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Vancouver park board passes motion to learn Indigenous place names
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion to learn the traditional Indigenous…
Tilray to export cannabis formulation to U.S. for clinical trial
NANAIMO, B.C. – Canadian marijuana producer Tilray Inc. says it has received approval from the…
Mother of baby who died at Vancouver daycare claims negligence
VANCOUVER – The mother of a baby who died at a Vancouver daycare describes the…
Dozens speak at Vancouver hearing that could see duplexes replace single homes
Vancouver is considering allowing duplexes in most areas of the city currently restricted to single-family…
Wet weather means all types of burning, forest use, OK in two B.C. fire centres
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – All restrictions on fires or forest use are being lifted in two…
Vancouver co-op develops tech to help prevent ODs, especially for alone users
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver technology co-operative is gaining recognition for developing a mobile app and…
Vancouver police defend seizure of pot products from Downtown Eastside
Vancouver police say officers weren’t conducting a raid when they seized cannabis products from a…
Heavy rain and wind forecast for B.C.’s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says British Columbia’s south coast will be drenched by two Pacific…
B.C. seniors advocate questions why undiagnosed elderly getting antipsychotics
VANCOUVER – A quarter of people living in long-term care homes in British Columbia are…
Several more days before salvage of barge can begin on Haida Gwaii
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. – The Haida Nation says the potentially dangerous work of removing cargo…
Dead and dying birds rain down in unexplained occurrence in B.C. community
DELTA, B.C. – A British Columbia man who witnessed dozens of birds falling from the…
Women in B.C. to have access to breast density info when screened for cancer
VANCOUER, B.C. – Women in British Columbia will soon get breast density information after having…
B.C. premier apologizes for removal of 1950s totem pole at Canada-U.S. border
SURREY, B.C. – Three First Nations in British Columbia gathered Friday to raise a restored…
B.C. wildfires burned large areas affected by mountain pine beetles: Experts
VANCOUVER – Clearing or burning beetle ravaged forests may be costly but could mitigate against…
Indigenous eateries take centre stage in Canada thanks to increasing awareness
VANCOUVER – Since Paul Natrall started serving Indigenous cuisine from his Mr. Bannock food truck…
Stabbing in Surrey sends teenager to hospital with non-life threatening injuries
VANCOUVER – Surrey RCMP are investigating a stabbing that sent a 17-year-old girl to hospital.…
Trail, B.C., sees third sulphuric acid spill on area roads this year
TRAIL, B.C. – The movement of sulphuric acid by truck through a southeastern British Columbia…
Vancouver Island pharmacist suspended after giving out drugs with human placenta
VANCOUVER – The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia has suspended the licence of a…
Son of couple whose plane went missing in B.C. thanks rescuers for search effort
VANCOUVER – The son of a couple whose small private plane disappeared during a flight…
Mystery solved for dozens of birds plummeting to death from the sky in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A natural occurrence is behind the unusual deaths of about 40 starlings that…
B.C. mayoral candidate on why he asked a homeless man to chug beer for sandwich
PORT MOODY, B.C. – A mayoral candidate and sitting councillor in Metro Vancouver has taken…
Plan in place to move homeless campers from provincial park to housing: Minister
LANGFORD, B.C. – The B.C. government says a plan is in place to provide shelter…
Report proves no racial disparity in street checks: Vancouver police chief
VANCOUVER – An internal report is recommending an overhaul of the Vancouver Police Department’s use…
Police watchdog probing medical distress incident at Kelowna RCMP detachment
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after two people went into medical…