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B.C. judge grants Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay extradition hearings
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request…
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA – The long-term vision many were wanting from British Columbia’s budget to support economic…
Former minister tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs
VANCOUVER – Reports of money laundering at British Columbia casinos had the attention of the…
Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province’s homicide investigation team’s “systemic,…
Police say teen has critical injuries in Vancouver stabbing
VANCOUVER – A teenager has been critically hurt in fight in Vancouver. Police say they…
Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups fight in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 14-year-old was in custody and awaiting a bail hearing Monday after a…
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER – Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the…
Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER – Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after…
B.C. offers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to people age 30 and up
VICTORIA – People age 30 and older may now receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in…
B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa’s support on child care: Advocates
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of…
Teck Resources reports $305M Q1 profit, brighter outlook on 10-year high copper price
VANCOUVER – Copper prices that have surged to 10-year highs in recent days are driving…
B.C. workers now eligible for three hours of paid leave to get COVID-19 immunizations
VICTORIA – Workers in British Columbia can receive up to three hours of paid leave…
Powerful drugs linked to six overdose deaths in Surrey, B.C., say Mounties
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties are warning of highly toxic drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C., that…
B.C. hits new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations at 515, five more deaths
VICTORIA – The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in British Columbia has ticked up…
Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act
VANCOUVER – Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus…
Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some of Canada’s largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby…
B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials
VICTORIA – Pop-up vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver COVID-19 hot zones are an experiment that…
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to ‘catastrophic’ overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER – A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a…
Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades
VANCOUVER – A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being…
Most people moved inside after Vancouver park encampment shut down: city
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says a tent encampment in Strathcona Park has come…
COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases
VANCOUVER – Efforts by British Columbia health officials and residents are managing to suppress infections…
Foul play suspected after human remains identified as missing B.C. woman
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Police say a search for a missing person has turned into…
One person shot in Delta, B.C., parking lot, police say
DELTA, B.C. – Police in Delta, B.C., say one person has been shot following an…
Tilray-Aphria deal closes, company to control biggest share of Cdn pot market
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. say their merger deal has now closed…