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B.C. government considering options in ICBC medical expert case: Horgan
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan says the B.C. government hasn’t decided if it will appeal…
Storm brings snow, wind to large sections of B.C.
VANCOUVER – A storm that swept across much of British Columbia on Friday brought heavy…
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Vancouver cemetery looks to add more bodies to one grave in sustainability move
Vancouver’s only cemetery is thinking outside the pine box in its efforts to find space,…
Five bears feasting on garbage in B.C. neighbourhood are euthanized
PENTICTON, B.C. – Conservation officers euthanized five bears travelling together in Penticton, B.C., on Thursday.…
Police say woman seriously hurt in shooting near Vancouver homeless camp
VANCOUVER – A woman has been seriously hurt in a shooting that police say happened…
B.C. to update emergency program law to improve disaster responses, supports
VICTORIA – The challenges of preventing and responding to devastating wildfires and floods in British…
Canada Jetlines postpones launch over financing challenges, lays off staff
VANCOUVER – Canada Jetlines Ltd. is postponing its planned December launch and laying off most…
Canfor board recommends shareholders accept offer by Pattison company
VANCOUVER – The board of Canfor Corp. is recommending shareholders accept an offer by a…
Strike notice by Metro Vancouver bus, SeaBus staff expires Friday morning
VANCOUVER – Transit operators in Metro Vancouver have served 72-hour strike notice, potentially leaving Greater…
Man in critical condition after police deploy stun gun, watchdog investigating
SICAMOUS, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after RCMP officers used a stun…
B.C. school trustees ask for provincial, federal aid to stomp out student vaping
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s school trustees are asking for help to stop students from vaping.…
Women’s recovery centre in B.C. faces eviction as farm rules enforced
VICTORIA – A farm home in the Fraser Valley that provides addiction treatment and life-skills…
Second-degree murder charges laid against two B.C. men after 2018 Surrey slaying
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide detectives have laid second-degree murder charges against two men in a…
New Democrats want ballot recount in B.C. riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam
VANCOUVER – The New Democratic Party has asked for a judicial recount in the British…
Canadian living amid California fires says its like planning for snow storm
A Canadian woman living near California’s Simi Valley says her car was packed Wednesday with…
B.C. climate plan improves target details, transparency, says minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s environment minister says the province is trying to be more transparent…
Man lacking compass, food, shelter, lost on Vancouver’s North Shore mountains
VANCOUVER – A hiker has spent a sub-zero night on Vancouver’s North Shore mountains and…
Efforts to ditch seasonal time change gaining steam
The British Columbia government’s effort to formally do away with seasonal time changes marks the…
SeaBus services cancelled on first day of Vancouver transit dispute
VANCOUVER – The first day of job action by transit workers in Metro Vancouver caused…
Shifting weather pattens and outdoor burning prompts advisory in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Emissions from vehicles, outdoor burning and fireworks along with a shift in weather…
Transit worker job action to cancel 20 SeaBus sailings
VANCOUVER – TransLink says it expected to cancel 20 SeaBus sailings on Saturday as transit…
Man, 26, found dead in Chilliwack, BC., believed to be ‘targeted for murder’
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide investigators are probing the death of a man whose body was…
Protesters gather at gender identity speaker’s talk despite location switch
VANCOUVER – Dozens of protesters gathered outside the venue of a panel discussion on gender…
Otter sighting shuts down Vancouver Chinese garden, 6 koi dead
VANCOUVER – A pond in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver is…