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B.C. wildfires lead to multiple evacuation orders
Smoke continues to be a challenge for crews fighting wildfires from the air in British…
GM president says pause on EV mandate is welcome, calls for consumer-focused policy
VANCOUVER — Canada’s policies around electric vehicles need to be more reflective of consumer demand,…
Fatal shooting inside Langley, B.C., taxi: homicide investigators
LANGLEY — British Columbia’s homicide investigators are looking into the fatal shooting of a person…
Two killed, three injured in crash of vehicle going the wrong way on B.C. highway
Two people have died and three more were injured after police say a vehicle driving…
Coquihalla Highway reopens after wildfire closure but truck fire causes delays
A semi-truck on fire closed the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt on Friday, just…
Ontario drove Carney’s decision to suspend EV mandate: B.C. Energy Minister Dix
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s energy minister says the federal decision to delay its electric vehicle…
Suspected double homicide in Vancouver, two others seriously injured
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say two people have been killed in a suspected double…
Expert ‘taken aback’ by Eby foreign worker claims, says axing program won’t fix woes
VICTORIA — Ending the temporary foreign worker program won’t solve “deep structural problems” with housing…
ICBC reopens licensing service in Surrey, B.C., as public service strike continues
SURREY — The Insurance Corp. of British Columbia says it is reopening one of its…
Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER — The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are…
B.C. ostrich farm seeks new stay of cull order and says CFIA mobilizing ‘imminently’
A co-owner of the B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong…
Filipino BC calls for more support responding to ‘social disaster’ of festival attack
VANCOUVER — The vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino cultural festival in…
Vancouver Island police say man, 19, drowns in Upper Thetis Lake
VIEW ROYAL — An RCMP underwater recovery team has been sent to Upper Thetis Lake…
Police say shots fired in Surrey, B.C., neighbourhood linked to extortion case
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they believe an early morning shooting in a…
Lawsuit alleges 2006 sexual assault by acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau
VANCOUVER — The estate of acclaimed Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau is being sued in British…
Search suspended for man believed missing in B.C. backcountry
NELSON — Police in British Columbia say they have suspended the search of a man…
Environment Canada expands air alerts as wildfire smoke spreads over B.C.
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada’s special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for August, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 7.1 per cent in August. Statistics Canada also…
Sim says Vancouver is ‘begging’ B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
VANCOUVER — No city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and it’s not…
‘As long as it takes’: Union escalates B.C. public service strike
VANCOUVER — Strike action by public service workers from the BC General Employees’ Union entered…
BC Wildfire Service says civilian drone hit firefighting plane
KAMLOOPS — The BC Wildfire Service says police are investigating after one of its firefighting…
Eby says temporary foreign worker program should be scrapped or reformed
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said the temporary foreign worker program should “be…
RCMP officer in Kelowna, B.C., facing assault charge
VICTORIA — An RCMP officer in Kelowna, B.C., is facing an assault charge stemming from…
B.C. to contest lawsuit by U.S.-based tribes over consultation rights in Canada
British Columbia’s premier says his government will be fighting a lawsuit by an Aboriginal group…