A man has died in Abbotsford after the truck he was driving crashed into a ditch.
Police say they were notified of the crash this morning and found a 42-year-old male driver was the sole occupant of the pickup.
They say the man died at the scene despite efforts by first responders.
Investigators have closed the area of the Marshal Road Extension near the site of the crash as they gather evidence on what happened.
R-C-M-P say a woman's body has been found in Waterfront Park near downtown Kelowna on the shores of Okanagan Lake. The Mounties say they're working with the B-C Coroners Service to identify the woman and determine the cause of her death.
Police in Sicamous are warning of a "potential public safety risk" after a male was arrested then released with conditions over the death of a woman at a mobile home park. RCMP say 66-year-old Jo Ann Jackson was treated by paramedics at the driveway of a home in the park on Wednesday but died at the scene.
Canadian retail sales rose 0.7 per cent to $66.8 billion in April, helped by higher sales at gasoline stations as well as food and beverage retailers. The agency said Friday sales were up in seven of the nine subsectors it tracks as sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors gained 4.5 per cent.
Organizers of this weekend's Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say a sewage leak into False Creek where the races are held won't have a major effect on the event. The leak from a pipe under Olympic Village resulted in raw sewage gushing through the neighbourhood, then pouring into the waterway.
The BC Coroners Services is investigating a house fire in Abbotsford that has killed at least one person and left another two in critical condition. The City of Abbotsford says fire rescue services were called out yesterday to a reported fire at a house that people were still inside.
Prosecutors say they have charged a Surrey police officer with speeding following an incident last year. A statement from the BC Prosecution Service says the charge against Surrey Police Service Const. Jared Cebryk is in connection with events that happened in the city on June 18, 2023.