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‘So far, so good’: B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates…
B.C. fishing captain investigated by RCMP following vessel crash along coast
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Mounties say the captain of a fishing vessel that crashed into…
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
NANAIMO, B.C. – A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three…
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Police say 58 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a…
Victim of fatal stabbing in Vancouver identified by homicide investigators
VANCOUVER – Police have named the victim of Vancouver’s seventh homicide of 2021. They say…
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER – A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at…
Racism key barrier to getting Indigenous people help in B.C. overdose crisis: agency
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15…
B.C.’s police complaint commissioner to oversee VPD response to handcuffed judge
VANCOUVER – The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in B.C. says it has asked…
‘It was devastating,’ chief recalls after remains of 215 children found in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Hundreds of pegs, each marking the possible site of a child’s remains,…
Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of…
More than 200 bodies found at Indigenous school in Canada
KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — The remains of 215 children, some as young as 3…
B.C. teacher says students could be triggered by residential school discovery
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215…
Rio Tinto closes deal to buy stake in Western Copper and Gold
VANCOUVER – Western Copper and Gold Corp. says Rio Tinto Canada Inc. has completed a…
June 1 boost to B.C.’s minimum wage raises it to highest in Canada: ministry
VICTORIA – The minimum wage in British Columbia jumps to $15.20 an hour on June…
A dozen youth mistakenly given the wrong COVID-19 vaccine in Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health is apologizing and says it’s updating its immunization processes after confirming a…
UBC reviews award of honorary degree to former principal of B.C. residential school
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia is reviewing its awarding of an honorary degree…
Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says it has submitted its final proposal for decriminalization…
Canadian outpouring over residential schools can bring healing, says survivor
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215…
Police ‘amazed’ as four customers thwart armed bank robbery in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say a suspect is in custody after customers in a bank…
A look at the residential-school system in Canada
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced last week that ground-penetrating radar…
Lululemon: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Lululemon Athletica Inc. (LULU) on Thursday reported fiscal first-quarter net…
Energy regulator orders Trans Mountain to stop tree clearing work on project
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An order stopping tree cutting and grass mowing across the entire Trans…
RCMP says a settlement reached in university student’s lawsuit against B.C. officer
KELOWNA, B.C. – The RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a civil lawsuit…
BC Ferries passenger goes overboard, recovered near Bowen Island
VANCOUVER – A BC Ferries passenger was recovered from the waters near Bowen Island after…