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Man charged after Vancouver Masonic hall fire, two fires remain under investigation
VANCOUVER – A 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to one of three fires…
‘Dollar clearing’ doesn’t give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei affiliate and an…
B.C. adds three more Vancouver hotels to housing stock for homeless
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has purchased three more hotels to help house the homeless…
Staff shortage amid B.C.’s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report
VANCOUVER – An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British…
B.C. churches to appeal court decision that upheld COVID-19 restrictions
VANCOUVER – An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that…
Henry urges close contacts of COVID-19 cases in B.C. to ‘stay away from others’
VICTORIA – British Columbia is likely in for a “rough ride” in the coming days…
Indigenous leader says Vancouver Island hospital project turns fear to healing
NORTH COWICHAN, B.C. – A new hospital will become a place of healing for members…
B.C. applying for stay in court ruling on auto injury claims: Eby
VICTORIA – British Columbia is applying for a partial stay in a recent B.C. Supreme…
North Vancouver residents to hold drive-thru vigil after stabbings at library
VANCOUVER – Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a…
COVID-19 outbreak at Prince Rupert care home where 16 died earlier this year
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Just weeks after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak ended at a northwestern…
RCMP in B.C. move carefully on assault claim involving child victim, youth suspect
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say they are working with a child and youth advocacy centre…
Former B.C. cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER – A commission of inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is adding former…
Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires
VANCOUVER – Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of…
Man and woman killed in head-on crash on Highway 1 near Sicamous, B.C.
SICAMOUS, B.C. – Two people have died in a head-on crash on Highway 1 near…
Lumby, B.C., traffic stops were not carried out by police impersonator: RCMP
LUMBY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia’s Boundary region say a public warning about a…
COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in British Columbia, experts say
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants…
Conservancy protects area sacred to Tahltan Nation in northwestern B.C.
VICTORIA – Indigenous, provincial and federal leaders have worked beside industry and environmental groups to…
Electric vehicle sales surge, putting B.C. on track for emission reductions
VICTORIA – Electric vehicles are selling in record numbers in British Columbia. The provincial government…
New funding for B.C. businesses affected by COVID-19 rules
VICTORIA – New funding will be available to businesses in British Columbia affected by the…
Vancouver police name victim following city’s fourth homicide of 2021
VANCOUVER – Police have identified a 37-year-old Vancouver man as the city’s latest homicide victim.…
Calls for stricter action in B.C. with COVID-19 variants projected to climb into May
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is on track to see COVID-19 cases involving variants of concern…
Employees trapped in coolers at B.C. store rescued after vehicle crashes through wall
SAANICH, B.C. – First responders have rescued employees that were trapped in the commercial coolers…
B.C. opens COVID-19 vaccine registration for people 60 and older
VICTORIA – British Columbia residents aged 60 and older can now register to receive the…
Horgan’s NDP to bring in throne speech in B.C., Opposition wants coherent plan
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s opposition parties acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for…