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B.C. solicitor general says Opposition operative took mentally ill man from care home
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Solicitor General is accusing the B.C. Conservative Party of involvement in…
Special avalanche warning issued in B.C., Alberta as ‘dangerous’ conditions develop
REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning covering large sections of B.C.…
Little government progress on Doukhobor compensation, B.C.’s ombudsperson says
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s ombudsperson says the lack of government progress on compensating Doukhobors who…
Canadian Ukrainian community ‘shocked’ and ‘angry’ at Zelenskyy’s treatment
Leaders from Canadian Ukrainian organizations say they are shocked by Friday’s clash between U.S. President…
Will an AI bot decide if you get that job? Critics and job seekers have concerns
The first time Mimi Berger did a self-recorded video interview, it was for a server…
B.C. wins case for power use limits by cryptocurrency miners
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the government limiting electricity…
BC’s measles vaccination rate is lower than in Gaines County, Texas
In Gaines County, Texas, where a measles outbreak has killed one six-year-old and one adult,…
Why do BC patients pay to access free opioid agonist treatment?
A group that has been fighting to improve access to opioid agonist therapy for decades…
B.C. police watchdog called after RCMP shoot, injure man suspected of carrying a gun
PENTICTON, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the province’s police watchdog has…
Man shot, injured in wooded area where he was living in Burnaby, B.C.: RCMP
BURNABY, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they’re investigating a shooting that injured a…
First Nation gets village site back from pulp company on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
POWELL RIVER, B.C. — The Tla’amin First Nation and forestry giant Domtar have reached an…
B.C. hydro rates to increase in 2025, 2026 but remain among lowest in North America
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is setting annual rate increases for electricity for the next two…
18-year-old from Quebec charged with murder in death of N.W.T. man
RCMP say an 18-year-old from Quebec has been charged in the death of a man…
No charges for Vancouver officer involved in fatal 2022 shooting: prosecutors
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Police officer will not be charged over a fatal shooting in…
Assault charges for man accused of bear-spraying Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. — RCMP have arrested a man who allegedly bear-sprayed two officers in Nanaimo,…
Audit finds B.C.’s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology
VICTORIA — An audit has found that British Columbia’s government did not have a clear…
Curtain falls on Regina International Fringe Festival this summer: organizers
REGINA — A storied annual tradition for Regina theatregoers is hitting the pause button. The…
Smith meets Carney, demands oil policy changes and warns national unity at stake
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says that in her first face-to-face meeting with the…
Ottawa to provide $1.5 billion for Metro Vancouver’s transit service over a decade
VANCOUVER — The federal government has committed more than $1.5 billion over 10 years for…
Police in Vancouver arrest man suspected of vandalizing Tesla dealership
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly vandalizing…
B.C. Wildfire Service sees record number of applications for 2025 season: province
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Wildfire Service has recorded its highest-ever number of applicants ahead…
One of 126 urban deer tests positive for wasting disease in B.C.
VICTORIA — One of 126 urban deer culled in southeastern British Columbia to determine if…
B.C. shuts door on secondary-suite incentive program over ‘uncertain financial times’
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is cancelling an incentive program meant to…
Truck hauling prefabricated home hits B.C. highway overpass, snarling traffic
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia’s Highway Patrol says another commercial truck has hit an overpass…