Police in Langley are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed on Monday.
Police say the crash happened at around 7 a-m in the 28-hundred-block of 264 Street.
Investigators say speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, and the investigation is continuing.
Police say the driver remained at the scene and is co-operating with the investigation.
The first yearly update on B.C.'s health human resources strategy says 578 internationally educated nurses became fully registered in the province in 2023 compared with 288 in 2022. Staffing shortfalls have been blamed for a series of health-care woes across the province, including emergency room closures, overcrowding and hundreds of thousands of people going without a family doctor.
The Canadian Coast Guard says it's trying to identify the source of a diesel smell and sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek. It says it received a report of the apparent pollution around 6:20 p.m. Monday, but couldn't determine the source due to heavy rain and poor visibility.
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers is reminding people to be on the lookout for the “Grinch” this holiday season. The agency says as street crimes are hitting an all-time high, porch pirates, parking lot break-and-enters and online fraud are among the things to watch out for this holiday season.
Mounties in Surrey say a “large quantity of illicit drugs” has been seized from two locations in north of the city. Police say officers executed two search warrants in North Surrey, leading to the arrest of two people.
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus apologized Monday, and is now facing calls to step down, after a video message he recorded to thank the departing interim leader of the Ontario Liberals was played at the provincial party's leadership convention on the weekend. Fergus delivered the apology in the House of Commons the day after Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer gave notice on Sunday that he planned to raise a question of privilege, given the Speaker is supposed to play an explicitly non-partisan role.
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was felt in parts of the British Columbia Interior Monday afternoon. Earthquakes Canada says it happened at 2:07 p.m. about seven kilometres northwest of Oliver, which is 390 kilometres east of Vancouver.