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Spent helium balloons prompt pledge after Victoria music festival
VICTORIA – Organizers of a music festival in Victoria are promising not to use helium…
Parking rate hike in Vancouver’s West End won’t affect longtime residents: city
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is defending proposed changes to parking regulations in the…
Two men convicted a decade after fatal beating in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY, B.C. – Police say two men have been found guilty in the beating death…
Illegal venomous snakes found in mail Canada Post distribution centre in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – A slithering surprise was discovered in a package mailed from China at…
Whitecaps sign 15-year-old Canadian midfielder Davies to multi-year deal
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps signed 15-year-old midfielder Alphonso Davies to a multi-year contract on…
Whitecaps back on track after much-need win, but know job far from finished
VANCOUVER – Following back-to-back late collapses at home, the Vancouver Whitecaps found themselves comfortably ahead…
Marijuana charges stayed against Burnaby, B.C., Realtor after trial delays
VANCOUVER – Charges against a real estate agent stemming from a marijuana grow-op raid in…
Two suspects arrested in targeted killing of 40-year-old man in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide investigators say two suspects are now in custody in connection with…
Calgary man, 21, dies from fall in Yoho National Park in Field, B.C.
FIELD, B.C. – Mounties say a 21-year-old Calgary man has died from a fall in…
RCMP visit ‘demoviction’ protesters in Burnaby but occupants refuse to leave
BURNABY, B.C. – Mounties have paid a visit to protesters occupying a three-storey apartment building…
Two women dead following apparent murder-suicide in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say the deaths of two women in Coquitlam, B.C., appear to…
Canada gives up lead, falls to U.S. at under-19 lacrosse world championships
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Canada had to settle for silver at the under-19 world lacrosse championships…
Emergency crews fight apartment fire in North Vancouver, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Firefighters are battling a fire burning at an apartment building in North Vancouver,…
B.C. wildfire costs, numbers down over last year thanks to wet weather
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A provincial fire official says rain has dampened wildfire conditions across B.C.…
Whitecaps set to host Crystal Palace of the English Premier League in friendly
VANCOUVER – Clubs from Europe’s top leagues have made a habit of coming to North…
Police say death of man pulled from water in Bella Bella appears suspicious
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – RCMP say a man who died after being pulled from the…
Made-in-Canada approach to opioid addiction gets nod from prominent medical journal
VANCOUVER – A made-in-Canada approach to treating opioid addiction is garnering positive international attention from…
Feeling let down by universities, survivors meet to fight campus sex assaults
VANCOUVER – Mandi Gray has lost count of the messages she’s received from women who…
Coastal adventures added to list of Canadian Signature Experiences
VANCOUVER – An 11-day cruise off Canada’s East Coast and a seven-day hike on Vancouver…
Fires set, windows smashed in riot at youth jail in Burnaby, B.C.: guards’ union
BURNABY, B.C. – Officials say a riot at a young offenders jail in Burnaby, B.C.,…
B.C. mining code standards aims to eliminate disasters such as Mount Polley
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Mines Minister Bill Bennett says mining code revisions introduced Wednesday include…
Vancouver Whitecaps acquire striker Fabian Espindola from D.C. United
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps acquired striker Fabian Espindola from D.C. United on Wednesday in…
Environmentalists challenge BC Hydro’s right to relocate amphibians
VANCOUVER – A tiny tadpole is at the centre of the latest legal fight to…
B.C. to change human rights code to protect transgender rights
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s government is reversing its position and aligning itself with the majority…