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Meta offers Canadian Facebook users $51M to settle lawsuit in 4 provinces
VANCOUVER – A multimillion-dollar settlement proposed by Meta sends a message to other companies about…
Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in B.C.: Eby
VANCOUVER – British Columbia must do things differently to break the cycle where Indigenous people…
B.C. writer Galloway can proceed with defamation lawsuit against rape accuser: court
VANCOUVER – Novelist and former University of British Columbia professor Steven Galloway has won a…
Vancouver festival drops play ‘The Runner’ over Gaza tension, in second cancellation
VANCOUVER – Organizers of a performing arts festival in Vancouver have cancelled a play that…
B.C. man sentenced to five years in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. – A B.C. man has been sentenced to five years in prison after…
Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across B.C., Alberta
The extreme cold in Western Canada has delayed air travel, set off traffic chaos in…
B.C. civil forfeiture law will be put to ‘reasonable limits’ Charter test
VANCOUVER – In July 2019, Vancouver police announced they had dismantled a multimillion-dollar drug operation…
As Canadians cut back, mortgage holders say they can make higher payments: BoC survey
OTTAWA – Canadians are increasingly cutting back on spending while mortgage holders remain confident they…
Eby drops children’s minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement
VICTORIA – A British Columbia cabinet minister who faced calls to resign has been pulled…
B.C. extends free HPV vaccines eligibility to men born in 2005
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is extending eligibility for free vaccines against the human papillomavirus to…
Pet custody now part of B.C. family law to help families going through break ups
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the often difficult issue of pet…
B.C. police secretly took DNA from Kurdish community in tea-cup sting to solve murder
VANCOUVER – Undercover police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia disguised…
Black Press Ltd. files for creditor protection, announces sale
SURREY, B.C. – Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western…
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.’s record wildfire season
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a…
Teck Resources says 2023 copper production fell short of guidance
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says its copper production for 2023 fell short of its…
BC Ferries picks Netherlands-based company to build four more hybrid-electric ships
VANCOUVER – BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to…
B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries
BURNABY, B.C. – Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a “dramatic increase”…
B.C. funds plans for northern centre to provide health services for youth
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Long-awaited plans for a centre providing mental-health and addictions services for…
Man convicted over hit-and-run crash that injured two B.C. police dog handlers
BURNABY, B.C. – Mounties say a 34-year-old man has been found guilty of four charges…
As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns
VANCOUVER – An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but…
Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured
MONTE LAKE, B.C. – Police say four people are dead and one person is in…
Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings
VANCOUVER – Andrew Mar was lacing up at Trout Lake in Vancouver, where a cold…
Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a “record-breaking” year for protests in Vancouver in 2023,…
Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will…