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Suspect in deadly Vancouver stranger attacks was on probation: VPD chief
VANCOUVER – The suspect in a pair of “unprovoked stranger assaults” in downtown Vancouver that…
Union ‘devastated’ by B.C. mill closures, says Canfor should lose tenures
BURNABY, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.’s decision to shutter two…
BC United MLA Dan Davies runs as Independent, eyeing possible ‘power broker’ status
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Independent candidates in British Columbia’s upcoming fall election could be…
B.C. Interior wildfires show increased activity, triggering evacuation alert
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – A growing cluster of out-of-control wildfires in the British Columbia Interior…
BC United to run some candidates to keep party alive, despite halting campaign
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Official Opposition BC United party says it will run some candidates…
Mark Carney to lead Liberal economic task force ahead of next election
NANAIMO, B.C. – Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney will chair a Liberal task…
BC United sources leak ‘extremism’ file on B.C. Conservatives’ executive Isidorou
VICTORIA – An opposition research file on the “extremism” of the Conservative Party of British…
Weather aids B.C. fire fight amid evacuation order and alerts in southeast
The BC Wildfire Service says rain, light winds and cooler temperatures are expected to decrease…
B.C.’s debt and deficit forecast to rise as the provincial election nears
VICTORIA – British Columbia is forecasting a record budget deficit and a rising debt of…
B.C. family doctors call for sick days, pensions ahead of October election
VANCOUVER – Representatives of family doctors in British Columbia say giving physicians paid sick days,…
Mounties say there’s no evidence Lytton, B.C., wildfire was arson; cause unknown
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia have concluded there’s no evidence that the devastating…
B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare…
B.C. to scrap consumer carbon tax if federal government drops legal requirement: Eby
VANCOUVER – A re-elected NDP government would scrap British Columbia’s long-standing carbon tax and shift…
B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill man
VANCOUVER – A report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last…
26-year-old son is accused of his father’s murder on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man…
Eby pledges involuntary care for severe addictions in B.C., ahead of October election
VANCOUVER — British Columbia will be opening secure facilities to provide involuntary care under the…
B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management
VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of…
B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from governments on mental health crisis
VANCOUVER – Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal…
Looking for the next mystery bestseller? This crime bookstore can solve the case
WINNIPEG — Some 250 coloured tacks pepper a large-scale world map among bookshelves at Whodunit…
B.C. commits to earlier, enhanced pensions for wildland firefighters
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced his government has committed to earlier…
Another incumbent BC United MLA to run as Independent as Kirkpatrick re-enters race
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. — An incumbent BC United legislative member has reversed her decision not…
Former cabinet minister appeals to Elections BC to register New Liberal Party of BC
VANCOUVER – The suspension of BC United’s election campaign left centrist voters in British Columbia…
Former cabinet minister appeals to Elections BC to register New Liberal Party of BC
VANCOUVER — The suspension of BC United’s election campaign left centrist voters in British Columbia…
Calgary man sentenced to six years in prison for sharing terrorism videos on TikTok
CALGARY — A Calgary man who admitted to sharing Islamic State recruitment videos and propaganda…