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Flood evacuations scaled back in southern B.C., but flooding risk still high
PENTICTON, B.C. – An evacuation order covering 148 properties in the southern British Columbia community…
Vancouver home sales reach 17-year low for April last month: REBGV
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says market conditions in the city…
Killer of B.C. gang leader gets life without parole for 18 years
KELOWNA, B.C. – A man who admitted to killing a British Columbia gang leader in…
Syrian refugees struggle financially but happy in Canada: Advocates
VANCOUVER – Many Syrian refugees are struggling to find employment and afford life in Canada,…
Remains of Whistler, B.C., man found in Alberta one year after disappearance
WHISTLER, B.C. – The remains of a 22-year-old man who vanished a year ago from…
Flood threats in B.C. dip in recent days but high-level snowpack yet to melt
VICTORIA – Cooler temperatures have temporarily eased flood threats in many areas of British Columbia’s…
Arctic ice melt, increased shipping endangers whales: study
VICTORIA – Melting ice caused by climate change has given ships more access to Arctic…
B.C. communities at risk of flooding share fund to aid in disaster response
VICTORIA – Emergency preparedness funding that British Columbia’s public safety minister calls “critically important” is…
Toxic drug supply spikes Vancouver overdose calls in April
VANCOUVER – The city of Vancouver says the number of emergency calls for drug overdoses…
CN Rail freight train jumps track, derailing 19 cars
BOSTON BAR, B.C. – A Canadian National Railway freight train has jumped the tracks near…
Beloved Vancouver theatre one step closer to being saved after mortgage approval
VANCOUVER – The operators of one of Vancouver’s last independent movie theatres say they’re a…
Flooding caused by snowmelt forces evacuations near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. – Flooding in British Columbia’s Interior has forced more residents from their homes…
B.C. high school students who suffered in silence now helping others
VANCOUVER – At his lowest point in Grade 10, Joshua Ramos would walk the streets…
Taxpayers federation seeks standing in pipeline, carbon tax legal battles
VANCOUVER – An advocacy group that argues for the interests of taxpayers will be asking…
B.C. police make arrest 7 years after newlywed shot following minor crash
SURREY, B.C. – A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death seven…
B.C. sets new greenhouse reduction targets to 60 per cent by 2040
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government is counting on businesses, communities and residents to help fight…
River Forecast Centre upgrades number of B.C. waterways on flood watch
VANCOUVER – The rapid melting of some of the highest snowpacks in British Columbia’s history…
B.C. police watchdog launches investigations in Chilliwack, Surrey
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s police watchdog has sent investigators to probe two separate incidents where…
B.C.’s chief judge, Thomas Crabtree, called to the Supreme Court bench
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The judge believed to be the first in Canada to host social…
Victoria event space hires ‘consent captain’ to help prevent sexual assaults
VICTORIA – A Victoria event venue has hired a so-called consent captain to help prevent…
Pre-registration of teens on B.C. voters list one proposal for election upgrade
VICTORIA – Allowing 16- and 17-year-olds in British Columbia to pre-register on the provincial voters…
Police on B.C. island investigate discovery of human foot on beach
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. – Police on Gabriola Island, off the east coast of Vancouver Island,…
B.C. introduces $5 million to playground fund, removes parent fundraising need
VICTORIA – Dozens of schools around British Columbia will have new government-funded playgrounds by the…
Carjacking suspect dies after police shooting at B.C. ferry dock: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – A carjacking suspect died Tuesday after police say shots were fired during…