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Vancouver police execute warrant in search for suspected murder victim
Vancouver police have searched another home in the city as they investigate the disappearance and…
Rabbits ordered killed at Richmond shelter after deadly virus detected
RICHMOND, B.C. – An animal shelter in Richmond, B.C., has been advised to euthanize all…
B.C. professor arrested and jailed in Slovakia since November
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An anthropology professor from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., has been…
B.C. mom backs MP’s calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers
VANCOUVER – A woman whose son fatally overdosed after becoming addicted to the painkiller OxyContin…
100-year-old beef jerky company sold to Premium Brands by founding Oberto family
VANCOUVER – Premium Brands Holdings Corp. will expand its portfolio of specialty meats products with…
Evacuation alert issued due to possible flooding in southern Okanagan
PENTICTON, B.C. – Residents of more than a dozen properties in southern British Columbia have…
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., seek witnesses to fatal head-on collision
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Abbotsford police are looking for witnesses to a head-on crash that left…
Ministry urges dam owners to take care ahead of melt and spring weather
VICTORIA – A high snow pack and possible heavy spring runoff has prompted a warning…
B.C. issues Trans Mountain pipeline permit update as premier heads to Ottawa
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government has issued a progress report on permits for the Trans…
Vancouver police investigating man who allegedly rammed truck into police car
Vancouver police are investigating after a man allegedly reversed his pick-up truck into a police…
B.C. prosecutors considering criminal charges for Trans Mountain protesters
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Prosecution Service is considering criminal charges against dozens of people arrested…
B.C. threatens to sue Alberta as all sides in Trans Mountain dispute dig in
VICTORIA – All sides in the escalating dispute over the Trans Mountain expansion project appear…
What spring? Snowstorm set to snarl traffic on B.C. highways
HOPE, B.C. – The calendar may say spring has officially arrived, but snow continues to…
Lululemon names new chief financial officer as search continues for new CEO
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. has appointed Patrick Guido as chief financial officer as its…
B.C. homes on flood evacuation alert as dam weakens, water levels rise
OLIVER, B.C. – Flooding across the British Columbia Interior has washed out roads and put…
B.C. offers financial aid to southern Interior residents hit by March flood
VICTORIA – Residents of British Columbia’s southern Interior hit by flooding or other damage from…
B.C. man acquitted on terror charges is security risk: RCMP officer
VANCOUVER – The Facebook posts of a British Columbia man acquitted of terrorism-related charges clearly…
Vancouver adopts bylaw to cut watering to two days during summer months
VANCOUVER – Despite an unusually wet April, the City of Vancouver is looking ahead to…
Man accused of killing B.C. student is psychotic, delusional, doctor tells court
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A psychiatrist treating a man accused of stabbing two girls at…
B.C. heads to court over pipeline jurisdiction as builder says doubt warranted
VICTORIA – British Columbia has announced it will head to court by month end to…
Canada given one year to sort out B.C. First Nations commercial fishery: court
VANCOUVER – A group of West Coast First Nations has won the right to harvest…
B.C. man accused of killing student not fit to stand trial: court
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A schizophrenic man accused of murdering a high school student in…
B.C.’s two-year lobbying ban for ministers, top officials starts May 1
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s two-year prohibition on lobbying by former cabinet ministers and senior government…
Victoria naturopath criticized for treating boy with rabid-dog saliva remedy
VANCOUVER – Health Canada is launching an investigation after concerns were raised over a Victoria…