Two people have been arrested in Quesnel after a home invasion early Sunday morning.
Police say two suspects broke into a home shortly after 2 a.m., sprayed a person inside with bear spray and damaged several items inside.
The suspects and the victim were known to each other, and police later went to a home with a search warrant where they arrested a 22-year-old woman.
A 26-year-old man, who was reported to have a handgun during the robbery, hasn’t been found yet.
Mounties in Port Alberni say a man remains in critical condition after being stabbed in the city this weekend. They say officers responded to a call around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and arrived to find the injured victim.
Police in Surrey are asking those with information about a shooting that happened in the Newton area of the city this weekend to come forward. They say officers responded to reports of shots fired outside a home at around 1:30 a.m. yesterday and discovered bullets in a vehicle parked in the driveway and the side of the house.
The catastrophic collapse of a tailings dam in the B.C. Interior sent about 25 million cubic metres of poisoned water from the copper and gold mine surging into waterways including Polley and Quesnel lakes on Aug. 4, 2014.
Voters in the Liberal-held British Columbia riding of Cloverdale—Langley City go to the polls today to pick a new member of Parliament, in another test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Liberal candidate Madison Fleischer, a local business owner, will face Conservative Tamara Jansen who previously held the seat.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing a need to spend more time with his family. Fraser made the announcement Monday morning at a news conference in Ottawa ahead of a cabinet meeting and the fall economic statement.
The Liberal government's plans to unveil a fall economic update on Monday were thrown into disarray by the finance minister's abrupt resignation. Chrystia Freeland released a letter Monday morning announcing her decision to step aside after she and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada."