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B.C. officials push back against safe supply critics and their ‘polarizing rhetoric’
VICTORIA – British Columbia officials have sought to rebut claims that drugs prescribed through the…
Northeast wildfire now the second largest in B.C.’s history: Wildfire Service
The BC Wildfire Service says the Donnie Creek wildfire has grown into one of the…
Job action at Capilano U in B.C., as contracts inked with staff at five other schools
VANCOUVER – Job action has halted all classes at Capilano University in North Vancouver. A…
Teck Resources receives indications of interest for steelmaking coal business
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says it has received an unspecified number of “indications of…
Vancouver Island scuba divers spot sixgill shark in rare shallow-water sighting
NANAIMO, B.C. – Connor McTavish and three companions had just planned to explore the site…
Analyst worried as union for 7,000-plus B.C. port workers to hold strike vote
VANCOUVER – A global trade analyst says a potential strike for more than 7,000 terminal…
Industry, conservationists welcome Ottawa’s delay on B.C. salmon farm transition plan
VICTORIA – Both sides of British Columbia’s contentious fish farm debate are welcoming Ottawa’s move…
Font gives fresh look to B.C. Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation
VANCOUVER – A new font to typeset Salish Indigenous languages means so much more than…
Logging truck failure set off crash that killed 3 in Cranbrook, B.C.: RCMP
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say a mechanical failure of a loaded logging…
BC Ferries drops all-you-can-eat buffets from voyages; launches customer survey
VICTORIA – Buffet meals on BC Ferries, put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, will…
Patients, staff struggle over ‘chronic issues’ at Surrey, B.C., hospital: minister
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s health minister acknowledged that chronic issues of overcrowding and staffing…
B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home
ATLIN, B.C. – A man who helped return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British…
Vancouver’s Chinatown provides a shifting backdrop for divisive condo proposal
VANCOUVER – The nondescript parking lot at the centre of debate about the future of…
Vancouver Island road closed, campfire bans, as drought raises wildfire risks in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A 96-square kilometre wildfire in the Prince George fire centre has prompted an…
RCMP rescues swimmers in Creston’s Goat River who were swept away into rapids
CRESTON, B.C. – Two people are recovering after being swept away while swimming in Goat…
Loblaw-owned T&T Supermarkets to open U.S. flagship store in Bellevue, Washington
RICHMOND, B.C. – T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is…
B.C. government taps veteran mediator to resolve Fraser Valley bus strike
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has appointed veteran mediator Vince Ready to help resolve…
Working alarm in just 45% of B.C. home fires, as deaths triple since 2019: report
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s fire commissioner has highlighted the importance of functioning smoke alarms, saying…
Fire on bus carrying school children cuts road and power in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A bus carrying elementary school students on a field trip has caught…
Future interest rate decisions will be taken one at a time, says BoC deputy governor
OTTAWA – After announcing a rate hike this week, Bank of Canada deputy governor Paul…
Wildfire triggers evacuation order for Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER – An encroaching wildfire set off an immediate evacuation order Thursday for residents of…
B.C. to require licence for asbestos abatement contractors by 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia will soon be the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a…
Residents flee as ‘incredibly intense’ wildfire closes in on Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
VANCOUVER – An “incredibly intense” wildfire is just a few kilometres away from the British…
Shifting winds, cooler temperatures helping firefighters at Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE, B.C. – Firefighters took advantage of favourable weather conditions Saturday to make headway…