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Pioneering TV actress Mary Tyler Moore dies at 80
LOS ANGELES – Mary Tyler Moore didn’t have it all on her 1970s sitcom, but…
B.C. overdose inquest recommends better access to addictions treatment
BURNABY, B.C. – Jurors at a coroner’s inquest into the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old…
Turkeys latest habituated creatures to cause trouble in southeastern B.C.
KIMBERLEY, B.C. – Wild turkeys have the potential to ruffle a lot of feathers in…
British Columbia to create 5,200 additional seats in Surrey schools
SURREY, B.C. – Space for up to 5,200 students will be created over the next…
RCMP in Surrey, B.C., look for suspects after the latest targeted shooting
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., are investigating what they say is another targeted…
Canadian universities pull ads from alt-right news outlet in United States
VANCOUVER – Two Canadian universities are among the organizations that have removed advertisements from an…
More details expected after three arrests in Prince George, B.C., double murder
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – RCMP in Prince George, B.C., hold a news conference Friday to…
New tests on river water after coal spill from derailed train near Ashcroft
ASHCROFT, B.C. – Another round of tests is being conducted and a health advisory remains…
Parkers raises $7,400 for Pathways Addictions Resource Centre
Parkers Chrysler is thrilled to announce that it raised $7,400 during their December Fundraiser for…
Highway of Tears bus starts rolling on 30-minute trips in B.C.’s northwest
SMITHERS, B.C. – A new bus service between Smithers and the First Nations village of…
Councillor resigns after suing daughter for going public about alleged sex abuse
LIONS BAY, B.C. – A municipal politician in British Columbia has stepped down after it…
A week into the job, Trump labels media ‘the opposition’
President Donald Trump joined his chief strategist Friday in characterizing the media as "the opposition…
Don’t call us junkies or addicts: people who use illicit drugs say lingo matters
VANCOUVER – Calling someone a junkie was once the norm, but many people who use…
Police suspect Richmond, B.C., man’s death targeted homicide
RICHMOND, B.C. – RCMP say they’re investigating the death of a man who was taken…
No winning ticket for Friday night’s $55 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO – No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night's…
Jackson, Staats lead NLL Swarm in 14-12 win over Vancouver Stealth
LANGLEY, B.C. – Shayne Jackson scored four times and Randy Staats had three goals and…
No foreign buyers tax for people with work permit: B.C. premier
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s premier has announced her government is amending its tax on foreigners…
B.C.’s Tardi wins gold over Ontario at Canadian junior curling championship
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Tyler Tardi downed Ontario’s Matthew Hall 9-7 to win the men’s…
University of B.C. task force helps students, faculty, caught in U.S. travel ban
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia is setting up a task force in response…
The Latest: Police now say just 1 suspect in mosque attack
QUEBEC – The Latest on the deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque (all times…
Suspect shot when police called to alleged theft at car wash: investigators
SALMON ARM, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Salmon…
‘A very, very big tragedy for us,’ says Quebec City mosque leader after attack
QUEBEC – The victims of a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque were fathers,…
Hiker missing near Nanaimo, B.C., since Saturday found alive
NANAIMO, B.C. – A 20 year-old man who was missing for almost three days while…
‘It’s wrong on all levels’: Canadians affected by Trump’s travel ban speak out
VANCOUVER – The only reason Athba Samarai and her husband moved thousands of kilometres from…