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Collision near Revelstoke, B.C., leaves one dead, closes Highway 1 for hours
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – RCMP confirm one person died in a crash Monday east of Revelstoke,…
Ottawa’s consultation with Indigenous groups on pipeline was meaningful: Lawyer
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations…
Man handed 15-month jail term after guilty plea in snake-venom death of B.C. tot
VANCOUVER – A man has been sentenced to more than a year in jail for…
B.C. judge will rule in February in the case of a murdered high school student
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The fate of a man charged with second-degree murder in the…
Dad who killed daughters must serve at least 22 years before parole
VICTORIA – A British Columbia father who committed the “vengeful” and “unspeakable” murders of his…
Province aims to help diffuse mine dispute between B.C. First Nation and Taseko
VICTORIA – Taseko Mines and the Tsilhqot’in Nation are working with the B.C. government to…
Crash kills one as intense snowstorm snarls holiday travel across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – A severe storm that has swept across much of southern British Columbia may…
Closure of bus depots on Vancouver Island part of industry-wide struggle: CEO
TOFINO, B.C. – A member of the Ahousaht First Nation on the west coast of…
Fire at B.C. fish farm damages net pen, up to 21,000 Atlantic salmon escape
VICTORIA – A fire at a fish farm near Port Hardy at Queen Charlotte Strait…
Plant-based protein companies poised to expand products, distribution next year
VANCOUVER – When A&W started serving Beyond Meat veggie burgers at its restaurants, the fast-food…
Six people arrested after drug trafficking search in Victoria: police
VICTORIA – Police say six people are in custody after officers carried out a drug…
Pedestrian suffers ‘potentially life threatening injuries’: Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a pedestrian has potentially life threatening injuries…
RCMP investigating death on Christmas Eve in Duncan, B.C.
DUNCAN, B.C. – Police are investigating the killing of a man on Christmas Eve in…
Woman arrested on robbery and kidnapping charges in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The RCMP say officers took a 26-year-old woman from Chilliwack, B.C., into…
RCMP investigating after shots fired into residence in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP is investigating after shots were fired into a home in…
Police save man and his dog when boat sinks in Victoria-area Gorge
VICTORIA – Members of the Victoria and Saanich police departments combined forces on Friday morning…
B.C. Appeal Court OKs class-action lawsuit against University of Victoria
VICTORIA – A British Columbia Appeal Court panel has certified a class-action lawsuit against the…
Owner of 19 huskies gives them up over allegations of neglect
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia SPCA has been overwhelmed with 19 huskies that were…
Surrey, B.C. Mounties investigate shooting death of Ontario teenager
SURREY, B.C. – Police in Surrey, B.C., say a teenager from Ontario is the city’s…
Gateway Casinos to get new CEO, move to NYSE as part of initial public offering
VANCOUVER – Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. is expected to name a new chief executive…
Skinny parking stall, bad hair style, lead list of improper 911 calls to E-Comm
VANCOUVER – The agency that handles almost every call to police, fire or ambulance in…
One person hurt in shooting that police in Kamloops, B.C., say was targeted
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Mounties are investigating a shooting that sent a man to hospital in…
Former child in care sues ministry, social worker for ‘reprehensible’ treatment
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government and a former social worker in Kelowna, B.C., are…
Truck containing volatile material catches fire, closes B.C.’s Highway 97C
MERRITT, B.C. – British Columbia’s Okanagan Connector is closed to traffic because of fire in…