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BC Hydro leadership shake-up brings in new president, no word on CEO
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro confirms it has had a change in leadership, but few details…
Kelowna, B.C., teen completes English Channel swim, raising thousands for charity
KELOWNA, B.C. – While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., has…
No word when power back on after windstorm through Shuswap, southeast B.C.
MAGNA BAY, B.C. – Powerful winds raked southern British Columbia Sunday, toppling trees and downing…
Search suspended in Fraser Valley for Vancouver woman last seen on July 8
AGASSIZ, B.C. – RCMP in Agassiz, B.C., say the search has been suspended for Sophie…
Researchers say people don’t buy time-savers even though it makes them happier
VANCOUVER – For people who wish there were more hours in the day, spending a…
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents go home after being forced out by wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tens of thousands of anxious British Columbia residents who were forced to…
B.C. Premier John Horgan delivers mandate duties to cabinet ministers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday,…
Canadian yoga innovator, author dies in Victoria; suspected drug overdose
VICTORIA – A Canadian yoga innovator who started working out of an old garage in…
QuickQuotes: Supporters, detractors weigh in on Pacific Northwest LNG decision
VANCOUVER – Malaysian national energy company Petronas announced Tuesday it was walking away from the…
Wildfire forces evacuations, threatens structures near Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A rapidly-moving wildfire has forced people to flee dozens of properties east…
Police say no suspects in ‘random’ homicide of 13-year-old girl at Burnaby park
BURNABY, B.C. – The homicide of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a suburban Vancouver…
B.C.’s LNG outlook dims after $36B Pacific NorthWest LNG project killed
VANCOUVER – The dream of a booming liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia appears…
B.C. court acquits four men accused of human smuggling in Tamil migrant case
VANCOUVER – Four Sri Lankan men accused of bringing dozens of Tamil migrants to Canada…
Vancouver files charges against owners of hotel deemed uninhabitable
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says it has filed 60 charges against the owners…
Third supervised injection site to open in Vancouver during opioid crisis
VANCOUVER – Drug users in Vancouver now have the option of using a third federally…
‘Welcome home,’ B.C. mayor says to thousands of returning wildfire evacuees
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Thousands of people who rushed out of their homes as a…
Vancouver’s Stanley Park Seawall a gem for tourists and locals alike
VANCOUVER – The summer evening is warm and a buzz can be felt along Vancouver’s…
Digital ‘absolutely cannibalizing’ cash as stores, shoppers snub bills
VANCOUVER – Over the next year and a half, Alan Bekerman plans to grow his…
RCMP warn Chinese students of cyber-extortion kidnapping scheme
VANCOUVER – Mounties are warning Metro Vancouver residents about a scheme that has tricked at…
Foreign buyers’ tax and other measures under review, B.C. housing minister says
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is reviewing the foreign buyers’ tax in the Vancouver…
Indigenous advocate wants Trudeau to write Rolling Stone to express ‘regret’
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “regrets” comments he made about Sen. Patrick…
Growth of same-sex marriage in Canada more practicality than principle
SURREY, B.C. – Laura and Jen O’Connor got married for all the romantic, fairy-tale reasons:…
Federal NDP hopefuls hit B.C., questioned on reconciling party differences
VICTORIA – Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria…
Smoky air from fires from Interior to cover southern B.C. for days: district
VANCOUVER – Smoke from dozens of fires in British Columbia’s Interior has prompted expanded air…