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Vancouver library loans out dogs in poetry promotion for 15-minute outings
VANCOUVER – You can take out almost anything from libraries these days, but this one…
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Surrey, British Columbia
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP are looking for witnesses to a fatal collision in Surrey. They…
Lu’ma Medical Centre to receive more than $2M in funding from health ministry, FNHA
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Ministry of Health and the First Nations Health Authority will provide…
UVic opens counselling services after deadly bus crash kills two students
VICTORIA – University of Victoria students are grappling with the sudden deaths of two of…
British Columbia ends practice of ‘birth alerts’ in child welfare cases
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is ending a practice that allowed hospitals to inform child…
B.C. wants to be part of global resolution in opioid company bankruptcy claim
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says any proposed settlement from opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma…
Scheer would restore Harper’s child fitness and arts tax credits Liberals axed
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. – Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to revive two more of Stephen…
B.C. child OK after finding and eating anti-anxiety drug at school
KELOWNA, B.C. – An elementary school student in British Columbia has recovered and returned to…
Students who died in Vancouver Island bus crash remembered for love of learning
VICTORIA – Two first-year biology students at the University of Victoria are being remembered for…
Surrey RCMP pulled over party bus with 40 drunk, underage teens
SURREY, B.C. – Underage drinking in chauffeured vehicles has become the next target for RCMP…
Murder case against father accused in daughters deaths circumstantial: defence
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer says the Crown’s theory against a father accused of killing…
Chilliwack, B.C., school district votes narrowly to approve rainbow crosswalk
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Educators in Chilliwack, B.C., have voted 4-3 in favour of painting a…
Assisted-death lawsuit adjourned, government evidence widens eligibility: lawyer
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and a woman with a degenerative illness…
Field trip transport will be guided by crash review: University of Victoria
VICTORIA – The University of Victoria says the outcome of a review into a bus…
Pot, alcohol most common cause of youth substance-use hospitalizations: report
VANCOUVER – Marijuana and alcohol were the most common substances leading to hospitalization of youth…
Revelstoke RCMP find $1.9 million in stop of erratic driver
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 1 east of Revelstoke,…
Prince George newspaper moves from daily to weekly as readers move to internet
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The century-old Prince George Citizen newspaper in central British Columbia has…
Charges laid over alleged cash theft from Chilliwack, B.C., constituency office
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A former constituency assistant is facing charges over accusations he stole money…
Miniature horse’s ear severed, legs gashed during dog attack in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – A miniature horse that was mauled by two dogs on Vancouver Island…
Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed…
Two B.C. men charged with first-degree murder in Williams Lake killing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Two men have been charged with first-degree murder following the death…
B.C. First Nation signs agreement to return its land
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – A First Nation has signed an agreement that will return over…
Missing hiker found safe after spending night on North Vancouver mountain
VANCOUVER – Rescue crews have found a missing female hiker safe after she was stranded…
Four year old boy escapes serious injury after fall from 3rd floor window
SURREY, B.C. – A little boy is very lucky to have escaped with only a…