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B.C. municipalities want province to share cannabis tax money from Feds
A group advocating on behalf of municipalities and some First Nations across B.C. wants the…
More female southern resident killer whales needed for population growth: scientists
VANCOUVER – The addition of a new male calf to a critically endangered pod of…
Huawei CFO case back in Canadian court on Monday
VANCOUVER – A senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei Technologies will be in a…
Childhood lessons, fight with cancer helped John Horgan forge political goals
VICTORIA – An Indigenous leader says John Horgan would often use a joke to ease…
Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns
VANCOUVER – A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are…
Parents shouldn’t needlessly worry about COVID-19 exposure at school: Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says rumours and misinformation should be replaced with…
Conviction quashed, new trial ordered for man accused of murder after wife’s drowning
VANCOUVER – A man convicted of first-degree murder after his wife drowned while boating has…
B.C. extends state of emergency, reports one death and 105 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is extending the province’s state of emergency for another two…
Chiefs group says teen was found dead in B.C. care home days after reported missing
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A police investigation into the group-home death of a British Columbia teen…
B.C. reports 125 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths or outbreaks
VICTORIA – British Columbia has confirmed 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the past day.…
Lawyer representing youths says court has role in climate change lawsuit
VANCOUVER – A lawyer representing 15 youths who accuse the federal government for breaching their…
Fatal late-night shooting in North Vancouver investigated as homicide: police
VANCOUVER – One man is dead and another was injured in a shooting late Wednesday…
B.C. Supreme Court hears petition for judicial review of Coastal GasLink certificate
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for the Office of the Wet’suwet’en were in British Columbia Supreme Court…
NDP, Liberal, Green leaders set for televised debate on Oct. 13
VANCOUVER – The leaders of British Columbia’s three main political parties will meet face-to-face in…
Horgan commits to net-zero emissions by 2050, Greens want plan to get there
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A re-elected NDP government would commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,…
B.C. food distribution centre shut down over COVID-19 infections among staff
VANCOUVER – An outbreak of COVID-19 among almost two dozen staff at a British Columbia…
Another minority government would be good for British Columbia: Green leader
VICTORIA – The ideal outcome of British Columbia’s looming provincial election would involve another minority…
Mounties say 67-year-old man critically hurt in Surrey, B.C., shooting
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties are investigating an early-morning shooting in a Surrey, B.C., home that…
Liberals promise 10-lane bridge over Fraser River, would dump NDP Massey Tunnel plan
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Liberals and New Democrats took a long-running dispute over how to…
B.C. NDP pledges additional $3 billion a year to build schools, hospitals in platform
VANCOUVER – The New Democrats are promising a one-time $1,000 COVID-19 recovery benefit for families…
Shooting outside restaurant in Vancouver neighbourhood leaves one man injured
VANCOUVER – A shooting outside a restaurant in a west-side Vancouver neighbourhood has left one…
Calls for homeless camp to be shut in Vancouver park as council considers plan
VANCOUVER – Residents of a Vancouver neighbourhood were comfortable with a few people sleeping overnight…
Arrest and detention by Mountie in Nanaimo, B.C., results in assault charge
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Prosecution Service says a charge of assault causing bodily harm…
Six RCMP officers injured on the job in B.C.’s Interior
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – Six RCMP officers have recently been injured in various incidents in…