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Experts call for more co-ordination in addiction treatment, less stigma
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s approach to treating addiction amounts to “a series of disconnected silos”…
Vancouver seeking judicial review of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is launching another court case in a bid to…
Wearing boots but in the buff, Prince George toddler OK after wandering outside
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP are thanking a Canada Post employee in British Columbia…
Christian festival dismisses mayor’s request to replace controversial headliner
VANCOUVER – A polarizing American preacher with controversial views on Muslims and the LGBTQ community…
Compromise proposed in dispute over police presence in Vancouver Pride Parade
VANCOUVER – Organizers behind Vancouver’s Pride Parade have countered demands that police be banned from…
Geotechnical experts called as 400-metre crack spotted near Site C work area
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro has confirmed that a 400-metre crack has appeared in the ground…
Burnaby, B.C., man accused of killing his wife and mother of two young children
BURNABY, B.C. – A mother of two young children in Burnaby B.C., is dead and…
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake reported off northwestern Vancouver Island
VICTORIA – A series of small earthquakes off Vancouver Island in recent days likely aren’t…
B.C. plane crash survivors granted access to cockpit voice recorder
VANCOUVER – Survivors of a fiery plane crash just outside Vancouver’s international airport have won…
Canucks say they’ll be ready to play regardless of lineup changes
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks say they’ll be ready to play on Saturday regardless of…
Police say man dead after campervan goes up in flames in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say a man is dead after a campervan caught fire in…
Whitecaps trade Giles Barnes, acquire Brek Shea from Orlando City
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired midfielder/forward Brek Shea from Orlando City SC in…
Covering ‘essential’ drugs could fill health gaps, save billions: researchers
VANCOUVER – New research suggests that providing universal coverage for more than 100 prescription medications…
About 4,000 need housing in Metro Vancouver as homeless camps grow: study
BURNABY, B.C. – A task force says there are more than 70 homeless camps in…
B.C. targets irresponsible breeders with animal welfare legislation
VICTORIA – Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick held a Yorkshire Terrier named Dijon on Monday just…
Assault charge stayed for northern B.C. politician Pat Pimm
VICTORIA – An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed,…
Canoeist missing, presumed drowned, after falling into lake near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP say dive teams were planning to search Westwood Lake in Nanaimo,…
B.C. auditor general questions government’s surplus calculations
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general is raising questions about the way the provincial government…
Noisy protest, heated arguments as Trump sons attend hotel opening in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters waved signs and chanted on the streets of Vancouver…
John Furlong warmly received at fundraiser after initially being uninvited
VANCOUVER – John Furlong received a standing ovation at a University of British Columbia fundraiser…
Four years for man who robbed nine banks in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 29-year-old man who admitted to using a fake gun during eight…
B.C. law firm reaches $6.2M settlement in class action against GlaxoSmithKline
VANCOUVER – A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a woman…
BC Hydro seeks province’s approval for dam project near Revelstoke, B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is asking the province for environmental approval of a project that…
B.C. Mounties get new commander
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP has a new commander in British Columbia. Deputy commissioner Brenda…