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Memorial held for members of Surrey’s homeless community who have died
SURREY, B.C. – Former residents of a tent encampment in Surrey, B.C., gathered Sunday to…
Suspicious fire in Surrey, B.C., critically injures two children
SURREY, B.C. – Two children are in critical condition after being pulled from a burning…
B.C. launches mental health-addiction youth teams in some Vancouver-area schools
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – British Columbia students in the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District will…
Vancouver film fest executive director to leave after 2019 festival
VANCOUVER – The executive director of the Vancouver International Film Festival is stepping down. In…
Settlement reached in class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER – Three women who shared their stories of sexual harassment as part of a…
Conservationists file legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales
VANCOUVER – The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the…
Flood warning on B.C.’s Chilcotin River above site of the Fraser River slide
VANCOUVER – A flood warning has been posted in British Columbia’s southern Interior for the…
Lawyer for B.C. father charged with killing children accuses mother of lying
VANCOUVER – A mother wept at her estranged husband’s trial for the murder of their…
Chilcotin River peaks, extent of damage from flooding uncertain: officials
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The B.C. River Forecast Centre says the Chilcotin River has peaked…
B.C.’s new speculation tax funnels $115 million into affordable housing
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says its new speculation and vacancy tax has pumped…
Big, old B.C. trees produce mutations over time that could improve success: UBC
VICTORIA – Researchers collected DNA from the tops of some of Canada’s tallest trees to…
Magnitude-4.6 earthquake hits Seattle area, felt as far as Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A magnitude-4.6 earthquake that struck outside Seattle has reportedly been felt as far…
Man walks away after small plane crash-lands in Langley, B.C., field
LANGLEY, B.C. – RCMP say a 47-year-old man walked away from a plane crash in…
Focus shifts to recovery as Chilcotin flood waters recede, says regional district
VANCOUVER – The Cariboo Regional District says its emergency operations centre is turning its focus…
Second-degree murder charge laid against Surrey, B.C., man in February slaying
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., say a murder charge has been laid…
B.C. man dies of rare viral rabies infection after contact with a bat
VICTORIA – A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the…
Mall evacuated, police arrest suspect after report of youth with gun
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP say a male suspect has been arrested after a report that…
Gas price inquiry questions Trans Mountain capacity, company denies collusion
VANCOUVER – One of the largest fuel companies in British Columbia says there’s no retail…
Migration begins: blame toadlets if ground seems to move in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. – An annual migration involving tens of thousands of creatures is underway in…
B.C. posts $1.5B surplus as tax revenue increases and real estate market cools
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government ended its fiscal year with an operating surplus of…
Blaring car alarms, anxious dog, prompt alleged vandalism on B.C. ferry: police
DELTA, B.C. – Police are investigating a report of alleged vandalism at the Tsawwassen ferry…
B.C. man is pleads guilty in the snake venom death of a two-year-old girl
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man has pleaded guilty to one count of failing to…
West Fraser says worst of its B.C. mill cuts done after wave of curtailments
VANCOUVER – Mill cutbacks in British Columbia are still happening, but West Fraser Timber Co…
B.C. Securities Commission reaches deal with Genus Capital Management
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Securities Commission has reached a settlement with a Vancouver-based investment management…