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BC General Employees’ Union issues strike notice on behalf of 33,000 public servants
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency…
Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
VICTORIA – A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board…
Man shot dead after woman tries to flee vehicle on highway near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The RCMP say a man has been shot dead after officers responded…
Supporters of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs rally against B.C. natural gas pipeline
VANCOUVER – A Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief says he and counterparts from other clans have never…
Threatening flyers distributed throughout Vancouver tent encampment: police
VANCOUVER – Police are urging people living in a tent encampment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside…
‘Malicious intent’ suspected in wolf escape, Greater Vancouver Zoo says
LANGLEY, B.C. – The Greater Vancouver Zoo said Tuesday afternoon that a number of its…
Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged…
Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything
VANCOUVER – Some of the world’s brightest minds are gathering at a hotel conference centre…
Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of Sept. 10 byelection
SURREY, B.C. – The candidate nomination period for the upcoming provincial byelection in Surrey South…
B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
VANCOUVER – Delegates from the Nisga’a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss…
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed
VANCOUVER – Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C., is the latest emergency room in the…
Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system
VANCOUVER – A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group…
B.C. public-sector union says negotiations with government are back on
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s largest public-sector union says it has accepted the government’s invitation to…
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER – Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has…
B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action
BURNABY, B.C. – Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are…
$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix
VANCOUVER – Family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each…
Housing for drug users with mental health issues to be offered in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – Substance users with serious mental health issues in Nanaimo are expected to…
B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant’s death while waiting for ambulance
BARRIÈRE, B.C. – The mayor of a small community in British Columbia’s southern Interior is…
Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike
VANCOUVER – An Alaska-bound cruise ship set sail from Vancouver Monday after an almost daylong…
B.C. posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public accounts have registered a surplus of $1.3 billion, in sharp…
Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by B.C. public-sector union
VANCOUVER – The head of a group representing British Columbia’s restaurant and bar industry says…
Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage
VANCOUVER – The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is…
B.C. club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
VANCOUVER – Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested…
Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor and health minister say most residents should expect to…