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Second body found after mudslide last weekend hits B.C. coastline
VANCOUVER — Squamish RCMP say emergency crews have recovered the body of a second person…
Two killed, one injured in Metro Vancouver vehicle crash
BURNABY, B.C. — Two people are dead after a major vehicle crash in Metro Vancouver…
Want to make sex work safer? Decriminalize it, study says
When sex workers are able to form relationships with co-workers, they can boost their odds…
It’s time to get tested for syphilis in BC (and it’s free)
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis…
How worried should we be about bird flu, lyme disease and rabies in BC?
California declaring a public health emergency over bird flu, which hospitalized a British Columbia teenager…
Mounties in Squamish, B.C., recover stolen search-and-rescue equipment
SQUAMISH, B.C. — Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say they have recovered BC Parks and search-and-rescue…
More than 280 million trees planted in 2024 in B.C., focus on fire-damaged areas
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s forests ministry says more than 280 million trees were planted in…
CN Rail cleans up after derailment plunges cars carrying grain into Fraser River
VANCOUVER — A derailment has sent rail cars carrying grain plunging into the Fraser River,…
B.C. man charged over tractor crash with police during 2023 anti-SOGI protest
SURREY, B.C. — Mounties say a Chilliwack, B.C., man has been charged with three criminal…
Court rules B.C. law to push through Vancouver housing project is unconstitutional
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled that a law passed by the…
YVR janitors suspend strike escalation after tentative deal
VANCOUVER — Striking janitors at the Vancouver International Airport say they have suspended a planned…
Wild Christmas: BC Ferries cancels many sailings over ‘severe’ forecast
VANCOUVER — BC Ferries has cancelled many sailings on Christmas Day after Environment Canada issued…
Police warn of fake banker scam after B.C. senior defrauded of $9K
BURNABY, B.C. — Mounties in Burnaby are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect…
B.C. ‘ammonia’ leak spurs evacuations, road closure, turns out to be carbon dioxide
PORT MOODY, B.C. — Police in Port Moody, B.C., say a gas leak from a…
IHIT names homicide victim whose body was found in B.C. bush fire
LANGLEY, B.C. — Police have released the name of a homicide victim whose remains were…
Ferries cancelled, and thousands without power on wet and wild Christmas Day
VANCOUVER — Thousands of people in British Columbia are without power on Christmas Day as…
A fatal collision in Surrey on Christmas Day killed one woman: police
SURREY, B.C. — Police in Surrey are investigating a collision at an intersection, involving two…
Crash on Christmas Eve in Vancouver killed a motorcyclist, says VPD
VANCOUVER — A motorcyclist is dead and another person has life-threatening injuries after a crash…
Police save Christmas after thieves stole gifts under tree in Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. — Mounties in Langley say they have saved Christmas for one family after…
Warnings lifted for B.C. on Boxing Day while North Shore avalanche danger is high
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has lifted all heavy rainfall and strong wind warnings for B.C.…
Woman airlifted to hospital after car crash in Mission, B.C., says RCMP
VANCOUVER — Mounties say officers are investigating a crash that occurred on Boxing Day in…
American pet food infected with bird flu recalled after house cat died sold in B.C.
VANCOUVER — A pet food company in Oregon sent out a voluntary recall after a…
B.C. man faces six impaired driving charges over crash that killed Good Samaritan, 80
SURREY, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia say six impaired driving charges have been approved…
B.C. man faces nine firearms and drug trafficking charges: CBSA
VANCOUVER — The Canada Border Services Agency says a man from Sicamous, B.C., is facing…