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Bayern Munich completes transfer for Canadian star Alphonso Davies
VANCOUVER – Bob Lenarduzzi says soccer phenom Alphonso Davies catches your eye the first time…
Canada must be held accountable in Indigenous decisions: minister to chiefs
VANCOUVER – The federal government must “get out of the way” of First Nations in…
Latest calf born to endangered killer whales dies off British Columbia
VANCOUVER – A female killer whale was spotted in the waters off Vancouver Island for…
B.C. wildlife tour company charged after allegedly luring bears with food
BLUE RIVER, B.C. – A wildlife tour company in Blue River, B.C., is facing charges…
Thieves in B.C. use sport utility vehicle to ram through mall and steal jewelry
VERNON, B.C. – A pair of robbers used a sport utility vehicle to smash their…
Canucks’ draft pick Quinn Hughes returning to University of Michigan
Vancouver hockey fans will have to wait to see the Canucks’ top pick in this…
Ancient B.C. Indigenous settlement to become outdoor history classroom
NORTH COWICHAN, B.C. – Near the foot of sacred Mount Prevost where Indigenous people say…
Search for jet ski operator after crash of two water craft in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The search for a missing man who had been operating a personal…
CryptoKitties: Are blockchain Beanie Babies the future of e-commerce or a fad?
VANCOUVER – At first glance, CryptoKitties are googly-eyed virtual cats that come in an array…
Woman dies after being carried away in a river in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Mounties say a 23-year-old woman from Burnaby is dead after she and…
Vancouver moves to expropriate two hotels closed over safety concerns
Vancouver has launched itself into new territory in dealing with what its deputy manager calls…
Coquihalla closed for hours after separate crashes claim life, spark small fire
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A fiery crash on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway caused a brush fire and…
Vancouver’s Rio Theatre secures $375,000 from city in conditional grant
VANCOUVER – The owners of one of Vancouver’s last independent theatres have been thrown a…
Hundreds watch from shore as killer whale puts on jumping show in B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. – A lone killer whale that moved into a Comox, B.C., harbour more…
It’s OK to cry in the courtroom even if you’re a judge: law professors
VANCOUVER – Judges can’t be expected to be emotionless robots, two legal experts said after…
Lightning storms across B.C. raise tension as wildfire danger climbs
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Lightning storms that swept across British Columbia are being blamed by the…
Body of man pulled from B.C. lake after float plane crash
TYAUGHTON LAKE, B.C. – Two men are dead an a third is in hospital with…
More wildfires blaze in B.C., but no communities seriously threatened
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s Wildfire Service has had its busiest few days of the…
Man arrested after alleged threat sparks standoff at Denny’s in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – One man is in police custody after barricading himself inside a restaurant…
Scientists use whale call recordings to coax male orca from Comox, B.C. harbour
COMOX, B.C. – Scientists in British Columbia used whale whisperer tactics Thursday to coax a…
Legislation re-establishing human rights commissioner due in B.C. this fall
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it will introduce amendments to the Human Rights…
Radio telescope near Penticton, B.C., opening new doors in astrophysics
VANCOUVER – A new radio telescope has allowed space watchers to see bursts of light…
Temperatures in some parts of B.C. could reach 40: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Hot air coming up from the Unites States has prompted Environment Canada to…
Wildfires ravage 27 structures in Telegraph Creek in northwest B.C.: officials
VANCOUVER – Wildfires have ravaged 27 structures in Telegraph Creek, representing 30 to 45 per…