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Canada 150: Chief Dan George’s powerful indigenous-rights speech, 50 years later
VANCOUVER – Leonard George remembers the first time he heard his father, Chief Dan George,…
Health Canada allows oral and nasal use of drugs at 2 B.C. consumption sites
VANCOUVER – Drug users at supervised consumption sites is Surrey, B.C., have been allowed to…
Several injured, horse put down in stage coach crash near Williams Lake, B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – RCMP say several people were injured and a horse had to…
Clark says if her government toppled, it shows B.C. legislature can’t function
VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark says she ready to tell the lieutenant-governor British Columbia’s legislature…
Man accused of wanting to ‘destroy’ ex-wife found guilty in online harassment
VANCOUVER – A man accused of trying to emotionally ruin the life of his ex-wife…
Homicide team investigates sudden death of four-month-old baby girl
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Police in British Columbia are investigating the sudden and suspicious death…
A look at what B.C.’s new NDP government is promising, with help from the Greens
VICTORIA – Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green…
Construction zone flagger seriously injured in hit-and-run caught on video
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP say a woman has been arrested after a flagger at a…
Former cabinet minister says ‘little daylight’ separates Liberals and NDP
VANCOUVER – A former Liberal cabinet minister in British Columbia says he’s been mulling over…
B.C.’s premier-designate talks with Trudeau, plans Ottawa summer visit
VICTORIA – British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan said he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Crews fighting several wildfires across B.C. as warm, dry conditions persist
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – Several wildfires around British Columbia have crews working around the…
Head-on crash, deer collision, claim three lives in separate incidents in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Three people have died in two separate crashes Tuesday on Highway 5…
Proposed ’11th-hour’ reforms won’t help Canada’s inmates: B.C. lawyer
VANCOUVER – Canada’s correctional service continued to use indefinite solitary confinement for prisoners despite decades…
New Vancouver rules would allow most Airbnb-style rentals, with a licence
Vancouver is proposing new regulations for short-term rentals including Airbnb and Expedia that would require…
A primer on the case that led to landmark Supreme Court ruling on trial delays
VANCOUVER – Barrett Jordan was arrested in December 2008 for his alleged involvement in a…
The timeline of how delays led to a court case being tossed by a judge
VANCOUVER – A timeline of the delays in one case that led a B.C. Supreme…
SPCA says puppy’s tail ‘grossly swollen, infected’ after home amputation in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The SPCA is looking for the owner of an injured Doberman pinscher puppy…
Edmonton man drowns in B.C. lake; police thank people who tried to save him
KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a 25-year-old Edmonton man drowned while swimming in Okanagan Lake…
More than 200 cases tossed over delays since Supreme Court’s Jordan decision
VANCOUVER – More than 200 criminal cases across the country have been tossed due to…
BC Ferries warns of zero tolerance for passengers who drink or use drugs
VICTORIA – BC Ferries is reminding travellers that impaired passengers or drivers at its terminals…
5 B.C. men charged for alleged trafficking in fentanyl and carfentanil
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say five people have been charged with multiple…
A list of stays issued across the country over court delays
VANCOUVER – More than 200 criminal cases have been tossed due to unreasonable delays after…
Heat prompts air quality alert for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER – An air quality advisory has been issued for parts of Metro Vancouver and…
Father’s court letter says drunk-driving son who killed Mountie ‘not a monster’
COLWOOD, B.C. – A man who was drunk and speeding when he ran into a…