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$416 million in disaster funding comes through for homes lost in B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER – The federal government said it’s preparing for what could be a challenging summer…
Emergency alert system in B.C. to be in place for extreme heat in June: minister
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public safety minister says an automated alert system will be in…
Vancouver police think speed was factor after car crosses into traffic, takes flight
Vancouver police say they believe speed was a factor in a four-car collision that killed…
B.C. Liberal Leader Falcon takes legislature seat; knocks museum ‘vanity project’
VICTORIA – British Columbia Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon said that if elected premier he would…
Telus bulking up reach in Western Canada with $34.5B investments in B.C., Alberta
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. says it will invest $17.5 billion in British Columbia and $17…
A report on wildfire in Lytton, B.C., says more community fireproofing needed
VANCOUVER – A wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton couldn’t have been…
B.C. council votes to return Queen Charlotte to original Indigenous village name
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. – The council of Queen Charlotte, B.C., has decided to change the…
A timeline of events since the finding of unmarked graves in Kamloops last May
VANCOUVER – The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May last year that the remains of…
Wind knocks out power, weather warnings issued for southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Strong winds from an unseasonable storm have knocked out power to thousands on…
Crews working to restore power to parts of B.C.’s south coast hammered by high winds
VANCOUVER – Crews were making headway restoring electricity to thousands of customers across British Columbia’s…
Abbotsford commercial poultry flock latest to test positive for avian flu in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Avian flu has been found in a commercial flock in the Fraser…
B.C. to end fossil fuel subsidies under new oil and gas royalty system
VICTORIA – British Columbia is changing its decades-old royalty system, the fees it charges companies…
Chief sees process of ‘exhumation to memorialization’ at Kamloops, B.C., graves site
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – After a year of grieving since the detection of 215 suspected unmarked…
Turkeys on farm with ‘bird flu’ to be put culled, poultry group says
RICHMOND, B.C. – About 4,000 turkeys are expected to be euthanized on a farm in…
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper…
RCMP searching for suspect after victim sexually assaulted during break-and-enter
SURREY, B.C. – Police in Surrey are looking for a suspect following an alleged sexual…
Trudeau faces chants, pounding drums as he walks through crowd at Kamloops memorial
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An unmarked burial ground at the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school set…
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza…
Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say a body has been recovered by emergency…
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier’s community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. – Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of…
Homicide investigation begins after death of assault victim in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Homicide investigators say three people are in custody after a man was…
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday…
One person dead after ammonia leak at ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An employee at an ice-making business in Kamloops, B.C., has died of…
New SkyTrain, electric buses part of B.C.’s $2.4B for transit in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says a Surrey-to-Langley SkyTrain line and electrified bus fleets are…