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Man’s body found hours after man, woman fatally stabbed in southeastern B.C.: RCMP
CRESTON, B.C. – Mounties say the alleged suspect in a double homicide in southeastern British…
Cowichan First Nation issues stay-at-home order as COVID-19 spreads on its reserve
DUNCAN, B.C. – The Cowichan First Nation on Vancouver Island has issued a shelter-in-place order…
Impaired driving suspected in truck crash that set off gridlock in North Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A man has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a transport…
Sister in B.C. waits for little brother’s ashes that seem to be lost in transit
VANCOUVER – Courtney Baker doesn’t know what she’s going to do with the urn she’s…
Change needed for access, outreach: B.C. police complaints commissioner
VANCOUVER – Accessibility to British Columbia’s municipal police complaints process can and should be improved,…
Driver critically injured, pet killed in suspected impaired crash in central B.C.
VAVENBY, B.C. – Impaired driving may have played a part in a crash in central…
Speculation tax increased long-term rentals in B.C., raised $88 million: ministry
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Finance says data from British Columbia’s tax targeting property speculators…
Vancouver police officer is suspended and faces drug, theft, breach of trust charges
VANCOUVER – Criminal charges related to theft, breach of trust and drugs have been laid…
Homeless woman OK after man tries to set her blankets ablaze in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER – A homeless woman is unhurt but police want to catch the man who…
B.C. watchdog investigates police shooting where man hurt in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The B.C. police watchdog is investigating an RCMP-involved shooting that sent one…
Manslaughter charge laid after deadly post-Christmas assault in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A manslaughter charge has been laid after the death of a man…
Wind, snow, prompt warnings, power outages across much of southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – The latest wicked weather to sweep across southern British Columbia downed trees and…
B.C. care home allowed group activities to continue after positive test
VANCOUVER – Parbs Bains had a “sinking feeling” when she heard a single staff member…
Riverside residents in Vanderhoof, B.C., alarmed as ice jams limit Nechako River flow
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – Ice jams are building along the Nechako River in central British Columbia…
B.C. health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s health minister says it’s “very disappointing” that some doctors in the…
Aritzia optimistic about future but endures new round of store closures
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc. remains optimistic about the future despite enduring forced store closures over…
Lawyer for man who stabbed girls says psychosis causes memory ‘inconsistencies’
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A lawyer for a man convicted of stabbing two high school…
B.C. expands immunization team to help smooth rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say they’ve added a senior official to the province’s…
24 years after Reena Virk’s murder, parole board continues Kelly Ellard’s release
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The 38-year-old woman convicted of murdering teenager Reena Virk near Victoria in…
Vancouver Coastal Health says schools have low COVID-19 transmission rates
VANCOUVER – A health authority says data showing schools in the Vancouver area are a…
TSB says ‘misinterpretation of navigational information’ led to vessel crash in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a “misinterpretation of navigational information”…
Full parole granted to former Mountie, sports coach convicted of sex abuse of boys
VANCOUVER – A former Mountie and sports coach, convicted of sexually abusing young boys in…
B.C. reports first case of South African COVID-19 strain, four now from the U.K.
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer expressed concern as she reported the first South…
Former Mountie jailed after Dziekanski Taser death reaches lawsuit settlement
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a former RCMP officer convicted of perjury after the 2007…