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Woman treated for burns after fire at homeless camp in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Firefighters say one woman was hospitalized after a tent caught fire…
Chinese company Zijin Mining Group successful in takeover of Nevsun Resources
VANCOUVER – Nevsun Resources Ltd. says Chinese company Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd. has been…
Liam in the lead for B.C.’s top baby named followed by Olivia, Emma and Lucas
VICTORIA – Liam is the most popular name chosen among the more than 40,000 babies…
Vavenby, B.C., water system affected by truck crash for second time since 2017
VAVENBY, B.C. – For the second time in less than two years, residents of a…
Heavy snow, poor driving conditions along B.C.’s northern coasts, Yukon border
VANCOUVER – Winter storms will ring in the new year around British Columbia’s north and…
Recent storm ‘most damaging’ in BC Hydro history but response to improve: report
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says December’s massive windstorm was the most damaging in its history…
Two rescued as apartment fire forces out 33 people in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Two people needed to be rescued from the upper floor of an…
Peace bond hearing withdrawn for B.C. couple cleared in legislature terror plot
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man and woman who were cleared of terror charges due…
Approval given on interim basis to higher auto insurance rates in B.C.
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Utilities Commission has given interim approval for a 6.3 per…
Family recovering after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning in car in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say a woman and her five-year-old child have been released from…
Heavy snow, avalanche threat shuts parts of Highway 1 in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Travellers in British Columbia’s southern Interior faced challenging conditions Thursday and driving wasn’t…
Crown tells jury to accept undercover confession of B.C. girl’s murder
VANCOUVER – The confession and later statements of a British Columbia man leave no reasonable…
Donation bins sealed, removed in British Columbia after death of trapped man
VANCOUVER – A municipality and a non-profit foundation in British Columbia are shutting down clothing…
Nanaimo RCMP charge man after Christmas morning theft of gifts, stockings
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police have a man in custody and a charge has been laid…
Two-day storm departs B.C., but leaves flooded roads, avalanche danger behind
VANCOUVER – Rainfall, wind, snow and winter storm warnings have been lifted for all of…
B.C. fuel up 4 cents, more hikes due as ‘bumpy’ year looms at pumps: expert
VANCOUVER – Extreme volatility in oil markets has resulted in a price jump for gasoline…
Mudslide near White Rock, B.C., blocks Amtrak between Vancouver and Seattle
VANCOUVER – A mudslide near White Rock, B.C., has halted Amtrak’s passenger train service between…
Vigilance urged for B.C. backcountry enthusiasts as avalanche risk remains
VANCOUVER – The risk of a natural avalanche is decreasing in many parts of British…
Mudslide cleared from track in B.C., but Amtrak service remains suspended
VANCOUVER – The company that operates a train corridor that was blocked by a mudslide…
Mounties say four people died in separate B.C. highway crashes since Friday
VANCOUVER – Mounties say four people have died in separate crashes since Friday on British…
B.C. Appeal Court gives Ottawa more time to fix solitary confinement law
VANCOUVER – The Court of Appeal of British Columbia has given the federal government more…
RCMP arrest 14 people in northern B.C. over anti-LNG pipeline protest
HOUSTON, B.C. – RCMP say they arrested 14 people from a blockade to a forest…
Vancouver Film Critics Circle awards Haida-language ‘Edge of the Knife’
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Film Critics Circle has named the Haida-language drama “Edge of the…
Defence urges jury to find man guilty of manslaughter if it believes confession
VANCOUVER – Jurors tasked with deciding the fate of a man charged with the first-degree…