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Pandemic pushes BC Ferries revenue losses to $62 million in first quarter
VICTORIA – BC Ferries says the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in first quarter losses of $62…
Ministry mislead students in wake of exam errors: Ombudsperson
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Education Ministry has agreed to apologize and compensate students harmed by…
Strong winds in forecast prompts warning to B.C. residents near fire
PENTICTON, B.C. – Residents who live near a massive wildfire in British Columbia’s south Okanagan…
B.C. clamps down on COVID-19 enforcement with fines for party hosts, guests
VANCOUVER – Property owners and organizers can be fined $2,000 for hosting events found in…
New study calls for new approach to tackling overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – Canada needs a new approach to tackle its overdose crisis, says the lead…
B.C. announces children’s complex care transition facility in Vancouver
VICTORIA – Children in British Columbia with extraordinary health needs that require complex care are…
‘Nerve-racking’: Staff talk about stress of first B.C. school to start this year
LYTTON, B.C. – There were two questions that nagged at Kyla Blair when the school…
Officials declare COVID-19 outbreaks at two B.C. health facilities
VICTORIA – British Columbia has two outbreaks of COVID-19 at health-care facilities as officials reported…
B.C. seniors advocate to survey pandemic experiences of care residents, families
VICTORIA – British Columbia seniors in long-term care and their family members are being asked…
Evacuation order ends for remaining homes over wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. – Everyone who fled from a wildfire south of Penticton, B.C., is now…
Court awards teacher abused by Catholic priest $844,000 in damages
VANCOUVER – A former elementary school teacher who says she was sexually assaulted by a…
City-sponsored justice awareness mural ‘deeply disrespectful,’ says police chief
Victoria’s police chief says a city-sponsored mural on justice issues disrespects members of the police…
Police seeking driver in hit-and-run collision in Ladysmith, B.C.
LADYSMITH, B.C. – The Mounties are investigating a Saturday morning collision near the east coast…
B.C. rescuers, experts concerned about condition of three entangled humpbacks
VANCOUVER – Marine mammal rescue groups and federal fisheries officials are not sure how much…
Vehicle catches fire after late Saturday collision in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say they are investigating a Saturday night collision in Surrey, B.C.…
Winds fan flames of B.C. wildfire as crews race to battle the blaze
CANAL FLATS, B.C. – Wind gusts fanned the flames of a wildfire near a village…
Vancouver Aquarium closes programming amid ‘financially challenging’ time
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium is closing to the public, putting its programming on pause…
New supportive housing coming for homeless in Vancouver, province and city say
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government and City of Vancouver are partnering to build 450 new…
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER – Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at…
Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID warnings
VICTORIA – An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia’s Nass Valley has prompted an alert…
Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
VANCOUER, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward “aggressively” on ensuring…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital…
Dog comes to rescue of boy being attacked by a cougar in B.C.’s Interior
LILLOOET, B.C. – A 10-year-old boy has escaped serious harm in a cougar attack in…
University of Victoria law centre to train generation of Indigenous lawyers
VICTORIA – A new generation of Indigenous legal scholars will be trained at the University…