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Police ask for help in case of Vancouver mom who didn’t pick up kids from school
Vancouver police are focusing on a park as they investigate the case of a missing…
B.C. businesses say new health tax will raise prices for consumers
VANCOUVER – Eric Pateman says a new health care tax in British Columbia will add…
Expansion of B.C. foreign buyers tax to Okanagan, Vancouver Island is questioned
VANCOUVER – A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing…
Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA – The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its…
Atwal says he bowed out of event in India to save Trudeau embarrassment
SURREY, B.C. – A man convicted of attempted murder who was invited to a dinner…
Start-ups looking to bring innovation to slow-moving mining sector
The mining industry has developed a reputation for being slow to change but a new…
B.C. appoints 12-member task force to review, strengthen mining industry
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has appointed a 12-member task force of industry, Indigenous…
Trial begins over fuel spill in English Bay, one defendant doesn’t show up
VANCOUVER – A port worker says he suspected large plumes of oil that were shining…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – MINISTER SAYS COQUIHALLA CRASH AREA PLOWED MINUTES BEFORE CRASH Transportation Minister Claire Trevena…
Atwal says politicians from different parties call him seeking help
SURREY, B.C. – A man at the centre of a controversy over Sikh separatism that…
SPCA criticized, owner reportedly threatened, after slaughter of adopted pig
VANCOUVER – The SPCA says staff members at a Vancouver Island branch have endured withering…
Federal budget on same page as B.C. on issues of equity, reconciliation, opioids
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister says she’s pleased with the direction of the federal…
MEC evaluating how to respond to pressure to drop brands linked to gun maker
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op says it is evaluating different courses of action amid continued…
Canadian program providing alcohol to heavy drinkers envied by Scotland
VANCOUVER – A radical treatment that provides daily doses of alcohol to people struggling with…
B.C. college of midwives takes court action to ban use of term ‘death midwife’
VANCOUVER – Two British Columbia women who call themselves death midwives are facing legal action…
Cabinet OK’s elimination of minimum finance test for public auto insurer: Eby
VICTORIA – The minister responsible for British Columbia’s financially challenged public auto insurer says the…
Inquest called in death of Saskatchewan Indigenous woman found in B.C. park
VICTORIA – A public inquest will be held into the death of a Saskatchewan Indigenous…
Delays slow B.C. government’s promised poverty reduction plan, says minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s promised plan to fight poverty is taking longer to introduce than…
Parole Board of Canada puts conditions on Edmonton hostage taker’s release
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A man who took nine people hostage at gunpoint in Edmonton is…
Memorial for former B.C. premier Dave Barrett draws tributes for underdog champion
VICTORIA – Former British Columbia premier Dave Barrett was hailed as a political trail blazer…
Dementia village coming to B.C. highlights need for diverse care options
VANCOUVER – The construction of specialized dementia care village in British Columbia that gives residents…
UBC resident drives off road in Vancouver’s second fatal crash this year
Vancouver Police are investigating an early morning crash that left one man dead on Sunday.…
Volunteers offer free eye care to seniors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – A gaggle of seniors waits patiently inside the doors of the Downtown Eastside…
B.C. snowmobiler dies in north Okanagan after losing control of his machine
VERNON, B.C. – A British Columbia man has died while snowmobiling in the north Okanagan.…