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UPDATE: Missing Kamloops woman located
UPDATE: 3:20 P.M., Sept. 9, 2016 KAMLOOPS – RCMP says the 25-year-old last seen in Kamloops…
RCMP officer in B.C. to face child-luring charges after vigilante sting
SURREY, B.C. – Charges are pending against a police officer in British Columbia caught up…
Jeremiah Johnson runs for three touchdowns, Lions down Alouettes 38-27
VANCOUVER – Jeremiah Johnson seemed determined to put an end to the B.C. Lions tailback…
Centre to honour residential school survivors breaks ground at UBC
VANCOUVER – Cindy Tom-Lindley says her grandmother had all her children taken to residential schools…
Four teens identified as small fire at North Vancouver school damages roof, gym
VANCOUVER – Four teenagers have been identified as the youths who allegedly sparked a fire…
Metre-long boa constrictor tests police response in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Some suspects are tougher to take into custody than others, but Mounties…
Pat Pimm, B.C. member of legislature. charged with assault
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s former agriculture minister and member of the provincial legislature Pat Pimm…
B.C. family wins $1M lottery prize months after losing house in fire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A British Columbia family’s difficult summer has been relieved by an unexpected…
New UBC president Santa Ono commends ‘thoughtful’ report on sexual assaults
VANCOUVER – Members of an expert panel tasked with examining the University of British Columbia's…
New UBC president Santa Ono commends ‘thoughtful’ report on sexual assaults
VANCOUVER – Members of an expert panel tasked with examining the University of British Columbia’s…
Court dismisses B.C. First Nation’s challenge of NEB review for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge filed by a North…
Man awarded Guinness record for successful lengthwise Okanagan Lake swim
VANCOUVER – The Guinness World Record website confirms endurance swimmer Adam Ellenstein has claimed the…
Veteran Tuomo Ruutu one of three players to sign PTO with Canucks
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced on Tuesday that the club has signed three players…
B.C. foster parents won’t give up after losing appeals to adopt Metis toddler
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia foster couple is refusing to give up their fight to…
RCMP officers to be equipped with naloxone kits to deal with fentanyl exposure
VANCOUVER – RCMP officers will soon be carrying naloxone nasal spray to protect themselves against…
Councillors in Kamloops, B.C., unanimously support safe injection clinics
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – City councillors in Kamloops, B.C., have voted unanimously in favour of considering…
Man charged in connection to death of Mountie killed in Vancouver Island crash
VICTORIA – Criminal charges have been laid against a man six months after a Vancouver…
Former hockey coach Graham James granted full parole on sex offences
LAVAL, Que. – A decision to grant convicted sex offender Graham James full parole sparked…
Couple’s family relieved at guilty verdict, but still don’t know what happened
EDMONTON – The son of an Alberta couple who disappeared while driving to a camping…
Quarterly report shows hot real estate market lifts B.C. budget into billions
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s hot real estate market has boosted the province’s bottom line, freeing…
Weekend Drake concerts in Vancouver prompt police warning about online tickets
Vancouver Police have issued a warning to anyone hoping to score tickets to two Drake…
IIO sends report to Crown after fatal 2014 shooting of Vancouver man
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s civilian police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office, has sent a report…
Provincial funding ready for first phase of Metro Vancouver transit plan, Premier says
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier Christy Clark says $246 million is ready for Metro Vancouver mayors…
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalling smoked salmon over listeria concerns
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Wild Sockeye Smoked Salmon and Sensations…