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Ultra-low-cost carrier Wow Air rolls out new route between Vancouver and Iceland
Vancouverites looking for low-cost flights to Iceland will soon have a new option when discount…
Electoral reform ballots in mail, Elections BC monitors rotating postal strikes
VICTORIA – Ballots for British Columbia’s electoral reform referendum are in the mail as postal…
Canadian rapper dies after falling off airplane wing in failed stunt
VERNON, B.C. – A 34-year-old rapper who fell to his death in British Columbia while…
Police cleared in death of carjacking suspect at B.C. ferry terminal: watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – Police officers acted appropriately in dealing with a carjacking suspect as they…
Natural gas in B.C. limited through the winter after pipeline blast: FortisBC
SURREY, B.C. – A British Columbia natural gas supplier is warning its one million customers…
Engine malfunction forces rescue of whale watchers off Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Dozens of people aboard a whale watching boat in the Georgia Strait off…
Tie in mayor’s race in Peachland, B.C., could end in a name drawn at random
PEACHLAND, B.C. – There is intrigue in the mayor’s race in the small town of…
First Nations, environment groups say latest energy board pipeline review flawed
VANCOUVER – The National Energy Board is repeating its mistakes with a new review of…
Canfor Q3 profits doubles despite lower lumber prices and increased export duties
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. says its net profit doubled to $125.3 million in the third-quarter…
Natural anthrax killed 13 bison on farm in northern B.C., Agriculture Ministry says
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Thirteen bison on a farm in northeastern British Columbia died…
Industry advised before two-day B.C. fishery led to snagged nets: manager
VICTORIA – A busy two-day fishery in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., has prompted a…
Roads reopen, business resumes in Langley, B.C., following ammonia leak
LANGLEY, B.C. – All roads have reopened around an industrial park in the Township of…
Surrey, B.C., woman faces three counts linked to crash that killed teenager
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say three charges have been laid against a young Surrey, B.C.,…
Higher fines and more rules coming for B.C.’s party bus industry: ministry
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is boosting fines for party buses that don’t meet…
Senior Crown counsel make recommendations following collapsed murder prosecution
VICTORIA – The B.C. Prosecution Service released 12 recommendations Friday following an internal investigation into…
Judicial recount set for Monday following tie vote for mayor in Peachland, B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. – When Harry Gough had a chance to speak with the provincial court…
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins rally behind city in wake of synagogue attack
VANCOUVER – Sidney Crosby says his team is standing with its city after an attack…
BC Ferries cancels sailings for cleanup after vehicle spills fuel into water
LANGDALE, B.C. – BC Ferries cancelled two sailings on one of its routes between Vancouver…
Vancouver’s Atomic Cartoons sketches success with “Princesses Wear Pants”
VANCOUVER – Jennifer Twiner McCarron remembers when daycare staff took bets on when her daughter…
Private operators to pick up many of B.C.’s Greyhound routes, but gaps remain
VICTORIA – A patchwork of transportation service is being stitched together across British Columbia as…
Horgan, Wilkinson to talk electoral reform in B.C. in televised debate Nov. 8
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan and Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson have set a date to…
Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen Reena Virk, has day parole extended
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia woman who brutally beat and drowned 14-year-old Reena Virk near…
Corporations and unions banned from donating to B.C. recall campaigns
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced laws banning corporations and unions from donating…
Bad B.C. drivers to face increased penalties; fines to jump 20 per cent annually
VICTORIA – Bad drivers in British Columbia have less than 24 hours to improve their…