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Police violated protesters’ rights in Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockades, Amnesty says
VANCOUVER – A hereditary chief with a British Columbia First Nation at the centre of…
Get your shots, Henry tells B.C., as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns
VICTORIA – Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she’s seeing a drop in COVID-19…
Advocates, victims’ families oppose destroying Robert Pickton evidence
VANCOUVER – Lorelei Williams decided not to attend the 2007 trial of notorious B.C. serial…
Police say person took loaded gun into Ibrahim Ali murder trial: lawyer
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Ibrahim Ali in his first-degree murder trial said police told…
B.C. Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote
VICTORIA – The first blip on the radar signalling a potentially new player in British…
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Ottawa to launch pre-approved home design catalogue, bring back post-war effort
OTTAWA – The federal government intends to resurrect a post-war effort to ramp up housing…
Rights boss starts inquiry into Vancouver police media restrictions at camp removal
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Human Rights Commissioner has launched an inquiry into police restrictions on…
Police arrest man after claim of gun in Ali trial, as girl’s brother assails lawyers
VANCOUVER – Ibrahim Ali’s trial ended last week with his conviction for first-degree murder, but…
All grocers need to sign code of conduct for it to be successful, Metro CEO tells MPs
All major industry players need to sign on to the grocery code of conduct in…
B.C. police seek Interpol notice for return of cocaine smuggler who escaped to India
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice…
B.C.’s chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government’s OD response
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she’s a hopeful person, but she…
Grocery code launch being held back by dissent from some retailers: board report
After two years of work, the group responsible for developing the grocery code of conduct…
Hierarchical police, military and CSIS in need of harassment reckoning: professor
VANCOUVER – Bonnie Robichaud’s ordeal started in the late 1970s when she got a unionized…
Amazon delivery drivers accused of stealing packages in Metro Vancouver
BURNABY, B.C. – Three delivery truck drivers in Metro Vancouver are facing possible charges for…
Study shows colonials forced Indigenous woolly dogs into extinction
VANCOUVER – For thousands of years, a breed of white, woolly dog played an important…
British Columbia sets tougher penalties for trucks that hit overpasses
DELTA, B.C. – The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash…
Vancouver passes motion to ask province to amend charter, remove elected park board
Vancouver’s city council has passed a motion aimed at removing the city’s elected park board.…
52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu
VANCOUVER – More than 50 poultry farms in British Columbia have been infected with avian…
Death toll among B.C.’s homeless rising, hit 342 people last year: Coroner’s report
VICTORIA – The number of homeless people dying on the streets of British Columbia is…
Rogers Sugar strike at impasse, company says as it pauses talks with union
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking…
$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $115 million federal funding deal with…
Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident at Coquitlam, B.C., detachment
VICTORIA – An RCMP officer has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in…
People’s Party candidate must stop using ‘engineer,’ B.C. Supreme Court rules
VICTORIA – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People’s…