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Vancouver fire department contains West End apartment fire to 15th floor
VANCOUVER – The 15th floor of an apartment building in Vancouver’s West End neighbourhood has…
Study finds monthly welfare payment changes bring benefits and dangers
VANCOUVER – Researchers in British Columbia say changing when and how income assistance payments are…
Hatred of women creeping into public debate, Trudeau tells equality conference
VANCOUVER – Gender equality is under attack and, in the age of social media, it’s…
Train health-care providers to ditch racism as part of Canada’s cancer strategy: report
VANCOUVER – When Dr. Evan Adams walked into an emergency room in Vancouver with a…
Families of two teens found dead in Surrey, B.C., plead for answers
SURREY, B.C. – It’s been a year since the bodies of two teenage boys were…
Police should be part of mental health strategy: B.C. death review panel
VICTORIA – A British Columbia death review panel says police play a crucial role in…
Rapid response to B.C.’s overdose crisis saved thousands, report finds
VANCOUVER – A study by the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the rapid…
RCMP, border agency deny searching Huawei executive’s phones, electronic devices
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency deny allegations that their…
Telus to offer low-cost internet to eligible B.C. families and youth
VANCOUVER – More low-income families and children aging out of foster care will benefit from…
Officer acquitted of perjury in Dziekanski case settles lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – An officer acquitted of a perjury charge linked to the death of a…
Victoria officials confirm kitten tossed in trash ingested methamphetamine
VICTORIA – Animal control officers in Victoria now know why a kitten had balance and…
B.C. premier at D-Day events, says we must not forget horrors of intolerance
VANCOUER, B.C. – British Columbia Premier John Horgan says as a modern, civilized society we…
Extradition hearing for Huawei executive set for January
VANCOUVER – An extradition hearing will begin in January for a top executive of the…
Extradition hearing for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou set for early next year
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Supreme Court has accepted a plan by the defence team for…
Two men dead, three people in hospital after boats collide on B.C. lake
OSOYOOS, B.C. – The bodies of two men have been recovered from Osoyoos Lake in…
Tilray shares up 11% on deal to merge with biggest shareholder
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc.’s stock soared after it signed a deal to merge with…
Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA – A “lit”terbug was issued a hefty fine after Victoria’s police chief caught him…
Victoria council mulls demolition of what’s left of fire-ravaged Plaza Hotel
VICTORIA – Councillors in Victoria are being asked to authorize demolition of what remains of…
Mother dog, 9 puppies doing well after being found in sealed box at B.C. dump
QUESNEL, B.C. – A year-old border collie-husky mix and her nine, week-old puppies are doing…
It’s spring, but B.C. already sounds drought alarms; fish, water, fire threats
VICTORIA – The likelihood of a drought in British Columbia is rising as warm weather…
First Nations push for massive conservation area in northern British Columbia
LOWER POST, B.C. – First Nations in northern British Columbia are calling on the provincial…
Lululemon Q1 earnings outpace analyst expectations, company ups 2019 guidance
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s first-quarter earnings outpaced analyst expectations as the athleisure retailer remains…
17 temperature records Wednesday as southern B.C. sweltered in pre-summer heat
VANCOUVER – Temperature records tumbled across much of British Columbia’s south coast Wednesday as Environment…
Data show alcohol the main cause of substance-related deaths in hospital
VANCOUVER – Heavy drinking landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times — twice…