R-C-M-P in Surrey say two men face a series of charges after being found with two stolen vehicles.
The Mounties say a report of a stolen work van led police to arrest the two suspects last week.
They say the charges against one of the men, a 34-year-old from Surrey, include one count of carrying a concealed weapon and breaching a release order.
The second man, who is 29, has been charged with mischief, possession of property obtained by crime, and breaching a probation order.
British Columbia's Opposition leader says community safety should come before protection of privacy rights for dangerous people.
British Columbia's first wildfire evacuation order of this year was rescinded within 24 hours, but local officials say "extreme drought" means the risk remains high.
The Alberta government announced Thursday a new payment model that would allow nurse practitioners to make 80 per cent of what family doctors are paid.
Manitoba RCMP have charged a man with first-degree murder, more than two years after a double homicide on the Northlands Denesuline First Nation, a remote fly-in community of some 900 residents in the province's far north.
An agreement between the B.C. government and the First Nations that manage Joffre Lakes Provincial Park will see the popular tourist spot closed for part of the year to protect its "natural and cultural values."
Police in White Rock, B.C., say two stabbings in the city within a few days and with apparent similarities are "alarming."