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Vancouver Island university develops program to help kids cope with overdose crisis
NANAIMO, B.C. – Prof. Teri Derksen says an unforgettable image of children playing overdose games…
Transportation Safety Board to probe cause of smoky WestJet flight in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board are being sent to Vancouver Island…
B.C. vows to reduce surgical wait times for hip and knee replacements
VANCOUVER – British Columbia will address long wait lists for hip and knee replacements, allowing…
Icy waterfall rescue nets man on date a bravery medal, couple now engaged
VICTORIA – A hiking date on Vancouver Island for two friends turned into a life-saving…
B.C.’s tight rental market has landlords asking personal questions: report
VICTORIA – Some landlords in British are asking prospective tenants for too much personal information…
Police seek suspects in alleged violent assault on Surrey, B.C., bus
SURREY, B.C. – Transit police are looking for witnesses in the alleged violent assault of…
Power use rises during Earth Hour in B.C. for first time in decade
VANCOUVER – Despite their best intentions, British Columbians increased their power use during Earth Hour…
Michael Buble announces wife’s pregnancy on Juno Awards in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Michael Buble and wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, are expecting their third child. The…
Rare cholera outbreak on Vancouver Island: ‘We have not seen this before’
VANCOUVER – As many as four people have been infected with cholera in British Columbia,…
British Columbia asks Ottawa for changes to help fight money laundering
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s attorney general wants the federal government to help the province prevent…
High cost of shelter pushes B.C. homeless counts outside urban areas
VICTORIA – The provincial government says homeless counts will be carried out in up to…
Man dies after he is hit by a vehicle in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sunday
NANAIMO, B.C. – A man has died in hospital after he was hit by a…
Worker killed in fall at B.C. residential construction site
PENTICTON, B.C. – An investigation is underway after a man died at a construction site…
Human rights hearing proceeds: Waiter argues his French culture behind firing
VANCOUVER – A waiter in British Columbia who is disputing his firing argues his French…
British Columbia’s economy is forecast to remain strong through 2020
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is predicted to have solid economic growth through 2020 by a…
Indigenous B.C. treaties, recordings on first Canadian UNESCO memory register
VICTORIA – A mother, son and uncle performed together Tuesday at a ceremony that added…
Organ-donors registrations up by 125,000 in one year after ICBC campaign
VANCOUVER – A new program encouraging customers of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia to…
Vancouver mayor to apologize to residents of Chinese descent for past wrongs
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson will formally apologize next month for past discrimination against residents of…
Victoria-based AggregateIQ Data Services denies link to Facebook data scandal
VANCOUVER – A small Victoria, B.C.-based tech firm has found itself mired in a privacy…
Ancient B.C. footprints confirmed as earliest known in North America
VANCOUVER – Buried deep below a sandy beach and pressed into soft clay, footprints from…
Police watchdog clears RCMP in shooting death of gunman in B.C.
VANCOUVER – An investigation that British Columbia’s police watchdog acknowledges took an “unfortunate” length of…
Delta Police search for older man missing from ferry to Vancouver from Victoria
VANCOUVER – Delta Police are leading the search for an older man who went missing…
B.C. First Nation goes tiny in answer to housing needs of single men
VANCOUVER – Members of a small B.C. First Nation have been working to build a…
B.C. zoo quarantines bunnies to protect them from deadly virus
VANCOUVER – A disease that’s killed hundreds of feral rabbits in British Columbia has prompted…