Police in Surrey say a crash early Sunday morning claimed one life and closed a portion of 144th Street.
R-C-M-P say the two-vehicle collision happened just before 5 A-M Sunday at the intersection of 144th and 62nd Avenue.
Police say a person was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts to save them failed.
The force's criminal collision investigation team and its analysis and reconstruction service were on scene to investigate the cause of the deadly crash.
One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Sunday night. Police say the shooting happened in the 1700 block of Riverside Road, and the section between Marshall and King roads has been closed due to the ongoing investigation.
Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public reports poured in from hundreds of kilometres away from the event's epicentre. John Cassidy, a seismologist with Natural Resources Canada, says people over a "very wide region" of the province have reported feeling the earthquake, which hit just before 3:30 in the afternoon.
BC Attorney General Niki Sharma says the expansion of virtual bail across the province is an important step to make the justice system more efficient and effective. The virtual bail hearings allow judges, court staff and lawyers to appear from multiple jurisdictions, on the same day, without the need to travel.
Surrey R-C-M-P foiled an attempt to steal toy donations from a non-profit organization. The Mounties say officers responded to an alarm at the non-profit overnight Tuesday. They say officers saw a man behind the building with a cart filled with three boxes of toys.
Residents of Richmond are being warned to stay alert after fraudulent bank drafts left three area victims short more than 50-thousand-dollars in valuables. The Mounties say the first two incidents happened on December 8th involving a woman and a man who were both selling items online.
Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings in two areas of B-C. The weather agency says up to 20 centimetres of snow is forecasted for inland sections of the Central Coast region including Bella Coola.