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Community upset after former B.C. mayor charged with numerous sex offences
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – An Indigenous leader in central British Columbia says his community is…
Canfor Pulp Products president departing company amid leadership changes
VANCOUVER – The president of Canfor Pulp Products Inc. is leaving his position due to…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – KENNEY SAYS HE’D DEFEND ALBERTA’S ECONOMY IF PIPELINE BLOCKED Alberta Opposition Leader Jason…
Eby says ICBC shift involves rewarding good driving, penalizing poor driving
VICTORIA – Major shifts in direction are being considered to ensure good drivers in British…
Overdose deaths in B.C. increase in January; most in Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey
VANCOUVER – Illicit drug overdose deaths in British Columbia rose in January compared with December,…
Pancreatic cancer study aims to provide personalized treatment and hope
VANCOUVER – Susan Stewart remembers going shopping with her daughter on Black Friday in December…
Second-degree murder charge laid after altercation at Logan Lake, B.C., motel
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. – A 66-year-old British Columbia man has been charged with second-degree murder…
Two-year investigation into Vancouver slaying nets second-degree murder charges
VANCOUVER – Second-degree murder charges have been laid against two men accused of a January…
Rejected rainbow crosswalk in Merritt, B.C., sparks broader community support
MERRITT, B.C. – A decision by city council to reject a proposed rainbow crosswalk near…
James hints B.C. speculation tax being redrawn for vacation homes implications
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister is dropping hints the blueprint for the province’s proposed…
Atwal says he has renounced terrorism and he asked to attend Trudeau India event
VANCOUVER – A man at the centre of a controversy surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s…
Teck Resources lowers Q1 coal sales guidance, works to complete Elkview repairs
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. lowered its guidance for steelmaking coal sales for the first…
Trans Mountain granted interim injunction against blockades at B.C. terminals
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Trans Mountain an interim injunction…
Head-on collision on Vancouver highway sends seven people to hospital
VANCOUVER – Police say seven people were injured in an early morning head-on collision in…
The Latest: Indigenous leaders begin anti-pipeline march
BURNABY, B.C. – The Latest on Canada pipeline protest (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Thousands…
‘It’s really frustrating:’ Sikh Canadian dismayed by extremism allegations
VANCOUVER – Jaspreet Bal was eating lunch with friends in rural Ontario when she says…
Corrective to March 11 story on Sikh separatism
VANCOUVER – In a March 11 story on Sikh separatism, The Canadian Press misspelled the…
Bad weather delays air search for B.C. climber on remote Alaska glacier
JUNEAU, Alaska – Bad weather in southwestern Alaska has delayed the air search for a…
Teens cause $20,000 damage at ‘uncontrolled’ house party in B.C.: police
VANCOUVER – What police are describing as an “uncontrolled” house party in West Vancouver has…
Man killed in rockslide near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. – The RCMP and coroner’s service in British Columbia are investigating a fatal…
Smithers Pellet Ltd to redevelop particle board facility to produce pellets
VANCOUVER – Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. says it’s moving forward with plans to redevelop an…
Oyu Tolgoi receives information request from Mongolian anti-corruption authority
VANCOUVER – Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. says Oyu Tolgoi LLC has received an information request…
B.C. judge says undisclosed murder is reason to renege on mansion purchase
VANCOUVER – The former owner of a mansion in Vancouver’s exclusive Shaughnessy neighbourhood must repay…
B.C. First Nation in federal court in bid to halt fish farm restocking
VICTORIA – A First Nation is asking the Federal Court to prevent the restocking of…