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Telus raises dividend and extends payout growth policy through 2022
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend and extending its payout program as…
Mountain Equipment Co-op appoints Best Buy Canada executive as CEO
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op has appointed a Best Buy Canada executive to head the…
Otter’s long departure means koi can return to Vancouver Chinese garden
VANCOUVER – Koi are safe to swim again in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese…
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
VICTORIA – A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia’s real estate…
B.C. heat wave sets 15 temperature records Thursday; more set to fall
VANCOUVER – Fifteen temperature records were broken in British Columbia Thursday and several more could…
‘Absolutely heartbreaking:’ 16-month-old boy dies in hot vehicle in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say an “absolutely heartbreaking” set of circumstances led…
B.C. Liberals seek intervener status in probe of high price of gasoline
VICTORIA – Opposition Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he wants to be part of a…
One dead, one injured in alleged hit and run in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police are looking for a suspect following an alleged hit and…
Log costs, wildfires cited in decision to close sawmill in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. – The mayor of Quesnel says the closure of a sawmill in his…
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – An active wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local…
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer…
Cancer claims nine-year-old Victoria youngster after seven-year battle
VICTORIA – A Victoria youngster who won hearts and raised hopes as she staged a…
Police vehicles wrecked as drivers leads RCMP in ‘dangerous pursuit’
NANAIMO, B.C. – Two RCMP vehicles were destroyed and a 28-year-old man taken into custody…
Tilray revenue soars nearly 200 per cent, net loss grows in first quarter
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. expects Canada’s cannabis supply could become balanced within the next…
Push for fresh, local hospital food across Canada over ‘pitiful’ alternatives
VANCOUVER – Wild salmon with lemon dill sauce, blueberry soup and bone broth may be…
Man faces two new charges following ‘violent struggle’ at B.C. home: police
CENTRAL SAANICH, B.C. – A man accused of murder at a home in Central Saanich,…
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering; final report due May 2021
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan launched a public inquiry into money laundering Wednesday, saying the…
More than 100 people fall sick in suspected norovirus outbreak in B.C. hotels
VANCOUVER – Over 100 people have fallen sick following a suspected norovirus outbreak at two…
Planned back burns help contain aggressive wildfire near Osoyoos, B.C.
OSOYOOS, B.C. – Crews say they are making good progress taming a wildfire that has…
Coroner says no seatbelts, drug and alcohol use caused B.C. vehicle deaths
VICTORIA – The coroners service in British Columbia says one third of the total number…
Motorcycle rider accused of hitting and injuring North Vancouver RCMP officer
VANCOUVER – Charges have been laid against a North Vancouver man accused of hitting and…
B.C. legislature clerk retires; report says benefits wrongly claimed
VICTORIA – A spending scandal that shook British Columbia’s legislature came to a partial conclusion…
Multi-vehicle crash on Coquihalla Highway claims life, others injured
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – RCMP say a man who pulled over to help after a crash…
Saturday night crash in Surrey, B.C., leaves four injured, three seriously
SURREY, B.C. – Four young people were taken to hospital, three of them in serious…