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Tens of thousands of B.C. residents go home after being forced out by wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tens of thousands of anxious British Columbia residents who were forced to…
B.C. Premier John Horgan delivers mandate duties to cabinet ministers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday,…
Canadian yoga innovator, author dies in Victoria; suspected drug overdose
VICTORIA – A Canadian yoga innovator who started working out of an old garage in…
QuickQuotes: Supporters, detractors weigh in on Pacific Northwest LNG decision
VANCOUVER – Malaysian national energy company Petronas announced Tuesday it was walking away from the…
Wildfire forces evacuations, threatens structures near Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A rapidly-moving wildfire has forced people to flee dozens of properties east…
Police say no suspects in ‘random’ homicide of 13-year-old girl at Burnaby park
BURNABY, B.C. – The homicide of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a suburban Vancouver…
B.C.’s LNG outlook dims after $36B Pacific NorthWest LNG project killed
VANCOUVER – The dream of a booming liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia appears…
B.C. court acquits four men accused of human smuggling in Tamil migrant case
VANCOUVER – Four Sri Lankan men accused of bringing dozens of Tamil migrants to Canada…
Vancouver files charges against owners of hotel deemed uninhabitable
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says it has filed 60 charges against the owners…
Third supervised injection site to open in Vancouver during opioid crisis
VANCOUVER – Drug users in Vancouver now have the option of using a third federally…
‘Welcome home,’ B.C. mayor says to thousands of returning wildfire evacuees
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Thousands of people who rushed out of their homes as a…
Vancouver’s Stanley Park Seawall a gem for tourists and locals alike
VANCOUVER – The summer evening is warm and a buzz can be felt along Vancouver’s…
Digital ‘absolutely cannibalizing’ cash as stores, shoppers snub bills
VANCOUVER – Over the next year and a half, Alan Bekerman plans to grow his…
RCMP warn Chinese students of cyber-extortion kidnapping scheme
VANCOUVER – Mounties are warning Metro Vancouver residents about a scheme that has tricked at…
Foreign buyers’ tax and other measures under review, B.C. housing minister says
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is reviewing the foreign buyers’ tax in the Vancouver…
Indigenous advocate wants Trudeau to write Rolling Stone to express ‘regret’
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “regrets” comments he made about Sen. Patrick…
Growth of same-sex marriage in Canada more practicality than principle
SURREY, B.C. – Laura and Jen O’Connor got married for all the romantic, fairy-tale reasons:…
Frank and Oak to close all stores, sell intellectual property
Clothing retailer Frank and Oak is closing all 14 of its stores in the coming…
Federal NDP hopefuls hit B.C., questioned on reconciling party differences
VICTORIA – Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria…
Smoky air from fires from Interior to cover southern B.C. for days: district
VANCOUVER – Smoke from dozens of fires in British Columbia’s Interior has prompted expanded air…
New Westminster, B.C., police officer faces sexual assault charge
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A police officer in British Columbia has been charged with sexual…
Child and spousal support enforcement program needs scrutiny: B.C. auditor
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says the province isn’t getting the best value for…
Data reveal First Nations in B.C. three times more likely to fatally overdose
VANCOUVER – First Nations in British Columbia are three time more likely to die of…
Supervised consumption site to open in Victoria as opioid epidemic continues
VICTORIA – Health Canada has approved a supervised consumption site in Victoria to allow people…