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Kootenay Boundary region issues evacuation alert due to possible weekend floods
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – An evacuation alert has been issued for 2,300 people due to…
International student worry about pandemic as decisions loom on travel to Canada
VANCOUVER – Zohra Shahbuddin says she was thrilled when she received a letter of admission…
Police watchdog investigating death of Richmond man
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death…
Suspects in custody after B.C. home invasion targeted dog, RCMP say
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two men are in custody and facing charges after what RCMP…
Climate change threatens glass sponge reefs unique to Pacific Northwest: study
VANCOUVER – Warming ocean temperatures and acidification caused by climate change are threatening the survival…
One in three students back in classrooms in British Columbia: minister
VICTORIA – About one third of students returned to classrooms in British Columbia Monday and…
Video of officer seen punching driver to be investigated: Kelowna, B.C., RCMP
KELOWNA, B.C. – A video circulating on social media that appears to show a Mountie…
Nature Conservancy adds bunchgrass savannah to protected areas within B.C.
INVERMERE, B.C. – The Nature Conservancy of Canada has added to its area of protected…
Westport: 1Q Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Westport Innovations Inc. (WPRT) on Thursday reported a loss of…
COVID-19 modeling data highlight path to fewer restrictions, vacations
VICTORIA – British Columbia is making summer holiday plans as COVID-19 cases continue declining and…
B.C. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip appeals for living-donor kidney transplant
VANCOUVER – The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is used to advocating…
Kelowna, B.C., officer linked to violent arrest now on administrative duty: RCMP
KELOWNA, B.C. – An RCMP officer has been taken off patrol after being involved in…
Crown, company drop charges against LNG pipeline opponents in B.C.
VICTORIA – Criminal and civil contempt of court charges have been dropped against those who…
Lawsuit against B.C., pharmacists’ college, drug company over medication switch
VANCOUVER – A drug user “forced” to switch to a reformulated methadone treatment introduced in…
About 1/3 of B.C. students returned to schools last week in gradual re-opening
VICTORIA – Nearly a third of elementary- and secondary-school students in British Columbia returned to…
RCMP continue search for missing plane, 2 people in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – Authorities continue to search for a missing plane and its two…
Man surrenders, awaits charges, in alleged racist incident on Vancouver Island
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A Vancouver Island man is awaiting a court date over an…
Three RCMP officers in Prince George, B.C., face assault charges over arrest
VICTORIA – Charges have been approved against three Mounties in Prince George, B.C., related to…
Intelligence agency limited in info it can provide B.C. money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER – A public inquiry into money laundering has heard that British Columbia appears to…
B.C. Supreme Court grants injunction to clear latest Vancouver homeless camp
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction against a tent city set…
Research finds sea otter comeback worth millions but not all benefit
VANCOUVER – The return of playful, popular sea otters to the Pacific shores of British…
Supreme Court rules against B.C. in Hells Angels clubhouse forfeiture
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office has lost a long-running court case to seize…
B.C. marks sixth consecutive day with no new COVID-19 deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia has marked six days in a row with no additional deaths…
B.C. reports 16 new cases and first death due to COVID-19 in a week
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say one more person has died due to COVID-19…