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150 B.C. Mounties heading to help fire-ravaged Fort McMurray, Alta.
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties from across British Columbia are heading to northern Alberta to help…
After encouraging victory over Timbers, Whitecaps aiming for consistency
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps know they’re still very much a work in progress. The…
Xenon Pharmaceuticals posts first-quarter loss of $3.3 million
BURNABY, British Columbia (AP) _ Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (XENE) on Tuesday reported a loss of…
Family-crafted quilt honours missing, murdered women and girls across B.C.
VICTORIA – A handmade quilt honouring the memories of British Columbia’s missing and murdered indigenous…
Foster teen deliberately jumped from Abbotsford hotel window: coroner
VANCOUVER – A coroner’s report has found that a teenager whose death prompted scrutiny of…
B.C. parents get 12 months probation for spanking teenage daughter
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A British Columbia couple found guilty of assault with a weapon…
Wheelchair burlesque to strip down stigma, sex up disability
VANCOUVER – Talking about sex can be awkward for anyone, but some people with disabilities…
B.C. tightens real estate rules to protect sellers from contract flipping
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government moved Tuesday to protect property owners from predatory conduct in…
RCMP, coroner, work together to probe fatal house fire in Surrey
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a house fire in Surrey, B.C., that killed one person…
Merus Labs posts 2nd-quarter loss of $2.5 million
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Merus Labs International Inc. (MSLI) on Wednesday reported a fiscal…
Silver Standard Resources posts 1st-quarter profit of $2.3 million
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings…
B.C. nurses approve of five-year agreement with 5.5 per cent wage increase
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted to ratify a five-year contact that…
Blas Perez scores twice as Vancouver Whitecaps down Chicago Fire 2-1
VANCOUVER – Blas Perez used to be loathed by fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps. On…
Chicken rentals offer test runs for would-be backyard farmers wanting eggs
SAANICH, B.C. – Kate Fraser holds a big brown hen she calls Dr. Donna in…
Calgary man charged after alleged robberies and weapons offences in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – Six charges have been laid against a Calgary man accused in a…
B.C. Health Minister predicts record drug overdose deaths this year
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s hopeful the rate of drug overdose deaths…
Billions change hands as April home sales set record in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – More property sales records tumbled in April according to the British Columbia Real…
Metro Vancouver sprinkling rules start earlier, run longer to protect water
VANCOUVER – Annual lawn sprinkling regulations take effect across the Vancouver area on Sunday, two…
Bid to ban applause in B.C. legislature rejected with rousing ovation
VICTORIA – It was the loudest cheer of her political career. Too bad she was…
Overnight Surrey, B.C., shooting likely targeted: police
SURREY, B.C. – Police are once again investigating gun fire in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say…
Customers, especially millennials, driving changes to beef industry standards
VANCOUVER – When Ben Campbell heard Earls was switching to Certified Humane beef from the…
A quicklist of certification programs for ‘humane’ beef in Canada
VANCOUVER – A decision by the Earls restaurant chain to switch to Certified Humane beef…
Bad start to fire season doesn’t necessarily mean bad finish: expert
VANCOUVER – The dramatic start to this year’s fire season across Western Canada and Ontario…
Second-degree murder charge laid in February death of Abbotsford, B.C., man
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Two people have been arrested and a man has been charged with…