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Blaze near Lytton spread across steep terrain, says BC Wildfire Service
LYTTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s Wildfire Service says an out-of-control blaze in the Fraser Canyon…
Old growth logging opponents end hunger strike; 8 more arrests at Fairy Creek
VICTORIA – Mounties have arrested eight more people camped near old-growth forest logging areas west…
Motorcyclist killed in suspected hit-and-run in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., are investigating an alleged hit-and-run that caused the…
B.C. man arrested for allegedly soliciting children to touch him sexually: RCMP
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Mounties say they arrested a 32-year-old man on Saturday for…
Horgan marks Indigenous Peoples Day by urging recognition of systemic racism
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan is marking National Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating First Nation…
B.C. records 229 cases of COVID-19 over three days as officials encourage vaccination
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reporting a one-day total of COVID-19 cases not seen since…
Separate fires destroy two Catholic churches in southern British Columbia
OLIVER, B.C. – A First Nations chief in southern British Columbia says there are mixed…
Study reassures parents, teachers that COVID-19 infrequently shared at school
VANCOUVER – A study of school staff in Vancouver says their risk of developing COVID-19…
Anglican bishop in British Columbia resigns after misconduct allegations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Anglican Church of Canada says its first bishop of a large…
Climate activists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join faculty at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says climate activists and journalists Naomi Klein and…
Order of Catholic nuns agrees to enhance access to residential school records
VICTORIA – An order of Catholic nuns whose members worked at the Kamloops Indian Residential…
Vaccine numbers in B.C. above 4.5 million, includes more than a million 2nd shots
VICTORIA – First-dose vaccine numbers in British Columbia have risen to above 75 per cent…
Parents of teen killed at B.C. school share grief, anger at sentencing hearing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The father of a 13-year-old girl who was murdered at a…
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
VANCOUVER – The price of cannabis at government-run stores in British Columbia declined while potency…
RCMP arrest 20 people at blockades against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – RCMP enforcing an injunction against blockades near old-growth forest logging areas…
Science-based panel to guide B.C.’s care of old-growth forests
VICTORIA – An independent panel will advise the British Columbia government on the management of…
Environment Canada issues heat warnings, says record-high temperatures loom for B.C.
VANCOUVER – Jeremy Cain spent Thursday overseeing a team of outreach workers in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Facial recognition use by Liberals raises issues, says B.C.’s privacy commissioner
VICTORIA – The use of facial recognition technology by the Liberal Party of Canada as…
Man who killed B.C. teen not at ‘immediate risk’ to violently reoffend: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The man who killed a 13-year-old girl and injured her friend…
Air quality advisory in effect for parts of Vancouver, Fraser Valley amid heatwave
VANCOUVER – An air quality advisory is in effect for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver…
Wildfire that started in structure now under control in B.C.’s southern Interior
PEACHLAND, B.C. – Residents evacuated from their homes in the town of Peachland in B.C.’s…
International students navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes
VANCOUVER – A prospective student from Pakistan who will be enrolling in Vancouver’s Simon Fraser…
Heat wave dubbed ‘dangerous,’ ‘historic’ bakes much of Western Canada
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada warns the torrid heat wave that has settled over much of…
Private donation helps protect threatened British Columbia island
VANCOUVER – The BC Parks Foundation says a private donation has allowed the purchase of…