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Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, say B.C. researchers
VANCOUVER – Toxic chemicals from toilet paper have been found in the bodies of British…
B.C. creates $500M fund for non-profits to buy rental buildings, protect tenants
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government announced a $500-million fund Thursday to help the…
B.C. tribunal orders woman to repay employer for ‘time theft’ while working at home
VANCOUVER – A tribunal has ordered a British Columbia accountant to pay her former employer…
One man in police custody following residential fire in Coquitlam
COQUITLAM, B.C. – One man is in police custody following a residential fire near Como…
Rain, unseasonable warmth, unstable snowpack, raise flood, avalanche concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Flood watches are up for several regions of Vancouver Island and the inner…
Invasive spongy moths target of B.C. spray program on Vancouver Island this spring
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is planning an insecticide spraying program this spring to target…
‘Unusual’ influenza outbreak on decline in B.C., COVID-19 stable despite new variant
VICTORIA – The unusually early influenza outbreak that resulted in the deaths of six children…
Trust essential in work-from-home era, experts say, after ‘time theft’ ruling
VANCOUVER – Employers and work-from-home staff must tread a fine line between trust, monitoring and…
Vancouver council to consider wide-ranging plan to ‘uplift’ Chinatown neighbourhood
VANCOUVER – City councillors in Vancouver are set to consider a draft report aimed at…
B.C. tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in ‘near-hoarding state’ catches fire
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a…
First Quantum Minerals releases preliminary production for 2022 and guidance
VANCOUVER – First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says it expects copper and gold production for 2022…
Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in B.C.
VICTORIA – Thousands of health-care support workers in British Columbia have a tentative contract agreement…
B.C. plans to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for developers to get…
Officer who survived deadly avalanche making ‘incremental progress’: City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. – The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical…
Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.’s Interior
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway…
ICBC president Nicolas Jimenez leaves to take the top job at BC Ferries
VICTORIA – The president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is leaving to…
B.C. promises $90M for innovative projects for forest-dependent communities
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The British Columbia government is promising up to $90 million over…
Residential school records needed to answer ‘hard questions’: special interlocutor
VANCOUVER – The fight is not over to find records that could answer “hard questions”…
RCMP investigating after two bodies found inside Coldstream, B.C., home
VERNON, B.C. – An RCMP major crime unit has been called in to investigate after…
Vancouver to fund plans to renew its embattled Chinatown neighbourhood
Vancouver councillors have unanimously approved funding for its Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, in an attempt…
UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the…
No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Residents of two condominiums in Campbell River, B.C., spent the night…
B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C.…
B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer
WHISTLER, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations…