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B.C. premier says pot smokers may face same rules as cigarette smokers
VICTORIA – Marijuana smokers in British Columbia may have to abide by the same public…
B.C. announces Indigenous cancer strategy built on culturally safe care
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has launched a strategy to prevent, screen and diagnose cancer among…
B.C. adoption rates ‘disappointing,’ declining this year, says children’s rep
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s child and youth representative says the government needs to devote more…
Family doctors should learn to treat addiction, not shun patients: scientist
VANCOUVER – Family doctors should be on the front lines of addiction treatment but many…
B.C. housing costs mean more seniors could end up in residential care: advocate
VICTORIA – The advocate for seniors in British Columbia says costs for both renters and…
Drones to help assess destruction, health of B.C.’s forests after fires
VANCOUVER – Drones are being used to assess the aftermath of the worst fire season…
B.C. woman brain injured in crash as a baby gets almost $1.2 million in damages
VANCOUVER – A woman has been awarded almost $1.2 million by the B.C. Supreme Court…
Proposed public art installation sparks debate in Victoria
VICTORIA – A new public art installation proposed for Victoria has sparked debate over the…
Housing crisis in B.C. pushing seniors to brink of homelessness: advocates
VANCOUVER – Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the…
Victoria ban on single-use plastic shopping bags to begin in July
Victoria is the latest Canadian city to move ahead with a ban on single-use plastic…
Canadian grocers make $3M per year from penny-rounding: UBC study
VANCOUVER – Grocery stores across the country are cashing in on the demise of the…
Bad weather sets off B.C. highway crashes, sending four to hospital
MERRITT, B.C. – Four people were taken to hospital after a series of collisions on…
Two charges against Mountie after man shot dead outside Surrey police station
VANCOUVER – Charges of aggravated assault and assault with a weapon have been laid against…
How to register to receive $25 Loblaw card after bread price-fixing arrangement admission
VANCOUVER – Loblaw Companies Ltd. is offering customers a $25 gift card as a goodwill…
RCMP say no suspects sought after fatal shooting of two B.C. men
NAKUSP, B.C. – Mounties are investigating the deaths of two men after a shooting in…
B.C. snow storm leaves 19,000 without power after storm; down from 75,000
VICTORIA – BC Hydro says about 19,000 customers remain without power because of heavy, wet…
Advocates, families speak out in defence of B.C.’s Mental Health Act
VANCOUVER – Frederick Dawe remembers the night about 30 years ago that his six-foot-eight son…
B.C. judge finds former RCMP officer not guilty of sexual assault
VANCOUVER – A former RCMP inspector was found not guilty Wednesday of sexually assaulting a…
At least seven companies investigated in bread price-fixing probe
VANCOUVER – The Competition Bureau’s investigation into allegations of bread price-fixing includes at least seven…
Loblaw parent company alerted competition watchdog to bread price-fixing
George Weston Ltd. revealed Tuesday the bakery owner and grocer Loblaw Companies Ltd. alerted the…
Price-fixing cases ‘common’ as rewards outweigh risks, experts say
VANCOUVER – The recently revealed 14-year industry-wide arrangement to co-ordinate bread prices in Canada doesn’t…
Northern Dynasty to file for key permit for its controversial Pebble Project
VANCOUVER – Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. is starting the federal and state permitting process for…
B.C. health official wants to put safe and common opioid in vending machines
VANCOUVER – Making a safe opioid available in vending machines may be the next harm…
Fernie, B.C., celebrates opening of outdoor rink following deadly ammonia leak
FERNIE, B.C. – Snow and bone-chilling cold could not dampen the enthusiasm of a British…