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B.C. launches $10.5M rebate for businesses’ vandalism repairs, prevention measures
VANCOUVER – One morning last summer, Jake Jackman received a call from a security guard…
British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia’s wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square…
Rain brings small ‘reprieve’ in B.C.’s north, but wildfire conditions dire elsewhere
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dropped sharply to about 400 as…
Former senator, MP and journalist Pat Carney is dead at the age of 88
VANCOUVER – Pat Carney, who pioneered roles for women in Canadian politics and journalism, has…
Teck Resources says still evaluating options on coal business sale
Teck Resources Ltd. is making progress in evaluating the various offers put forward by prospective…
Williams Lake, B.C., Mountie charged three years after car crash with suspect
VICTORIA – The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved several charges against an RCMP…
Rain allows ‘slight reset’ in B.C. wildfire fight but drought persists
VANCOUVER – Recent rainfall has allowed for a “slight reset” of the wildfire fight in…
British Columbia’s record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia’s wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square…
Pat Carney, former MP, senator, remembered as kind, ‘wise leader’
VANCOUVER – Pat Carney is being remembered as a problem-solver, a groundbreaker, a feminist, a…
B.C. RCMP arrest Surrey massage therapist on multiple sex assaults
SURREY, B.C. – A massage therapist is facing multiple sexual assault charges for what police…
B.C. police share photos of vehicles possibly being used in alleged abduction of kids
SURREY, B.C. – The mother of two British Columbia children who sparked an Amber Alert…
RCMP looking into whether nearby car fire related to shooting in Richmond, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – A shooting in Richmond, B.C. has left one man dead, and police…
Canfor Corp. reports $43.9M loss in second quarter amid tough pulp, lumber conditions
VANCOUVER – Wildfires in Western Canada continue to disrupt Canfor Corp. operations as the company…
B.C. real estate agent fined $20,000 after being caught swigging milk at home showing
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia real estate agent has been fined $20,000 after being caught…
IHIT identifies victim in fatal B.C. shooting believed to be linked to gang conflict
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim in a fatal…
Hundreds allowed to return home as wildfire crews make progress in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Evacuation orders and alerts covering hundreds of properties in southern British Columbia were…
Surrey RCMP looking for witnesses to alleged hit-and-run that sends one to hospital
SURREY, B.C. – A man is in critical condition in hospital after police in Surrey…
Industrial Relations Board directed to review and potentially end B.C. port dispute
VANCOUVER – The Canada Industrial Relations Board was tasked with reviewing and potentially ending the…
RCMP in British Columbia lifts Amber Alert after two missing children located safe
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia said Saturday night they are relieved that the…
Evacuation order upgraded from alert for parts of southern BC due to nearby wildfire
OSOYOOS, B.C. – An evacuation order has been issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen…
Mom in B.C. Amber Alert charged with abduction after children found safe in Alberta
SURREY, B.C. – The mother of two children who became the subject of an 11-day…
New tentative deal is reached in B.C. port workers dispute
VANCOUVER – The two sides involved in a labour dispute affecting about 7,400 port workers…
Youngster dies after tree falls at provincial campsite in B.C.’s Okanagan region
KELOWNA, B.C. – A child has been killed in British Columbia while visiting a provincial…
Pan American Silver sells $593M in South American assets in trio of deals
VANCOUVER – Pan American Silver Corp. says it has reached several deals to sell some…