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Boil water notice issued for Summerland
SUMMERLAND – As part of the planned maintenance project on the water system in Summerland,…
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…
Pass the pot: UBC Okanagan study shows patients choose cannabis over prescription pain killers
KELOWNA – An UBC Okanagan study says patients prefer medical marijuana over prescription opioids for…
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…
Low supply and snow limit Vancouver-area home sales in February
VANCOUVER – Home sales across the Vancouver area were down dramatically in February compared with…
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using…
Vancouver school trustees created toxic workplace for bullied staff: report
Vancouver School Board trustees contributed to a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied,…
Clark says $40-million rural B.C. Internet infrastructure project creates jobs
MERRITT, B.C. – The mayor of a hard hit oil and gas community in British…
Body of man found in rural Abbotsford, B.C., suspicious, police say
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say the body of a man was found on a rural…
Toronto police officers help woman deliver baby in back seat of taxi
Toronto police say a mother and her newborn are doing well after two officers helped…
Man dug out of avalanche on Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver Saturday
VANCOUVER – Rescue officials in British Columbia say skiers were trapped in an avalanche near…
Corey Small, Logan Schuss have five points apiece as Stealth beat Rush
LANGLEY, B.C. – Corey Small and Logan Schuss had two goals and three assists apiece…
Smoking pot as a medicine raises questions for doctors about side effects
VANCOUVER – Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That’s what some experts are saying…
Boyden says writers need to be ‘careful’ when on ‘somebody else’s turf’
TORONTO – Acclaimed novelist Joseph Boyden, who has been dogged by controversy in recent months…
Subtle (very) ‘gay moment’ in new Disney film generates buzz
To be clear: "Brokeback Mountain," this isn't. The so-called "gay moment" in Disney's new live-action…