received more precipitation than average, the valley bottoms have been unseasonably dry and mild.

Allowing the information to be disclosed 'would be injurious to international relations and national security,' the Attorney General of Canada argued.

Sonja Arsenault saw Facebook as a scrapbook, a place where she maintained friendships from every era of her life and engaged in volunteer work. But when Meta disabled her account unexpectedly, she was forced to rethink what she was really trying to hold onto.

Nearly 3,500 female flight attendants suing WestJet over an alleged lack of procedures to combat harassment will wait longer for a settlement after a B.C. judge found problems with a proposed agreement.

In the aftermath of the deadly Lapu Lapu tragedy last April, dozens of people were rushed to hospitals to receive care, but some were victims of snooping.

The chief of the Surrey Police Service says his force, which has been swamped with extortion cases, had its request to delay the transition from the RCMP denied by the B.C. government.

City of Kelowna officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone.

The province announced it is reallocating nearly $1.4-billion worth of housing investments, including pausing any funding through the Community Housing Fund. Non-profit housing providers say that will jeopardize hundreds of shovel-ready affordable housing projects.

Cold weather and snow on parts of Vancouver Island has prompted concern from advocates who work with unhoused people. More needs to be done, the say, to help the vulnerable population make it through winter.

The province says the goal is to stabilize the program, instead of rolling it back and moving to income-tested eligibility. It was announced in the budget on Tuesday.

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DriveBC says there is no local detour in place. An alternative route is available via Highway 1 east from Golden into Alberta until the road reopens.

Royals Beauty is a place for community to connect and even grab a bite to eat.

Last week, the Peace River South School District 59 announced that students would not be returning to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

From trade tensions to a shrinking workforce and existing inflation, several factors are leading to provinces posting sometimes record-breaking budgets.

 Contract talks between the union representing paramedics and the employer, Health Employees Association of BC, broke down before Christmas.

The union representing thousands of ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in B.C. says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.

'These are needed beds that are urgently needed from family caregivers who are really being pushed to the edge caring for someone,' Dan Levitt said.

BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community with host Michelle Eliot.

The Kamloops institution operated between 1890 and 1969, when Ottawa took control from the Catholic Church and ran it as a day school until it closed in 1978.

British Columbia’s Budget Keeps Big Deficits While Trimming Costs  Finimize

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra says its operations manager is no longer with the organization as her contract has been terminated without cause following an internal investigation into her presence at a white nationalist conference in Vancouver in July 2025.

A B.C. court will decide in the coming days whether to approve a $4.5-million settlement with female WestJet employees who say they suffered due to the airline’s lack of procedures to combat harassment. WestJet would admit no liability under the terms of the agreement.

A B.C. court will decide in the coming days whether to approve a $4.5-million settlement with female WestJet employees who say they suffered due to the airline’s lack of procedures to combat harassment. WestJet would admit no liability under the terms of the agreement.

COFI responds to British Columbia’s 2026 budget  Pulp and Paper Canada

It raises the base income tax rate by 0.54 per cent — the first increase in 26 years — while the deficit is predicted to soar to a record $13.3 billion next fiscal year.