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Eby to target abuse after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby says he had a heartbreaking phone call with the father…
Health authorities warn of rise in strep infections among B.C. children
VANCOUVER – Health authorities in British Columbia are warning the public about higher levels of…
Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Data from Metro Vancouver show the queue for social housing in the region…
Environment Canada warns of ‘very strong storms’ set to hit B.C. coast over Christmas
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a “series of very strong storms” is set to hit…
University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video
LONDON, Ont. – Researchers at Western University say they’ve confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred…
Evictions ‘catastrophic’ for B.C. seniors who lose affordable homes: seniors advocate
VICTORIA – British Columbia seniors who face eviction from long-term, affordable rental housing face “catastrophic”…
BC Ferries cancels northern sailings over mechanical issue, ‘hurricane-force winds’
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – BC Ferries says it’s cancelling sailings to and from Prince Rupert…
Multiple Christmas Day sailings cancelled as stormy weather set to hit B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – BC Ferries says it has cancelled several Christmas Day sailings on multiple routes…
Victoria Police Chief recounts busy Christmas Eve for officers, one hit with vomit
VICTORIA – The chief of police in Victoria, B.C., says his officers had a busy…
The lights are back on for almost all N.B. customers after wind storm Monday
FREDERICTON – Christmas Day began for more than 500 customers in New Brunswick without power…
Christmas Day windstorm leaves some 28,000 customers without power in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Power restoration work is underway in British Columbia on Tuesday after heavy rains…
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for two Vancouver Island regions, warning of…
High wind warnings along B.C.’s coast as gusts predicted to reach 120 km/h
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for British Columbia’s central coast, Sunshine Coast…
On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver’s Overdose Prevention Society were…
Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD
Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when…
New year brings new rules on asbestos and injury for some workers in B.C.
VICTORIA – Some British Columbia workers will be ringing in changes on Jan. 1, including…
Union warns of possible B.C. bus disruptions in January as sides begin mediation
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing some transit employees in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland says…
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – In the concrete bowels of Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, below a luxury…
Calls for more addiction treatment as B.C. drug decriminalization enters second year
VANCOUVER – A narrow, winding corridor at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver leads to a…
N.B. gender policy in schools: Premier won’t back down, says it’s an election winner
FREDERICTON – As he looks ahead to an election year, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs…
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER – Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old…
Canaccord sanctioned over trading supervision, fined $475,000
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it has accepted a settlement with sanctions…
Three dead in head-on crash on B.C. Interior highway north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Three people are dead after a head-on crash north of Kamloops in…
Police in Victoria, B.C., seek convicted murderer for breaching parole
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they…