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B.C. man charged with sexual assault for allegedly not disclosing HIV status
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A Vancouver-area man has been charged with three counts of aggravated sexual…
Heat wave ends, smoky conditions persist in B.C. ahead of long weekend
VANCOUVER – A heat wave scorching British Columbia’s south coast has ended but poor air…
Investigation launched after man injured during arrest in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was injured during…
Trudeau on Vancouver Island for summer social, kayak voyage, round table meeting
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his party must be ready and willing to…
Hospital visits spike in B.C. as smoky air from wildfires persists
VANCOUVER – Poor air quality persists throughout the southern half of British Columbia as tinder-dry…
Canada’s Diallo loses to Coric in Madrid Open qualifying match
MADRID — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo came up short in his bid to claim a main-draw…
Canada Soccer to honour veteran Desiree Scott at May friendly in her native Winnipeg
Veteran midfielder Desiree Scott is calling time on her international soccer career, making her final…
Police in Surrey, B.C., investigate three shootings in less than 12 hours
SURREY, B.C. – Police are investigating a string of shootings in Surrey, B.C. RCMP say…
Canada’s next food guide opens up industry battle over beef and butter
VANCOUVER – Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over…
Group opposed to abortion loses bid to advertise on Vancouver-area buses
VANCOUVER – A group opposed to abortion has lost a Charter of Rights challenge to…
B.C. tourism businesses feeling affects of wildfires, reporting cancellations
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Tourism officials are starting to assess the impact of devastating wildfires in…
B.C. government to make announcement about Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – Two key British Columbia cabinet ministers are expected to outline the government’s next…
Timeline: Key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan Canada’s proposal to triple the capacity of its Trans Mountain oil…
B.C. joins legal battles against Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER – British Columbia says it will join the legal fight against the Trans Mountain…
B.C. man who says he killed to save souls is found not criminally responsible
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who confessed to killing the house manager at an…
Questions surround man’s death after altercation inside B.C. Starbucks
BURNABY, B.C. – Outside a busy Starbucks in Metro Vancouver, a black-and-white photograph of a…
B.C. minister apologizes to former LNG advocate
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s jobs minister is taking back what he says were inaccurate statements…
Small businesses affected by B.C. wildfires get emergency grants
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Small businesses affected by devastating wildfires in British Columbia will be…
Ryan Reynolds ‘heartbroken’ after stunt driver’s death in making ‘Deadpool 2’
VANCOUVER – A female stunt driver working on the movie “Deadpool 2” has died after…
B.C. bans trophy hunting for Grizzly bears, total ban in Great Bear Rainforest
VICTORIA – Killing grizzly bears for trophy will come to an end in British Columbia,…
Prince George, B.C., police lay charges in alleged abduction attempts
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A 35-year-old Prince George, B.C., man faces several charges over allegations…
Ryan Reynolds leads moment of silence for stuntwoman on ‘Deadpool 2’
VANCOUVER – “Deadpool 2” star Ryan Reynolds and director David Leitch led a moment of…
B.C.’s wildfire season surpasses 1958 record for amount of land burned
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia’s wildfires have destroyed a record amount of forest, brush and…
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD — A British Columbia city on Vancouver Island that’s hiring doctors as municipal employees…