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Wet’suwet’en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – Efforts by hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation to halt a pipeline project…
Missing person report leads police to plane crash at airport in Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. – Police say one person has been seriously hurt in the crash of…
B.C. mayor says forestry strike left some on brink of bankruptcy as deal reached
VICTORIA – A tentative agreement in a forest industry strike that kept 3,000 workers off…
RCMP say search for missing snowmobiler in B.C. now a recovery operation
CHETWYND, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say they believe the search for a missing…
Highlights of a throne speech delivered Tuesday by B.C.’s NDP government
VICTORIA – Highlights of Tuesday’s speech from the throne in British Columbia: — Starting in…
Pipeline protests impact B.C. legislature and Canada’s rail network
Protests in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a major pipeline project flared across…
A&W sees sales metric slip in Q4 after strong performance last year
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales grow for the year, even…
Truckers, police combine resources to foil alleged heavy equipment thieves in B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – The efforts of a few commercial truck drivers and multiple RCMP detachments…
Pulp and paper mill in B.C. faces 30-day closure due to lack of wood
RICHMOND, B.C. – Hundreds of forest industry workers will be affected as a pulp and…
B.C. government offices centre of protesters in Victoria, but demonstrations peaceful
VICTORIA – Police say pipeline protests outside government offices in Victoria on Friday were peaceful…
Wet’suwet’en camps occupied, Coastal GasLink workers move through: First Nation
SMITHERS, B.C. – Opponents of a pipeline who support the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs say they…
Driver in critical condition after crash involving pickup, van and small bus
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a driver is in critical condition following a three-vehicle crash…
Capital spending in British Columbia is at record levels: finance minister
VICTORIA – The B.C. government will spend $22.9 billion over the next three years on…
B.C. projects surpluses over three years as debt rises to cover capital costs
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is forecasting budget surpluses for the next three years, but…
Winners and losers in the 2020-21 British Columbia budget
VICTORIA – A look at who might benefit, and who might not, from Finance Minister…
What people are saying about the B.C. budget
VICTORIA – Some quotes from B.C. Finance Minister Carole James’s 2020 budget speech and reaction…
Vancouver police report significant seizure of cash, drugs worth millions
VANCOUVER – Police say they have seized drugs believed to be worth millions of dollars…
First case of COVID-19 in B.C. is well, three others recovering: health officer
VANCOUVER – A man who was British Columbia’s first case of the new coronavirus has…
Talks the way to settle blockades, Trudeau insists, as calls for action grow louder
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are rejecting demands from conservatives on…
B.C.’s soda drink tax will help kids lose weight, improve health, says doctor
VICTORIA – Children’s health in British Columbia will benefit from the provincial government’s decision to…
Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog
VANCOUVER – A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as…
Woman returning from Iran is B.C.’s sixth case of new coronavirus
VICTORIA – A sixth case of the novel coronavirus has been diagnosed in British Columbia…
Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER – An attempt to steal a float plane in Vancouver’s harbour didn’t make it…
Ottawa, province, First Nations sign deal to protect southern mountain caribou
VANCOUVER – A historic agreement to save endangered southern mountain caribou in northeast British Columbia…