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The Last Straw aims to reduce single-use plastic in Toronto restaurants and bars
VANCOUVER – Seeing trash cans overflowing with straws night after night has prompted a server…
Vancouver park closed after damage from 4-20 event: board chairman
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Parks Board says it has to close a popular park because…
Vancouver’s Chinese community receives apology for historical discrimination
Vancouver city council has delivered a formal apology to the Chinese community for historical discrimination.…
Airplane makes emergency landing on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway near Merritt
MERRITT, B.C. – Motorists driving on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway were treated to a bizarre sight…
B.C. to limit auto insurance claims, speed up process to settle disputes
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that will attempt to restore the…
Lieutenant-governor says B.C. election decision not among her top three moments
VICTORIA – The NDP’s rise to power after the B.C. Liberals lost a confidence vote…
Teck Resources tops first-quarter profit expectations, sales up from year ago
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. reported a better-than-expected first-quarter profit as revenue also grew compared…
Dangerous offender in B.C. loses appeal for day or full parole
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Parole Board of Canada’s appeal division has upheld a decision to…
Homicide team releases profile of suspected killer of teen in Burnaby, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide investigators say they want to talk to anyone who recognizes suspicious…
Doctor sees healing power in psychedelic plant as Peru investigates deaths
VANCOUVER – A retired doctor who spent years treating drug addiction says he has seen…
Cross-border drug bust results in trafficking charges against B.C. man
SURREY, B.C. – Charges have been laid against a British Columbia man who is accused…
B.C. moves to restrict ownership, use of pharmaceutical pill presses
VICTORIA – British Columbia is cracking down on pill presses in a bid to ease…
B.C. set to introduce pot laws, but years of fine tuning likely, says minister
VICTORIA – Incoming marijuana legislation heralds momentous change for the approach to pot, but British…
RCMP apprehend convicted killer Ralph Whitfield Morris after prison escape
MISSION, B.C. – Police in British Columbia have apprehended a convicted killer after he briefly…
Vancouver’s 8th homicide of 2018 follows attack on local man in a Yaletown park
Vancouver has recorded its eighth homicide of the year after a man died following what…
High streamflow advisories issued for much of central and southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – The centre that monitors river levels around British Columbia has issued high streamflow…
Charges laid after two police cars destroyed, officers hurt in crash
NANAIMO, B.C. – Two men from Nanaimo, B.C., are accused of using a Dodge pick-up…
Retail landscape revealed in British Columbia’s proposed pot laws
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has unveiled its plan for regulating the sale of recreational…
Never say never: borrowed beaver returns to B.C. regional district
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Justin Beaver is home again, and the tale of the stolen taxidermied…
Abbotsford police officer investigated over alleged theft from crime scene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford police department has removed one of its officers from active…
Vancouver Police arrest man after string of assaults on Downtown Eastside
Vancouver Police have made an arrest after a string of four attacks, each 10 minutes…
B.C.’s 2017 wildfires have the potential to flare up this spring: Forest Service
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service is warning that hotspots left by last year’s…
PM sells Trans Mountain pipeline as Amazon announces expansion in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoted the expansion of retail giant Amazon’s technology hub…
Aurora completes acquisition of CanniMed
VANCOUVER – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it’s completed its acquisition of CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. The…