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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim moves to axe city’s elected Park Board
VANCOUVER – Mayor Ken Sim says he’s moving to abolish Vancouver’s elected Park Board, which…
B.C. chief coroner Lisa Lapointe retiring, sad about lack of sway on overdose policy
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe says she’s leaving her post after 13…
Political shift underway in B.C., says confident Conservative Leader John Rustad
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby and Opposition BC United Leader Kevin Falcon are looking over…
Surge in newcomers putting pressure on inflation via housing demand: BoC official
OTTAWA – The recent surge in newcomers is adding to inflation through housing demand, a…
Lululemon earns US$248.7 million in third quarter, revenue rises to US$2.2 billion
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says its net income for the third quarter was US$248.7…
B.C. housing plan could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says report
VANCOUVER – The New Democrat government’s ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000…
Jury retires in marathon B.C. murder trial, after lawyer tells of death threats
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court jury has retired to deliberate in the first-degree…
Weather system may bring snow to parts of Metro Vancouver, gusts to north B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a series of warnings and advisories as a frontal…
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents received free contraception in eight months
VANCOUVER – About 188,000 people have received free prescription contraception since British Columbia became the…
Police investigating series of extortion threats linked with shooting in B.C.
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a series of…
Time’s up for some short-term rentals in B.C., as new housing rules transform scene
VICTORIA – Nancy Paine’s short-term rental business is dead in the water. As co-founder and…
Police ID father killed in B.C. double homicide, suspect captured on video
RICHMOND, B.C. – RCMP in Metro Vancouver have identified a father killed in a double…
Hiker missing for a year near Sooke, B.C., found dead
SOOKE, B.C. – The remains of a hiker who disappeared near Victoria a year ago…
Leonard Marchand named new chief justice of British Columbia
Leonard Marchand has been appointed as the new chief justice of the B.C. and Yukon…
Inside Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial: threats, hallucinations, a dead witness and delays
VANCOUVER – Ibrahim Ali’s lawyers had a problem. They couldn’t get him to understand a…
B.C. jury finds Ibrahim Ali guilty of first-degree murder in death of girl, 13
VANCOUVER – The marathon murder trial of Ibrahim Ali has concluded with a jury finding…
CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape claim, revamps anti-harassment plans
VANCOUVER – Canada’s spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and…
Taiwan-Canada ties surge as supporters tout trade, politics and shared values
VANCOUVER – Somewhere at the confluence of politics, commerce and shared values driving a recent…
Snowfall warnings issued in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and parts of Interior
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a series of weather warnings as a frontal system…
RCMP in Surrey, B.C., ends Amber Alert for two-month-old girl
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., have cancelled an Amber Alert for a two-month-old…
Workers at Hudson’s Bay store in Kamloops, B.C., on strike
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Workers at the Hudson’s Bay store at Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Two people arrested in B.C. after dead infant brought to hospital
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Mounties in Williams Lake, B.C., say two people were arrested after…
B.C. announces new three-year action plan to address gender-based violence
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has announced a new three-year action plan that it says aims…
Manulife signs reinsurance deal with Global Atlantic, plans to buy back shares
TORONTO – Manulife Financial Corp. has signed a reinsurance deal with Global Atlantic that it…