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B.C. manages cybersecurity risks posed by staff working from home: audit
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the government has effective tools in place to…
B.C.’s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action
VICTORIA – British Columbia introduced an Indigenous reconciliation plan Wednesday that sets goals toward implementing…
B.C. says focus on more than just low fees for universal child-care programs
VICTORIA – It was almost 40 years ago that Sharon Gregson says she became an…
Canfor reducing production in Western Canada due to supply chain problems
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is cutting production at its sawmills in Western Canada due to…
B.C.’s health minister says update on potential fourth COVID-19 dose due Tuesday
VICTORIA – Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is preparing to provide an update…
More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections
VICTORIA – Expanding whistleblower protections in British Columbia will give the government more insight into…
Up to 100 mm of rain and strong winds in the forecast for parts of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Heavy rain and gusty winds are forecast for several parts of British Columbia…
Environment Canada warns of windstorm, huge waves, deep snow for parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a powerful windstorm was expected to lash much of the…
Veteran B.C. Liberal Stephanie Cadieux resigns seat, takes federal accessibility post
VICTORIA – A member of the British Columbia Liberal caucus is resigning her Surrey-area seat…
Man dies after being struck by car at Nanaimo, B.C., intersection: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – Mounties on Vancouver Island say they’re investigating a collision between a vehicle…
West Fraser cutting pulp production at Alberta mill, changing type of pulp output
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it will cut production capacity and jobs…
B.C. offers fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to seniors, most vulnerable
VICTORIA – British Columbia is offering a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to seniors, starting…
Woman pleads guilty after toddler’s death in Vancouver daycare: Crown
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Prosecution Service says a woman has pleaded guilty to a…
RCMP say man in mental health crisis allegedly stabs and injures B.C. officer
KEREMEOS, B.C. – The Mounties say an officer is recovering from a stab wound after…
Pilot killed in helicopter crash in remote area of Vancouver Island
SAYWARD, B.C. – RCMP say the pilot of a helicopter that crashed in a remote…
$1.2 million in funding announced for four mass-timber projects in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia is helping to build four housing and infrastructure projects using mass…
Victoria welcomes the first cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than 2 years
VICTORIA – The first international cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than two…
Five people in hospital after fire in residential building in Vancouver: chief
VANCOUVER – Five people were taken to hospital and officials were trying to account for…
Officials working to find housing for 144 people displaced by fire in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A building that was reduced to a shell by a fire in Vancouver’s…
Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle
VANCOUVER – One person has died after a large tree fell across a busy road…
LNG Canada joint-venture names Jason Klein as new chief executive
VANCOUVER – The joint-venture building a major liquefied natural gas terminal at Kitimat, B.C. has…
Vancouver mayor aims to increase empty homes tax to fund affordable housing
Vancouver’s mayor has announced a plan to boost the empty homes tax rate to five…
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
VANCOUVER – Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through…
Cherry farmers worried by unseasonably cold temperatures in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some cherry farmers in British Columbia are using helicopters to push warm…