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Liberal leadership hopeful loses members over missing emails before vote count
VANCOUVER – One of the contenders vying to lead British Columbia’s Liberal party won’t have…
Stone campaign clarifies membership issues in B.C. Liberal leadership race
VANCOUVER – A campaign for one of the candidates to lead the B.C. Liberal party…
Four hospitalized following crash with alleged bank robbers: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – Police say four people were taken to hospital after a car crash in…
Two people, two horses die in highway crash in southeast B.C.
CRESTON, B.C. – Police say two people and two horses are dead after a highway…
Tropical bird rescued by British Columbia SPCA dies despite treatment
VICTORIA – A tropical seabird rescued by a Vancouver Island animal rehabilitation centre last week…
Suspected impaired driver stripped of keys to Lamborghini by Victoria police
VICTORIA – The owner of a high-end sports car in Victoria has learned it’s best…
Details about sale and use of pot in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has announced details of how marijuana will be sold and regulated…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – B.C. ANNOUNCES RULES ON POT USE AND SALES The B.C. government says recreational…
Lululemon CEO Laurent Potdevin ‘fell short’ of standards of conduct, resigns
VANCOUVER – The CEO of Lululemon Athletica Inc. has resigned after he “fell short” of…
B.C. to allow marijuana use in public, but it won’t be sold in liquor stores
VICTORIA – Pot and liquor sales won’t mix in British Columbia, but adults will be…
Drones giving B.C. researchers new perspective on jellyfish populations
VANCOUVER – Technology is allowing researchers in British Columbia to study blooms of jellyfish and…
Missing man’s remains found on Vancouver Island after almost 11 years
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroners service says remains found on Vancouver Island late last year…
B.C. to introduce auto insurance pay-out limits in 2019 to save $1B annually
VICTORIA – Allowing people to sue for pain and suffering in car accidents has been…
B.C. coroner calls for changes after six people die while whale watching
VICTORIA – The drowning deaths of six people during a whale watching trip off British…
Homicide probe in Penticton, B.C., leads to arrest, release, of young woman
PENTICTON, B.C. – A 20-year-old British Columbia woman was arrested, and almost immediately released, in…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – TRUDEAU MAINTAINS STANCE ON PIPELINE BUT MUM ON ACTION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Operators of threatened independent Vancouver cinema say offer accepted
VANCOUVER – The operators of a threatened east Vancouver cinema say their offer to buy…
Wine war picks on small family owned operations: B.C. wine advocate
VANCOUVER – Western Canada’s “wine war” could cost small family owned farms millions of dollars,…
B.C. premier says he won’t escalate trade dispute with Alberta over pipeline
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan doesn’t intend to respond to any provocation from…
Operators of threatened independent Vancouver cinema launch its second act
VANCOUVER – The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say…
Two arrested following Trans Mountain pipeline protest in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Two people have been arrested following a protest against the Trans Mountain…
B.C. funds more teaching spaces in effort to ease teachers shortage
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government moved Friday to tackle widespread teacher shortage issues by…
Two arrested following alleged food truck robbery attempt in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A late-night attempt to break into a food truck in Vancouver has landed…
B.C. researchers develop cheaper, faster microscope for testing molecules
VANCOUVER – A new, cheaper microscope developed at a university in British Columbia has the…