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B.C. First Nation won’t be able to return home for months after wildfires
Members of a tiny First Nation in northwest British Columbia remain scattered across the province…
More than half of fatal overdoses involved people who were mentally ill: coroner
VANCOUVER – The BC Coroners Service says completed investigations of 872 overdose fatalities show more…
Fort St. John, B.C., RCMP seek five youths involved in school bus theft
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – RCMP in northeastern British Columbia believe someone knows something about…
‘Work to do’ in ensuring end to internal misconduct: Victoria police chief
VICTORIA – The chief of the Victoria Police Department says there is still “work to…
Mayors dispute commissioner’s report on former Victoria police chief
VANCOUVER – Two mayors responsible for Victoria’s police department are disputing a section of a…
Ask for public inquiry if you disagree: police complaint commissioner to mayors
VICTORIA – The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is encouraging two Greater Victoria mayors…
Slide near Site C dam in northeastern B.C. cuts road, prompts limited evacuation
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A landslide is creeping down a steep slope in northeastern…
LNG Canada project in British Columbia given final approval by shareholders
VANCOUVER – Investors have given final approval for a massive liquefied national gas project in…
Suspect wanted for passing off washers as toonies in alleged $30,000 fraud case
VANCOUVER – Police say 17 banks in British Columbia were defrauded of more than $30,000…
Stranded sturgeon prompts RCMP river rescue in British Columbia
AGASSIZ, B.C. – Cpl. Mike Rail says there is no need to exaggerate an RCMP…
Canada’s finance minister touts USMCA but says dairy, steel sectors need help
VANCOUVER – Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada’s new trade deal will bring more economic…
Canucks player says team has ‘Fortnite’ ban for season
VANCOUVER – A day after Vancouver forward Bo Horvat said the Canucks have instituted a…
B.C. files to be intervener in new National Energy Board hearings on pipeline
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government wants to take part in the National Energy Board’s…
Future uncertain for long-standing Vancouver pot shops after legalization
VANCOUVER – Cannabis connoisseurs in Vancouver have been able to buy potent weed over the…
B.C. movie industry aims to be more green, both in production and onscreen
VANCOUVER – The movie industry has always been at the forefront of change and the…
Man may have exposed himself to more than 60 women and teenaged girls: Police
Vancouver police have charged a man with exposing himself to teenage girls and woman and…
Father says Grade 10 worksheet was biased against right-wing views
VICTORIA – An assignment that asked students at a high school in British Columbia to…
Second shooting pushes homicide cases on the Lower Mainland to 3 in 24 hours
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide investigators on the Lower Mainland responded to their third case in…
‘Irreplaceable’ instruments pinched from West Coast rock band 54-40
VANCOUVER – West Coast rock band 54-40 says it was robbed of seven “irreplaceable” instruments…
Man allegedly sets fire to couches in North Delta, B.C., police station
VANCOUVER – Police in British Columbia have arrested a man who allegedly set fire to…
Scientists trying to save B.C.’s western rattlesnakes from becoming roadkill
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s rattlesnakes may not get much respect, but scientists are working to…
Gasoline-like substance linked to private residence in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – A gasoline-like substance found in the area where the Trans Mountain pipeline…
Entrepreneurs cook up edible pot products despite legalization delay
VANCOUVER – Yannick Craigwell doesn’t need to guess how large the Canadian appetite will be…
Woodlands survivors begin receiving compensation from B.C. government
VANCOUVER – Survivors of abuse at a notorious school and psychiatric facility in New Westminster,…