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Homicide detectives probe targeted slaying of Chilliwack, B.C., man
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia man police say was known to them and was…
Orca pod cruises through Victoria’s Inner Harbour during hour-long visit
VICTORIA – A pod of killer whales made a rare appearance in Victoria’s Inner Harbour…
Victoria police say obituary may have led to attempted scam of widow
Victoria police say they believe a recent obituary led scam artists to target a widow.…
Four groups join forces to study seamounts near Haida Gwaii in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The protection and understanding of underwater mountains near the islands of Haida Gwaii…
Vancouver’s conversion therapy ban more than symbolic for identity: experts
VICTORIA – A ban on the practice of so-called conversion therapy in Vancouver sends a…
Rescued parrots up for adoption land sanctuary in Delta, B.C., via Craigslist
DELTA, B.C. – Jan Robson walks through the five-bedroom house on a country road in…
Chinese company CITIC Metal to acquire 19.9 per cent stake in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
VANCOUVER – A Chinese company has signed a deal to acquire a 19.9 per cent…
First-degree murder charges laid in 2010 double homicide near Cranbrook, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Police say murder charges have been laid in the shooting deaths of…
RCMP officer says he was ‘skeptical’ about shots-fired call in Lisa Dudley case
BURNABY, B.C. – An RCMP officer laughed with a police dispatcher about a call reporting…
Wife says husband on dream voyage from Panama, now ‘heartbreaking’ disappearance
VICTORIA – The wife of one of two missing British Columbia sailors says her husband’s…
NDP MLA to run for mayor of Nanaimo, B.C., putting coalition with Greens at risk
NANAIMO, B.C. – A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature is running for…
Another Chinese student extorted in so-called virtual kidnapping in Vancouver
Vancouver police say a student from China has fallen victim to a so-called virtual kidnapping…
‘Wake Up, Surrey’ rally calls for an end to drug and gang violence
SURREY, B.C. – Thousands turned out in Surrey, B.C., Wednesday night for a rally against…
Crown appealing acquittal of driver who killed doctor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – An appeal has been launched after a British Columbia man was acquitted of…
Three missing after five thrown into water off Tofino, B.C., as boat sinks
TOFINO, B.C. – A search is underway in the waters off the west coast of…
Top court affirms sexual identity protections in Christian law school decisions
OTTAWA – Requiring a person to behave contrary to their sexual identity is “degrading and…
Transport Canada says it wasn’t feces that fell onto people and cars in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Transport Canada says a substance that fell from the sky and onto vehicles…
Salmon farm protester yells at B.C. premier to protect wild stocks
VICTORIA – A heckler interrupted Premier John Horgan’s news conference on protecting British Columbia’s wild…
B.C. lawyer awarded $1 in suit against client who posted negative online review
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia lawyer has been awarded $1 in damages after suing a…
Search for missing Tofino boaters scaled back, handed over to RCMP
TOFINO, B.C. – Jae Valentine woke to the sound of wolves howling and cries for…
Search continues for three missing fishermen off coast of Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. – The search continues for three missing First Nations fishermen whose boat sank…
Human remains found near Ucluelet, B.C., police major crimes unit investigates
UCLUELET, B.C. – Police are investigating after the remains of two people were found near…
Expiring fish farm tenures could go month-to-month: Marine Harvest
VANCOUVER – Twenty contentious salmon farms will remain in the troubled waters of the Broughton…
Campers in notorious Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood to move to temporary housing
SURREY, B.C. – A long-time tent encampment for the homeless in Surrey, B.C., could begin…