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Family of murdered B.C. girl reacts to news of killer’s prison pregnancy
VICTORIA – Family members of a teenage girl who was viciously beaten and drowned on…
Grade 8 student tells federal minister he teaches indigenous language course
VICTORIA – A Grade 8 student stunned a gathering of national aboriginal leaders and the…
B.C. children’s rep Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond issues to-do list on departure
VICTORIA – The woman who has been watching out for British Columbia’s children and youth…
UBC, former student fail to reach agreement on human-rights complaint
VANCOUVER – A former University of British Columbia student who filed a human rights complaint…
Arrest after double stabbing leaves man hurt, another dead at B.C. homeless camp
BURNABY, B.C. – A 53-year-old man is under arrest as detectives investigate an apparent homicide…
B.C. called on to release provincewide statistics on police-dog bites
VANCOUVER – A month after a bystander was mistakenly mauled by a Vancouver police dog,…
Critics call for more social housing as Vancouver set to dismantle homeless camp
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says outreach workers are helping about two dozen people…
Mother heartbroken after no criminal charges recommended in B.C. party-bus death
VANCOUVER – The grieving mother of a 23-year-old woman who died after falling out of…
BA flight makes emergency landing in Vancouver with ill crew
VANCOUVER – Some of the 400 passengers diverted to Vancouver on a British Airways flight…
Squirrel squatter trashes Victoria-area home while couple on vacation
OAK BAY, B.C. – A bowl of nuts helped officers in Oak Bay, B.C., tail…
Trump: I’ll run America like my business. Clinton: Let’s not
WASHINGTON – His presidential dreams increasingly in question, Donald Trump pushed his business empire to…
4 fired school board trustees demand B.C. minister apologize for ‘defamation’
VANCOUVER – Four fired members of the Vancouver School Board are demanding a retraction and…
Man’s death in Langley, B.C., targeted, linked to gang activity: police
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police say the death of a man found in a rural part…
B.C. First Nation angered by federal minister’s response to downed tug
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Members of a First Nation on British Columbia’s central coast say…
WHL Roundup: O’Brien and Harkins lead league-best Cougars to win over Ice
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Brogan O’Brien and Jansen Harkins both had a pair of goals as…
Teck Resources reports $234M third-quarter profit, revenue up from year ago
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B) says it earned $234 million in its latest quarter,…
UBC students in Vancouver gain new source for potentially life-saving drug kits
VANCOUVER – The Urgent Care Centre at the University of British Columbia Hospital on the…
Cultural Grant Panel call for applications
The deadline to apply for the City’s Cultural Grant Panel is Friday, November 4 at…
Democracy Watch challenges conflict rulings in favour of B.C. premier
VICTORIA – Two rulings clearing British Columbia Premier Christy Clark of conflict of interest allegations…
Newly re-elected leader Dan Brooks ousted as leader of the BC Conservative party
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia Conservative party is leaderless again. Dan Brooks says the…
Foreign buyers 1.3 per cent of Metro Vancouver real estate sales since tax
VANCOUVER – The rate of foreign investment in Metro Vancouver housing has fallen to 1.3…
UPDATE: Missing Vernon man located
UPDATE: 5:01 p.m., Oct. 28, 2016 VERNON – RCMP say a missing 80-year-old Vernon man…
Auditor reports say Vancouver school trustees prioritized political agendas
VANCOUVER – A special adviser’s report looking into the actions of the Vancouver School Board…
Expand supervised sites beyond overseeing only injection drugs, advocates say
VANCOUVER – Harm reduction advocates are calling on the government of British Columbia to expand…