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B.C. giving $1 million to wildfire-ravaged Lytton to help with recovery
LYTTON, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it is immediately providing a grant of…
Seniors advocate calls for reporting line for abuse and neglect amid rising reports
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s needs a provincewide approach for reporting seniors abuse amid complaints that…
Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity
VICTORIA – The auction sale of a vulnerable British Columbia woman’s home at well below…
B.C. floods cause at least $450 million in damage, Insurance Bureau of Canada reports
VANCOUVER – The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the insured damage caused by flooding in…
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., charged with public mischief over claim of being run over
VICTORIA – A public mischief charge has been approved by a special prosecutor against the…
B.C. businessman Frank Giustra’s lawsuit against Twitter can proceed, court rules
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s highest court has upheld a lower-court ruling allowing a prominent businessman…
Visit to flooded farm gives ‘greater sense of loss’: B.C. agriculture minister
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The federal agriculture minister and her provincial counterpart said they were both…
Volunteers join forces to help clean up after unprecedented flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Caroline and Paul Mostertman have become accustomed to seeing their belongings floating…
Discovery of unmarked graves selected as Canada’s news story of the year: CP poll
VICTORIA – The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in the B.C.…
B.C. city council will partially reimburse homeowner for tax sale, equity loss
PENTICTON, B.C. – The mayor and council of Penticton, B.C., offered an official apology and…
B.C. health officials using ‘strict processes’ to prevent COVID vaccine record fraud
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say COVID-19 immunization records entered into the provincial immunization…
Capacity limits, cancellation orders as B.C. tries to reduce Omicron variant spread
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reducing the size of gatherings and events over the next…
Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC
VANCOUVER – Fears over hundreds of students being packed tightly together in exam halls while…
Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person: UBC
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says assurances from public health officials have influenced…
B.C. cap on restaurant food delivery fees to stay at 15% through next year
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it’s extending the cap on fees charged by…
B.C. Mounties say they are monitoring protest against gas pipeline
HOUSTON, B.C. – The RCMP say they are investigating allegations that protesters threatened security officials,…
Key B.C. highway reopens to truck traffic after flood damage; rebuilds supply chains
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s “hobbled” supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of…
Another peak in COVID-19 case counts in B.C., six more deaths
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has recorded its highest-ever daily COVID-19 case count with 1,474 new…
B.C. businesses can apply for grant to offset latest COVID-19 shutdown costs
VANCOUVER – New one-time grants are on the way for businesses in British Columbia that…
Simon Fraser, UVic, UNBC plan virtual start to university term as pandemic surges
VANCOUVER – Three more British Columbia universities are rejigging the start of their winter terms…
B.C. health officer asks residents to change holiday plans if feeling unwell
VICTORIA – British Columbia has hit its COVID-19 testing capacity as the provincial health officer…
Charges no longer proceeding against journalists arrested at B.C. pipeline protest
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Charges are no longer being pursued against two journalists who were…
Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake-up call
VICTORIA – Economic growth in British Columbia will face erosion from recent floods and slides…
B.C. extends state of emergency again that was put in place after November rain
VICTORIA – British Columbia is again extending its provincial state of emergency that’s been in…