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‘It’s a symbol of our strength’: Heiltsuk open first Big House in 120 years
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Chief Coun. Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation says it’s hard…
B.C. school districts target vaping, call for increased regulation
KELOWNA, B.C. – A British Columbia school board says it has “serious concerns” about the…
Striking Vancouver hotel workers reach deal with four of five hotels
VANCOUVER – A noisy, weeks-long strike at four luxury hotels in Vancouver may be over…
Pot use admission at U.S. border snagging Canadian boomers, says lawyer
VICTORIA – Canadians wanting to cross the U.S. border are being asked different marijuana questions…
An average of 2.5 people still dying every day in B.C. from overdoses: coroner
VICTORIA – Illicit drug deaths were down in British Columbia in August from the same…
Hiker with MS missing near Nanaimo, B.C., is found safe
NANAIMO, B.C. – The search is over for a Vancouver Island man with multiple sclerosis…
A&W reports slower sales growth while net income falls short of expectations
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw sales growth slip in its most recent…
B.C. logs its first case of vaping illness with more suspected: health officer
VICTORIA – British Columbia has confirmed its first probable case of vaping-related illness and the…
Fewer people prescribed opioids but data for all provinces needed: doctor
VANCOUVER – Fewer people in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario were prescribed opioids last year…
Deal on wood pellets to Japan to help B.C.’s struggling forest industry: Horgan
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia company has signed an agreement to provide 100,000 tonnes of…
Allegations of racism lead to ministry investigation at Vancouver private school
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Education Ministry says an inspection will be conducted at a Vancouver…
Woman, 24, suffers life-threatening injuries after van drags her in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 24-year-old woman must undergo multiple surgeries to reconstruct her face after a…
Former cop who blew whistle wants standing in B.C. money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER – An inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia would not exist without the…
Man’s death in Richmond, B.C. suspicious, not random, say investigators
RICHMOND, B.C. – The discovery of a man’s body in a Richmond, B.C., business is…
Woman dies in crash near Williams Lake, B.C., four others badly injured
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – RCMP in central British Columbia say they suspect alcohol played a…
B.C. police commissioner highlights ‘predatory behaviour,’ gun safety in report
VICTORIA – A West Vancouver police officer was fired for what British Columbia’s police complaints…
Jody Wilson-Raybould should use social media to amplify her voice: experts
VANCOUVER – In the early years of Confederation, there were members of Parliament known as…
RCMP find two bodies at home in Coquitlam, B.C., one a victim of homicide
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say they found two bodies in a home on Monday in…
Vancouver, Fortis, work together to extract renewable natural gas from landfill
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-area landfill has received approval to produce renewable natural gas, a type…
Youth to sue Canadian government for climate change harms, discrimination
VANCOUVER – A lawsuit that’s expected to be filed Friday claiming young people disproportionately suffer…
B.C. introduces law to implement United Nations declaration on Indigenous rights
VICTORIA – British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to introduce legislation to…
Change approach to diagnosing autism to ease wait times, stress: doctor
VANCOUVER – Lindsay Roberts is home-schooling her son, not by choice but because the five-year-old…
B.C. businessman David Sidoo faces new allegations in college bribery scandal
VANCOUVER – A well-known businessman and philanthropist from British Columbia faces fresh allegations in a…
Activist Greta Thunberg says adults must protect kids from climate change
VANCOUVER – Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says those in power need to realize what they…