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Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now ‘held’ after route closed Monday
VANCOUVER – Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire…
Vancouver Chinatown condo project is approved after years of controversy
Vancouver’s development permit board has approved a controversial nine-storey residential tower in the heart of…
Expanded restrictions in Vancouver to stop spread of damaging Japanese beetle
VANCOUVER – It’s flying season for the Japanese beetle, which has prompted expanded restrictions on…
Apparent new orca calf spotted in endangered pod near British Columbia
SEATTLE (AP) — A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale…
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people
British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people…
B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres
VICTORIA – British Columbia has agreed to give Canada’s border agency more time to come…
Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders
WHISTLER, B.C. – Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are “extremely disappointed” in the…
Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.
VANCOUVER – More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., probe theft of German shepherd puppies
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP are investigating the theft of 10 German shepherd puppies from…
Eby ‘profoundly worried’ as B.C. port union issues strike notice covering 7,400 staff
VANCOUVER – Federal ministers and British Columbia Premier David Eby are urging the province’s port…
B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments
VANCOUVER – In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia’s health-care…
$500M fund in B.C. to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable
VICTORIA – A $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings has…
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who…
Emergency department reopens after man shot dead by police in B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. – The Fraser Health authority says the emergency department at a Hope, B.C.,…
Searchers look for B.C. teen missing in provincial park since Tuesday
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A helicopter, a drone and teams of rescuers from across the…
Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays
VANCOUVER – Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he’s…
Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is “deeply disturbed” the British Columbia…
B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry
Staff members at the British Columbia Children’s Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous…
RCMP say several people have life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – Police say a serious head-on collision has closed Highway 93…
Safety board to investigate accident at Metro Vancouver’s Boundary Bay Airport
DELTA, B.C. – Transportation Safety Board investigators have been deployed following an accident involving a…
B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it…
New Chinese Canadian Museum opens its doors in historic Vancouver Chinatown building
VANCOUVER – When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn’t just…
RCMP says Lytton wildfire probe still active, two years after village’s destruction
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of…
B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report
VICTORIA – Critical strategy shifts are urgently needed to cut the risk of catastrophic wildfires…