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A correction to a B.C. earthquakes story
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. – In a story published Saturday, The Canadian Press said three earthquakes…
4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Haida Gwaii
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. – An earthquake rattled the west coast of Haida Gwaii in British…
B.C. police say discovery of two bodies is tragic, isolated incident
ANGLEMONT, B.C. – RCMP say a 62-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman have been identified…
B.C. government grappling with multiple labour disputes by public-sector unions
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government faces a “difficult balancing act” in dealing with labour…
Sex assault charge against B.C. mayor stayed due to ‘alternative measures’
PORT MOODY, B.C. – A sexual assault charge against a Metro Vancouver mayor has been…
Talks break off for union representing 900 Metro Vancouver SkyTrain workers
VANCOUVER – Contract talks have broken off between the union representing 900 Metro Vancouver SkyTrain…
Adoption centre closes despite effort to save it; B.C. left with two agencies
VANCOUVER – Patricia Pearson has dealt with the shock and disappointment of her adoption agency…
Metro Vancouver mayor says stayed sex assault charge related to ‘awkward date’
VANCOUVER – A mayor in Metro Vancouver says a sexual assault charge against him that…
Metro Vancouver transit talks collapse, job action by bus drivers due Friday
VANCOUVER – Talks have broken down in the ongoing transit dispute in Metro Vancouver, paving…
Vancouver police officer charged with sexual assault in Whistler, B.C.
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver police officer has been charged with sexual assault after an alleged…
B.C. homicide team investigates discovery of body after reports of vehicle fire
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A vehicle fire in Abbotsford, B.C. is now a homicide investigation following…
Barge grounded off Quadra Island successfully refloated, says coast guard
VICTORIA – The Canadian Coast Guard says a barge that ran aground off Vancouver Island…
Tentative agreement will see schools reopen Monday in Victoria-area district
VICTORIA – Schools will reopen Monday in the Victoria area after a tentative agreement was…
Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care
VANCOUVER – A framed iconic photo in Dr. Brian Day’s office shows Muhammad Ali raising…
Metro Vancouver bus riders hit hard Monday by Vancouver transit job action
VANCOUVER – An overtime ban by Metro Vancouver transit drivers snarled Monday’s commute for many…
Workers at luxury Vancouver hotel will vote on deal to end eight-week strike
VANCOUVER – Workers at a luxury hotel in downtown Vancouver could be back on the…
B.C. Liberals table school bus seatbelt bill; NDP says it’s waiting on Ottawa
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Opposition Liberals want seatbelts in all new school buses. Liberal member…
Closing arguments begin in legal case over private health care in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A lawyer arguing in favour of a two-tier health-care system in British Columbia…
Two hurt, four others rescued, as flames damage Vancouver apartment building
VANCOUVER – Firefighters had to work quickly to rescue six residents of a burning apartment…
B.C. court reduces sale price of blueberry farm after former owners poison crop
VANCOUVER – A “vindictive” and “malicious” decision by two British Columbia blueberry farmers to poison…
B.C. to advocate for frustrated, confused, unhappy cellphone users, says premier
VICTORIA – A cellphone users survey shows British Columbia residents are frustrated and confused with…
Little progress in preventing sudden infant deaths since last report: BC Coroner
VANCOUVER – The chairman of a death review panel in British Columbia found himself facing…
B.C. introduces new strategy for fighting racism and hate in communities
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is introducing a new program that it says will…
John Mann, singer and songwriter of group Spirit of the West dead at 57
John Mann, whose voice rang through countless Canadian celebrations as the lead singer of Celtic-inflected…