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B.C. budget includes child fund, climate plan, Indigenous revenue sharing
VICTORIA – The B.C. government maintained its focus on providing programs to help families cope…
B.C. measles outbreak: 33 students, staff asked to stay home from schools
VANCOUVER – Some 33 students and staff at two French-language schools at the centre of…
NDP candidates push for stronger climate action as Singh supports LNG Canada
BURNABY, B.C. – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is facing calls from within the party…
Tilray to acquire hemp food company Manitoba Harvest for up to $419 million
Cannabis producer Tilray Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Hemp Hearts-maker Manitoba Harvest for…
Study moves Oak Bay, B.C., closer to contraceptive control for problem deer
OAK BAY, B.C. – A contraception program to reduce the population of habituated, urban deer…
Proposed edible pot rules are wasteful, would leave products tasteless: critics
VANCOUVER – Canada’s proposed edible pot regulations would result in tasteless products wrapped in wasteful…
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER – The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally…
Missing snowshoer found dead in avalanche debris on Vancouver’s North Shore
VANCOUVER – Searchers discovered the body of a missing snowshoer in avalanche debris on Vancouver’s…
Australian woman killed in avalanche while snowboarding in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. – A 42-year-old woman from Australia has been killed in an avalanche while…
Combination housing, withdrawal management centre gets rezoning nod in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – City councillors in Vancouver have approved rezoning for what is described as a…
Budget carrier Flair Airlines calls abrupt halt to new routes to Florida
KELOWNA, B.C. – Flair Airlines has suspended several flight routes to Florida and California just…
Victoria may lose cherry blossoms as city pushes ahead with tree management plan
Victoria’s trademark cherry blossoms may be lost in a few years as the city goes…
Liberal turmoil a ‘gift’ to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in B.C. byelection: expert
BURNABY, B.C. – The stakes are high for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a Metro…
Metro Vancouver officials want people to think before throwing out clothes
VANCOUVER – Colourful, inexpensive and trendy clothing is so accessible that Joanne Renfer couldn’t resist.…
Auditor’s follow-up report says BC Corrections still has work to do on jails
VICTORIA – The provincial auditor general is giving BC Corrections mixed reviews in a progress…
Anchor drag incidents in Prince Rupert, B.C., harbour alarm environmental group
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A new report raises concerns about the alarming increase of anchor-dragging…
B.C. doctor warns against deadly mushroom that looks similar to edible variety
VANCOUVER – A critical care doctor is warning British Columbians about a “sinister” deadly mushroom…
Woman wrongfully held in hospital for almost one year without court order: judge
VANCOUVER – A woman’s rights were violated when she was held in hospital for almost…
B.C. First Nation near pipeline explosion files lawsuit against Enbridge
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation near the explosion of a natural…
B.C. auditor general says urban ambulance response times well below targets
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ambulances only made their target on life-threatening calls in urban areas…
‘Kids can’t play in sandbox,’ says minister who steps into Victoria police feud
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has stepped into a police funding feud in Victoria…
Tourism is economic force in British Columbia with 6.1 million visits: minister
VANCOUVER – Tourism in British Columbia is outpacing provincial economic growth as a record-breaking number…
Residents ordered out of tent city in Maple Ridge, B.C. after string of fires
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – An evacuation order has been issued to residents of a homeless…
Tourism is economic force in British Columbia with 6.1 million visits: minister
VANCOUVER – Tourism in British Columbia is outpacing provincial economic growth as a record-breaking number…