Police say a 48-year-old man is facing several charges after officers seized several guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and homemade explosive devices from a home in Port Alberni.
Mounties carried out a controlled detonation of a device at the home yesterday afternoon.
They made the discoveries when officers responded to a 9-1-1 call and entered the house to check the well-being of a woman.
Police say the investigation is on going but they don't believe there is any risk to the public.
Police say they believe a fire last October that destroyed an elementary school in Port Coquitlam, B.C., was human caused. Coquitlam RCMP say the investigators are now asking those responsible or people who may know who is responsible to come forward and contact police.
Surrey RCMP is at the scene of a motor vehicle collision in the area of 66th Avenue and 128 Street, where one vehicle has hit a natural gas meter. Fortis BC has been advised, and the immediate area is being evacuated as a precaution until crews can arrive to make repairs.
The overdose death toll in January reached 198 people, down about 10 per cent from the same month last year, but still more than six deaths a day. The B-C Coroners Service says the majority of those who died were male and the highest death rate was in north and central Vancouver Island and the northern Interior.
Four people are in hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Kelowna. R-C-M-P say it happened last night on Highway 33 when Toyota collided with a Dodge. The Mounties say all four were taken to hospital in critical condition.
Mounties are warning of the latest bank card scam that has taken in a few people in Burnaby. Police say they've had five reports of people getting calls from someone saying their bank or credit card had been compromised.
Police in Sooke say a female has died after being struck by a vehicle. R-C-M-P say the incident happened at about 5:30 this morning. Police say emergency responders attempted to save the woman, but she didn't survive.