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Vancouver aquarium treating emaciated sea lion shot at least twice in the face
VANCOUVER – Animal rescuers at the Vancouver Aquarium’s marine mammal centre say they’re trying to…
U2 gives love to Vancouver as Irish rockers kick off world tour
VANCOUVER – U2 treated Vancouver like a homecoming as the Irish rock band kicked off…
Elections BC accepts recounts for two ridings, rejects four other requests
VICTORIA – Elections BC has rejected four of the six requests for recounts in ridings…
Protesters call on Vancouver Aquarium to end captivity for whales, dolphins
VANCOUVER – Protesters gathered outside the Vancouver Aquarium for the fifth straight year on Saturday…
Search suspended for fire chief missing from Cache Creek, B.C.
ASHCROFT, B.C. – Police say the search has been suspended for a fire chief believed…
Three accused in murder of B.C. gangster want case tossed over delays
KELOWNA, B.C. – Three men accused in the shooting death of gangster Jonathan Bacon in…
B.C. pedestrians hit by drunk driver hope others will learn from graphic video
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police in Abbotsford, B.C., are marking Canada Road Safety Week by posting…
Residents downstream of Shuswap River fuel spill advised to watch water quality
VANCOUVER – Tap water in the North Okanagan city of Enderby, B.C., has been switched…
First-degree murder charge in death of man sitting in car at Surrey, B.C., hotel
SURREY, B.C. – A charge of first-degree murder has been laid against a 22-year-old man…
Rising waters of B.C. rivers still causing soggy woe for southern Interior
VANCOUVER – Waterways in British Columbia’s Nicola Valley, near Merritt, are the latest to burst…
Weaver says Greens will fight pipeline, calls Clark’s Liberals ‘reckless’
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s three Green members will use their increased political clout to fight…
Agreement allows police in Vancouver Pride parade, but changes will be made
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Department says its members will walk in the city’s Pride…
Police recover body believed to be missing teen, now treating case as homicide
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say they have recovered what they believe is the body of…
B.C. parties leave door open to electoral reform without a referendum
VANCOUVER – Neither of British Columbia’s two main political parties are ruling out changing the…
Victoria police chief quits as watchdog conducts investigation involving tweets
Victoria’s suspended police chief quit Thursday amid an investigation into his sexually charged Twitter messages…
Rising waters, warmer temperatures in central Okanagan keep flood watchers wary
VANCOUVER – Emergency officials in British Columbia’s central Okanagan are watching rising waters in Okanagan…
Metal thieves suspected by police after 175 cemetery vases taken in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Police are looking for suspects who stole about 175 ornamental flower vases…
Trudeau says he’ll work with provinces on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
SURREY, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’ll work with British Columbia and Alberta…
Coroner’s inquest calls police involved shooting death a suicide
VICTORIA – A coroner’s inquest jury that reviewed the case of a Victoria man who…
Trudeau stands by inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women
EDMONTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suggested Saturday that it should be no surprise that…
Final counts in B.C. election due in days; high stakes for Liberals, NDP, Greens
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s final ballot count starts Monday to determine which party forms the…
Traps set, trails closed after bear attacks hiker near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Trails were closed in a mountain community north of Vancouver after a…
UK police say apparent suicide bomber responsible for blast
MANCHESTER, England – An apparent suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed…
Traffic moving after truck fire closed Coquihalla Highway for a full day
MERRITT, B.C. – More than a day after traffic on a busy British Columbia highway…