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B.C. police issue Amber Alert for brother, sister after mother failed to return pair
KELOWNA, B.C. – An Amber Alert has been issued across all of British Columbia for…
Union rescinds 72-hour B.C. port strike notice that had been set for Saturday
VANCOUVER – The labour dispute at British Columbia ports is receiving a federal reaction previously…
University of British Columbia announces neuropsychologist as new president
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has named neuropsychologist and Carleton University leader Benoit-Antoine…
British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia’s wildfire season is now the most destructive on record, with more than 14,000…
Parched conditions push B.C.’s wildfire battle south, as rain brings relief in north
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s wildfire fight is set to move toward the province’s more populated…
Mom at centre of Amber Alert for two B.C. children may be travelling with others
SURREY, B.C. – Police say the woman alleged to have abducted her two children in…
B.C. port union local says new tentative deal reached with employers
VANCOUVER – A union local for B.C. port workers says that a tentative agreement has…
Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior regions
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia’s Okanagan, Thompson, and Boundary…
Wildfire crews fight wildfire with fire to protect, secure Cranbrook, B.C. airport
VICTORIA – The forest and brush around the international airport at Cranbrook, B.C., has been…
B.C. port union to recommend settlement agreement to its members
VANCOUVER – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada said it will meet next week…
Police launch tip line in missing B.C. children’s alleged abduction
SURREY, B.C. – Police have launched a dedicated phone line and email account to gather…
Growing B.C. wildfire closes Highway 20 following evacuation alert
BELLA COOLA, B.C. – DriveBC says Highway 20 east of Bella Coola is closed in…
Man charged with second-degree murder after shooting in Oliver, B.C.
OLIVER, B.C. – Mounties in the southern Interior of British Columbia are asking for the…
Memorial for fallen B.C. wildfire fighter held in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Family, friends and fellow firefighters paid tribute to a 19-year-old woman killed…
Fast-growing fire near Kamloops, B.C., prompts evacuation alerts and orders
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A fast-moving wildfire that has prompted evacuation orders and alerts in and…
Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in…
B.C. announces new programs and police standards for sexual assault investigations
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is updating sexual assault policing standards to ensure more…
B.C. resort manager says ‘biggest shocker’ is how quickly wildfire neared its site
VANCOUVER – The manager of an evacuated resort near the Ross Moore Lake wildfire in…
RCMP suspect Amber Alert kids taken off grid after ‘preplanned’ abduction by B.C. mom
SURREY, B.C. – Police say they have “credible information” that two children who are the…
B.C. crews hopeful of forecasted heavy rain dampening massive Donnie Creek wildfire
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Crews fighting British Columbia’s largest ever wildfire are hoping a “heavy,…
B.C. port workers mull contract offer as expert warns of more labour strife
VANCOUVER – More large-scale disputes like the industrial action at British Columbia’s ports may be…
Family of Amber Alert kids say disappearance has been ‘devastating’ to their siblings
SURREY, B.C. – The family of two British Columbia children who are the subject of…
Blazes burn near Invermere, Cranbrook, Kamloops, as B.C. faces record wildfire season
VANCOUVER – A wildfire in southeastern British Columbia that was first spotted Monday afternoon has…
Staff at lodge for LNG workers in Kitimat, B.C., win 40% pay bump, averting strike
KITIMAT, B.C. – Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada’s under-construction facility in…