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Telus wireless additions beat estimates, tax break pushes up Q2 profit
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. had a $517-million net profit attributable to common shareholders for the…
Metro Vancouver home sales edge higher in July, prices still falling
VANCOUVER – Home sales in Metro Vancouver rebounded in July, making the traditionally slow selling…
Class action lawsuit launched in Vancouver over Capital One data breach
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver law firm says a class action lawsuit has been launched on…
Man hospitalized after he was struck by freight train in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a man was injured after he was struck by a…
RCMP searching for van, driver, after attempted abduction of B.C. road flagger
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – RCMP in northeastern British Columbia say a road flagger working…
Homicide investigators in Williams Lake, B.C., after man fatally shot
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – RCMP in Williams Lake, B.C., say a 43-year-old man has been…
Evacuation alert for 206 properties as wildfire grows in southern Okanagan
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says a fire burning in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
B.C. court deals blow to Jumbo resort, rules environmental certificate invalid
VANCOUVER – A controversial ski resort proposed in southeastern British Columbia is facing a new…
Three southern resident killer whales declared dead plunging population to 73
VANCOUVER – Three southern resident killer whales have been declared dead by the Center for…
B.C. finance committee calls for tax review in 2020 budget report
VICTORIA – An legislature committee says British Columbia’s tax system is in need of a…
Activists call on insurance firms to stop coverage of Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – A coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on insurance companies to…
Southern B.C. wildfire growth offers hope for control say fire officials
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Wildfire Service says a fire in the province’s south Okanagan…
Man dies of his injuries after being struck by a car in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a man in his late 40’s has…
RCMP say gondola cable at tourist attraction may have been cut on purpose
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Police believe someone may have intentionally cut a gondola cable at a…
Canadian ‘so grateful’ to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria
VANCOUVER – A Canadian man who spent eight months in Syrian prisons said he wept…
Driver dead after vehicle goes in Seaton Lake BC Hydro canal
LILLOOET, B.C. – The Mounties say they’re looking for witnesses to a fatal crash near…
Police say manhunt suspects killed themselves, guns found near bodies in brush
VANCOUVER – Two British Columbia men who were suspects in the deaths of three people…
RCMP say investigation of teen’s overdose death in Langley, B.C., will take time
LANGLEY, B.C. – The RCMP say they have taken almost 40 statements in their investigation…
B.C. police say safety forced them to use a conducted energy weapon on an emu
CHEMAINUS, B.C. – Mounties in the Vancouver Island town of Chemainus say they had to…
Former firefighter teams up with web developer to create B.C. wildfire app
VANCOUVER – Former firefighter Aaron Kilback says his friends in B.C.’s Okanagan Valley used to…
Group wants new agency to oversee oil and gas industry in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Oil and Gas Commission isn’t taking action that would protect the…
Icing, pilot decision-making causes for plane crash in Abbotsford, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says ice on the wings and pilot decision-making…
Panel calls for better suicide prevention services for youth in B.C.
VICTORIA – A panel of experts says there is a need for more timely access…
B.C. sees number of overdose deaths decline in first six months of 2019
VANCOUVER – The latest figures from British Columbia’s coroners service show fewer people are dying…