Mounties on the upper Sunshine Coast say a 29-year-old woman is dead after an apparent drowning over the weekend.
They say it happened on Sunday near the barge terminal on Savary Island off the coast of Lund, north of Powell River.
Police say officers went to the scene alongside the B-C Coroners Service and the death does not appear to have been suspicious.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call Powell River R-C-M-P.
A union representing 550 workers at a mine in British Columbia's central Interior says they're prepared to go on strike if a new contract is not reached by the end of Friday.
Get ready to feel the heat, Canada. The Weather Network is predicting more sunshine and warmer temperatures for the summer.
Police in Metro Vancouver say a DNA match led to a man's arrest and conviction more than 22 years after he broke into a woman's home and sexually assaulted her. Richmond RCMP say Christopher Sharafi, also known as Mohammed Mendi Sharafi, was found guilty last October, and in April he was sentenced to five years in prison for the two offences dating back to December 2001.
Mounties in Kelowna say they're investigating an arson that occurred last Sunday morning. Kelowna R-C-M-P say city firefighters were called to a blaze at an automotive business on Kent Road.
Surrey's mayor is criticizing the B-C government's recent announcement that the Pattullo Bridge replacement has been delayed for the second time. The province says the bridge spanning the Fraser River between New Westminster and Surrey will not be completed and open to traffic until the fall of 2025.
A report from the BC Coroners Service says 126 children and youth younger than 19 died from toxic drugs between 2019 and 2023. That makes unregulated drug toxicity the leading cause of unnatural death for the age group over those five years.