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Footage of sea lion dragging girl off wharf used as reminder of wildlife danger
RICHMOND, B.C. – Jocelyne Dramisino says she made her little cousin watch a hair-raising online…
No arrests as woman dies following targeted shooting in east Vancouver
Vancouver has recorded its eighth homicide of 2017. Vancouver Police Const. Jason Doucette says 33-year-old…
Government moves to protect sea floor mountain and thermal vents off B.C.’s coast
BURNABY, B.C. – The federal government is taking the first step in protecting an area…
Rain, snow help crews fight two wildfires in British Columbia
VERNON, B.C. – Cool and wet weather is helping crews fighting two wildfires in British…
Former Vancouver officer faces more criminal charges, including sexual assault
VANCOUVER – More criminal charges have been laid against a former Vancouver police detective constable.…
Profiles of some people who have used rehabilitation facilities
POWELL RIVER, B.C. – There exists as much stigma about drug users as about the…
Mayors across Canada urge federal government to lead on overdose deaths crisis
VANCOUVER – Mayors across Canada are calling for federal leadership on the “national emergency” of…
City costs for Vancouver 4-20 marijuana protest more than $245,000
VANCOUVER – This year’s 4-20 marijuana day of protest in Vancouver cost the city more…
Thirty herons killed at nesting site in Vernon, B.C., after powerful windstorm
VERNON, B.C. – More than two dozen great blue heron chicks and one adult bird…
Police warn of deadly, unknown drug circulating in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police are warning the public about a deadly strain of drug…
B.C. Supreme Court jury finds man guilty of smuggling Tamil migrants to Canada
VANCOUVER – A prosecutor says a man accused of bringing hundreds of Tamil migrants into…
Vancouver park board tells free yoga group to get a permit if classes continue
Vancouver residents hoping to hone their downward dogs and warrior poses among fellow yogis have…
Yukon families feel hope, anxiety ahead of first MMIW inquiry hearings
VANCOUVER – Diane Lilley waited nearly two decades for a suspect to be arrested in…
Hundreds rally in Burnaby, B.C., against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
BURNABY, B.C. – Hundreds of people in British Columbia have completed a 75-kilometre march in…
Wildfire east of Lillooet, B.C., prompts evacuation alert for two homes
LILLOOET, B.C. – Two homes east of Lillooet, B.C., have been placed on evacuation alert…
Okanagan Lake edges upward as district protects highways, infrastructure
KELOWNA, B.C. – The water level for B.C.’s Okanagan Lake has crept up another 1.7…
Seventy-year-old paraglider missing in Fraser Valley found safe: police
AGASSIZ, B.C. – A missing paraglider has been found safe after searchers scoured a mountainside…
The ball is in B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s court, political scientists say
VANCOUVER – All eyes are on Premier Christy Clark after Monday’s announcement that British Columbia’s…
Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.’s popular Juan de Fuca Trail
Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre…
In the news today: Federal leaders spar over platforms, bells toll for Pope Francis
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Highlights of the NDP-Green deal in British Columbia
VICTORIA – Some of the key elements of a deal between the NDP and Green…
Southeastern B.C. search for teacher who vanished while checking field trip spot
CRAWFORD BAY, B.C. – Searchers backed by a dog team and a helicopter continue to…
Forecast thunderstorms add to flooding concerns across southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Residents in several areas of British Columbia are bracing for severe thunderstorms as…
B.C. officials continue search for man who is believed to have died in mudslide
SALMON ARM, B.C. – RCMP say they are not giving up the search for a…