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Best year ever for B.C. Ferries vehicle traffic, foot traffic also surges
VICTORIA – BC Ferries’ year-end results show vehicle traffic was higher than ever last year,…
Five B.C. families stuck in Japan as Canada refuses visas for adopted babies
VANCOUVER – Ryan Hoag spent his first Father’s Day separated from his wife and baby…
Sunken boat found, three fishermen still missing near Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. – A boat that went down off Vancouver Island has been found, but…
Police watchdog investigating after officer witnesses crash in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – RCMP say one of their officers witnessed a crash in Kelowna, B.C.,…
B.C. Appeal Court rules lottery winner must be paid back $600,000 loan
VANCOUVER – A dispute over whether $600,000 was a loan or a gift from a…
B.C. woman asks court to reverse verdict for taking girl across border for sex
VANCOUVER – A woman convicted of taking a 13-year-old girl across the border for a…
Judge hands B.C. inmate two-year sentence for ‘unprovoked’ attack on guard
PENTICTON, B.C. – An inmate at a jail in British Columbia has been handed a…
Oregon family found safe after abandoning their car in remote northwest B.C.
DEASE LAKE, B.C. – Search and rescue teams in northwestern British Columbia say a family…
Lightning sparks more than 100 wildfires in B.C., with further storms expected
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The B.C. Wildfire Service says more than 100 new blazes started after…
Two adults and child killed when truck and car collide in British Columbia
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Two adults and a child have died in a two vehicle…
One dead, four injured in multi-vehicle crash on B.C. highway
CLEARWATER, B.C. – Police say one person has died following a multi-vehicle crash in the…
Electoral reform vote in B.C. includes $500,000 each for pro and con groups
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has set out the rules for its referendum on…
Shopify to provide e-commerce platform for online B.C. cannabis sales
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has selected Shopify Inc. to provide an e-commerce platform for the…
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to ‘deplorable negligence’
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown…
Serial killer Robert Pickton transferred to Quebec: victim’s family
VANCOUVER – Notorious serial killer and pig farmer Robert Pickton has been transferred to a…
B.C. First Nation narrowly rejects self-government, land and resource treaty
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation has voted against a treaty proposal…
Metro Vancouver pedestrian hurt trying to calm injured horse after accident
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A series of events in a Metro Vancouver suburb ended with…
B.C. Premier John Horgan blasts protectionism of Trump administration
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says the American administration needs to “wake up”…
B.C.’s illicit overdose deaths decreasing almost every month this year
VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service has released its latest overdose statistics, showing 109 people…
Toxic shock syndrome killed B.C. teen and tampon use can’t be ruled out: coroner
COURTENAY, B.C. – A coroner has concluded a 16-year-old British Columbia girl died of toxic…
Two men guilty of polygamy given conditional sentences, served as house arrest
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Two men who took multiple wives — some as young as 15…
Radio host outspoken about Surrey, B.C., violence says bullets fired at her car
SURREY, B.C. – A talk show host in Surrey, B.C., says bullets were fired at…
Animal protection to investigate alleged neglect, cruelty at B.C. farm
VANCOUVER – The SPCA is investigating an egg farm and a chicken-catching service in British…
B.C. man who filmed people while they were naked gets house arrest, probation
KELOWNA, B.C. – A Kelowna, B.C., man who admitted to filming people while they were…