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Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. — The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it…
Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Three men from Port Alberni, B.C., have been charged with sexual…
George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a…
Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap
VANCOUVER — Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year…
Impact of Trump tariffs on Metro Vancouver real estate likely short-lived: report
VANCOUVER — A residential market sales forecast by Greater Vancouver Realtors says the impact of…
Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch
COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police are on the lookout after a large concrete sculpture of a…
Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse
VANCOUVER — Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that…
‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric
With Donald Trump preparing to take office, concerns swirled at a recent public meeting about…
Even federal staff believe Canada’s ocean noise strategy lacks substance
Environmental groups aren’t the only ones characterizing Canada’s recent draft Ocean Noise Strategy as weak…
North Vancouver police arrest volleyball coach for alleged sex assaults
NORTH VANCOUVER — A volleyball coach has been arrested by North Vancouver RCMP over what…
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
Lisa Foxworthy wants to put her community on the map. She wants the province to…
Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters
VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near…
B.C. paramedics say staffing nears ‘critical’ levels, affecting response times
RICHMOND, B.C. — The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia…
Grain, crop, container shipments up for Prince Rupert, B.C., port
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — The Port of Prince Rupert says cargo shipments were down by…
Killer on parole is arrested in B.C. over threats made when his points card failed
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they’ve arrested a 66-year-old man for uttering threats against…
Finnish developer pitches 250-room floating hotel for Vancouver harbour
VANCOUVER — A Finnish developer wants to bring a 250-room floating hotel into Vancouver’s harbour.…
Four British Columbia communities get 26 new addiction treatment beds
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s minister of health says the province has opened 26 new treatment…
Jump in number of respiratory cases at B.C. Children’s Hospital emergency room
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital says it’s seen a steady rise in the number…
B.C.’s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican ‘red states’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s finance minister says the province could focus on Republican-held states as…
Vancouver home offers space for family, and history as Hells Angels clubhouse
VANCOUVER — A newly listed house for sale in East Vancouver is being marketed as…
Man charged with second-degree murder two years after Vancouver death
VANCOUVER — A suspect has been charged with second-degree murder more than two years after…
‘Targeted’ shooting first homicide of the year in Delta, B.C.: police
DELTA, B.C. — A man has died after being shot in what Delta, B.C., police…
Sleeping driver leads to drugs, guns being seized: Mounties say
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they seized guns and a “significant” amounts…
B.C. union leader says ‘high probability’ of dispute in public sector contract talks
VICTORIA — Wage increases that address affordability issues will be the major focus of contract…