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Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives told a British…
B.C. health registry expansion aims to connect patients with family doctors: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia is expanding a registry program provincewide in an effort to connect…
Employers call for binding arbitration after fifth day of B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER – Maritime employers in British Columbia are proposing binding arbitration to end the province’s…
Surrey RCMP say one person injured in shooting, believed linked to drug trade
SURREY, B.C. – One person is being treated in hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after…
Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20…
Most of B.C. under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk
VANCOUVER – More campfire bans are on the way in British Columbia, with a heat…
Attacker ‘has limited memory’ of deadly B.C. mass stabbing, can’t give motive: lawyer
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The man who stabbed a woman to death and injured several…
Union says B.C. port employers want government to do ‘dirty work’ to end strike
VANCOUVER – The president of the union representing striking British Columbia port workers said employers…
Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data
Vancouver housing activist Rohana Rezel has had a beef with Airbnb and the City of…
Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A tree planter has been attacked by a bear in northeastern…
Lack of staff forces Saanich, B.C., hospital to close ER overnight for two months
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – Island Health says a lack of staff has forced it to…
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan
VANCOUVER – Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing…
Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River
VANCOUVER – It has been two years since RCMP officers shot and killed Jared Lowndes…
Trudeau says pressure is on to end B.C. port strike, on day seven of stoppage
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will continue putting pressure on…
B.C. RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable
SURREY, B.C. – The B.C. RCMP says a former probationary constable at the force’s Surrey…
B.C. mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites ‘enormous’ drug use
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The man who committed a deadly mass stabbing at a library…
Coquitlam RCMP looking for missing forensic psychiatric hospital patient
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A warrant of committal has been issued for a patient of Coquitlam’s…
B.C. police watchdog called in after death in Surrey following ‘medical distress’
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died in Surrey…
Employers want arbitrator for maintenance issues as talks resume in B.C. port strike
VANCOUVER – Talks between the two sides in an ongoing port strike in British Columbia…
Hundreds rally in Vancouver to support striking B.C. port workers
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of people gathered in Vancouver for a rally to support striking British…
Evacuation orders issued for regions in B.C’s Prince George Fire Centre
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and the Regional District of Cariboo have issued evacuation orders…
West Fraser Timber selling pulp mill in Hinton, Alta., to Mondi Group
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its unbleached…
Man dead after apparent alleyway shooting in Surrey, B.C., burned car found nearby
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a man is dead after he was found unresponsive in…
More evacuation orders in B.C. after lightning triggers wildfires
SMITHERS, B.C. – The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in central B.C. has issued an evacuation…