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Shooting victim in Chilliwack, B.C., dies from her injuries: RCMP
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Chilliwack Friday…
Residents evacuated from homeless encampment in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Leaning on a cart filled with his belongings, John Newton said…
Six-month implant newest option to treat addiction amid opioid crisis
VANCOUVER – Canadians addicted to opioids may be eligible for an implant that provides an…
Meng Wanzhou alleges her constitutional rights were breached by RCMP, CBSA
VANCOUVER – The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has filed a notice of…
Vancouver home sales sluggish in February as prices continue to fall
VANCOUVER – The local real estate board says the benchmark price of a detached home…
Federal government targets B.C. guns and gang violence with $5.3 M fund
VICTORIA – The federal government says fighting gun and gang violence in Canada requires collaborative,…
Search continues for suspect after officers hit by car in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – One of two Vancouver-area police officers injured in a hit-and-run crash has…
‘Riverdale’ diner in Mission, B.C., to create milkshake honouring Luke Perry
MISSION, B.C. – The manager of a diner where Luke Perry filmed the television show…
B.C. to tighten civil forfeiture law to better target drug crime, hidden assets
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government plans to strengthen its civil forfeiture law to better…
A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou
VANCOUVER – A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and…
Beverley McLachlin to investigate B.C. legislature spending allegations
VICTORIA – A former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada has been selected…
Letter showing debts of one of Vancouver’s founders up for auction
VANCOUVER – A glimpse of British Columbia’s sometimes seamy history goes to the highest bidder…
Scientists warn of ecosystem consequences for proposed B.C. seal hunt
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia group wants to revive the seal and sea lion hunt…
Former Supreme Court justice Beverley McLachlin leads B.C. investigation
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says the appointment of a retired Supreme Court of Canada…
B.C. didn’t meet rights of involuntarily detained mentally ill patients: report
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government failed to meet the legal rights of mentally ill…
Scientists view old-growth forests through lichens to understand value
VANCOUVER – Two scientists say defining the biodiversity of a forest by the age of…
RCMP seek witnesses after woman badly hurt in assault at UBC’s Vancouver campus
VANCOUVER – A woman has been seriously injured after being attacked with a weapon while…
Video of ‘seal bomb’ tossed into B.C. waters draws negative online reaction
VANCOUVER – A commercial fisherman who tossed a small explosive into water teeming with sea…
Facebook aims to reduce ‘anti-vaxxer’ messages, ads as part of ‘safety’ campaign
VANCOUVER – Facebook should ban posts by so-called anti-vaxxers in order to protect children against…
B.C.’s plans to expand civil forfeiture program called unconstitutional
VANCOUVER – Eight years have passed since David Lloydsmith learned British Columbia’s Civil Forfeiture Office…
Detectives appeal for assistance in fatal shooting of Chilliwack, B.C., man
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Police detectives have identified a man who was shot and killed in…
Goldcorp says its Cerro Negro mine has been hit by an illegal work stoppage
VANCOUVER – Goldcorp Inc. says there has been what it called an illegal work stoppage…
RCMP search for dognapper after theft of pooch from fenced yard in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia’s Okanagan region are searching for a suspected dognapper,…
Volunteers in Vancouver to tally homeless on streets and in shelters
Vancouver’s annual homeless count is to begin tonight and will continue through all city neighbourhoods…