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COVID-19 has made its way to second B.C. mink farm, no workers sick
VICTORIA – Minks on a second farm in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have tested positive…
First U.K. COVID-19 variant case detected in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials are reporting the province’s first knowncase of the U.K.…
B.C. health authorities report new COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes
SURREY, B.C. – Three regional health authorities in British Columbia are reporting new COVID-19 outbreaks…
Delta police investigating ‘suspicious’ fire in Ladner, B.C.
LADNER, B.C. – Police in Delta say they’re investigating a fire deemed “suspicious” in the…
RCMP identify victim in fatal shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia have identified a 19-year-old who was fatally shot…
Stolen jade boulder found and returned, says B.C. gift shop owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – The owner of a gift shop in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
Police say man found dead after a trailer fire in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A 66-year-old man has been found dead following a fire at a…
Teen killed in targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C., after similar attack a day before
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a teenager in Surrey,…
B.C. restricting alcohol sales, service on New Year’s Eve to limit ‘risky behaviour’
VICTORIA – Health officials in British Columbia are cutting off alcohol sales on New Year’s…
B.C. mom who gave birth in a coma due to COVID-19 discharged from hospital
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A mother who had an emergency C-section in British Columbia while in…
Horgan says B.C. will focus on pandemic economic recovery, health reform in 2021
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says economic recovery and health-care changes are the British Columbia…
Heavy rain and snow warnings start the New Year for parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER – Rain and snowfall warnings have been posted for several areas in B.C. heading…
B.C.’s top doctor says ‘start 2021 in the right space’ by not gathering to celebrate
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer is urging people to start 2021 by following…
Former residential school in Lower Post slated for demolition: premier
LOWER POST, B.C. – A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work…
Wind, rain, snowfall warnings posted as storm hammers most of coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER – Weather warnings cover most of coastal British Columbia and wind gusts topping 100…
B.C. police watchdog says ‘reasonable grounds’ to consider charge against officer
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says it has sent a report to the…
Conditions easing, ferry travel resumes after wind, rain batter B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – Wind and rain warnings have been lifted from coastal British Columbia following a…
Police say there may be more victims of unprovoked machete attacks in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police believe there are more witnesses and at least one more victim linked…
Vancouver blast that tore three-metre crater in sidewalk blamed on failed cables
VANCOUVER – Electrical faults in underground utility cables set off a fire and a subsequent…
Man with gang ties is victim of targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C., say police
SURREY, B.C. – Investigators are appealing for witnesses, dashcam video or other surveillance tape as…
Health-care professionals ready to help but some say vaccine rollout too slow
VANCOUVER – Marcia Carr returned to nursing during the first wave of the pandemic after…
Head of B.C. university public health school apologizes for holiday travel
VANCOUVER – The head of the University of British Columbia’s school of population and public…
Energy minister calls independent Site C dam report ‘helpful,’ will consult cabinet
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s energy minister says he has received a report on the status…
Family demands better oversight of B.C. care homes after outbreak kills 41 residents
VANCOUVER – The last time Bernadette Cheung saw her grandmother, she looked smaller somehow. It…