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B.C. Supreme Court jury finds man guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada
VANCOUVER – A prosecutor says a man accused of bringing hundreds of Tamil migrants into…
Vancouver park board tells free yoga group to get a permit if classes continue
Vancouver residents hoping to hone their downward dogs and warrior poses among fellow yogis have…
Yukon families feel hope, anxiety ahead of first MMIW inquiry hearings
VANCOUVER – Diane Lilley waited nearly two decades for a suspect to be arrested in…
Hundreds rally in Burnaby, B.C., against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
BURNABY, B.C. – Hundreds of people in British Columbia have completed a 75-kilometre march in…
Wildfire east of Lillooet, B.C., prompts evacuation alert for two homes
LILLOOET, B.C. – Two homes east of Lillooet, B.C., have been placed on evacuation alert…
Okanagan Lake edges upward as district protects highways, infrastructure
KELOWNA, B.C. – The water level for B.C.’s Okanagan Lake has crept up another 1.7…
Seventy-year-old paraglider missing in Fraser Valley found safe: police
AGASSIZ, B.C. – A missing paraglider has been found safe after searchers scoured a mountainside…
The ball is in B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s court, political scientists say
VANCOUVER – All eyes are on Premier Christy Clark after Monday’s announcement that British Columbia’s…
Highlights of the NDP-Green deal in British Columbia
VICTORIA – Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green…
Southeastern B.C. search for teacher who vanished while checking field trip spot
CRAWFORD BAY, B.C. – Searchers backed by a dog team and a helicopter continue to…
Forecast thunderstorms add to flooding concerns across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Residents in several areas of British Columbia are bracing for severe thunderstorms as…
B.C. officials continue search for man who is believed to have died in mudslide
SALMON ARM, B.C. – RCMP say they are not giving up the search for a…
An NDP minority government in B.C. may have to water down its ambitions: experts
VANCOUVER – An NDP minority government in British Columbia would be hard pressed to make…
Vancouver Island man survives lightning strike, now hopes for super powers
VICTORIA – A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in…
Senate report urges more support, schools for French education in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia needs to build more French-only schools and increase access to French…
Vancouver-based yoga wear retailer Lululemon to close 40 Ivivva stores
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. is shutting down 40 of its 55 Ivivva stores, citing…
Body of 76-year-old B.C. man swept away in mudslide is recovered, police say
SALMON ARM, B.C. – RCMP say the body of a missing British Columbia man whose…
NDP Leader John Horgan calls on BC Hydro not to finalize Site C contracts
VANCOUVER – NDP Leader John Horgan has advised BC Hydro not to sign any new…
Experts plumb depths of quake-causing cracks on the Pacific sea floor
VANCOUVER – New research focused off the west coast of North America is giving seismologists…
B.C. legislature in ‘uncharted territory’ as it tussles with Speaker appointment
VANCOUVER – The feigned reluctance of a newly elected Speaker who, following parliamentary tradition, pretends…
Thieves looking for big scores with stolen truck tailgates: B.C. police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Truck owners in four Vancouver-area communities are being warned about thieves targeting…
B.C. trial for 3 men accused of killing gang leader ordered to proceed
KELOWNA, B.C. – The trial for three men accused of killing a gang leader in…
New Vancity report reveals home buyers can’t count on cheaper suburbs
VANCOUVER – A new report from a Vancouver credit union says home buyers on British…
B.C.’s NDP-Green agreement required reading ahead of likely minority government
VICTORIA – The recently signed New Democrat and Green party manifesto to form what is…