Canada

RCMP confirm they are searching for 57-year old Valerie Morris, who may be trapped in a vehicle

Police are still searching for a woman who is missing and possibly trapped in a car hit by a mudslide near Cache Creek almost two days ago.

In a statement, RCMP said 57-year-old Valerie Morris is still unaccounted for after a slide flowed onto Highway 99 and swept the car she was in off the road.

A pile of scrap cars appears to be the source of the fire which is spewing acrid smoke across the region

A large pile of scrap cars appears to be the source of a raging barge fire burning on the Surrey side of the Fraser River, near the eastern foot of the Patullo Bridge.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is sending another enforcement officer to its Sunshine Coast base after members of the public flooded the department with complaints about illegal shellfish harvesting in the area.

It's a problem the region sees every summer, but officials and locals alike say this year has been particularly bad. 

Thousands of students across Canada directed to leave by end of August amid diplomatic row

Hundreds of Saudi Arabian students in B.C. will be leaving the country by the end of the month after the kingdom directed them to relocate.

The move by Saudi government officials, which includes the withdrawal of student scholarships, comes amid a diplomatic row between the kingdom and Canada, after a tweet from Global Affairs called for the release of a Canadian prisoner. 

Shooting stars — and also planets — will be on display away from city lights

From close encounters with Mars to vibrant meteor showers, the skies are certainly putting on a show this summer.

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend. On the evening of Aug.12 to the morning of Aug.13, stargazers will see the best show the meteor shower has to offer.

Homicide team investigating after Monday-afternoon attack

One man is dead after what's believed to have been a targeted stabbing in Surrey, B.C., on Monday afternoon.