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Wine war picks on small family owned operations: B.C. wine advocate
VANCOUVER – Western Canada’s “wine war” could cost small family owned farms millions of dollars,…
B.C. premier says he won’t escalate trade dispute with Alberta over pipeline
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan doesn’t intend to respond to any provocation from…
Operators of threatened independent Vancouver cinema launch its second act
VANCOUVER – The operators of one of the last independent movie theatres in Vancouver say…
Two arrested following Trans Mountain pipeline protest in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Two people have been arrested following a protest against the Trans Mountain…
B.C. funds more teaching spaces in effort to ease teachers shortage
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government moved Friday to tackle widespread teacher shortage issues by…
Two arrested following alleged food truck robbery attempt in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A late-night attempt to break into a food truck in Vancouver has landed…
B.C. researchers develop cheaper, faster microscope for testing molecules
VANCOUVER – A new, cheaper microscope developed at a university in British Columbia has the…
B.C. man dead after stopping to help with crash on Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT, B.C. – A Good Samaritan has been killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the…
Environment Canada says snow coming to B.C. South Coast Tuesday
VANCOUVER – Arctic air settling over British Columbia this week is expected to bring snow…
Bus drivers ask Vernon council to ban smoking in public spaces
VERNON – Vernon transit drivers want the City of Vernon to ban smoking cigarettes, joints…
In the news today: Pope Francis dies at age 88
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
No one hurt as WestJet diverts flight in B.C., due to fire warning light
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Passengers aboard a scheduled WestJet Encore flight from Fort St. John,…
Vancouver’s PWHL expansion team will play out of Pacific Coliseum next season
VANCOUVER — Just two years into its existence, the PWHL is growing to a seven-team…
Researchers make rare sighting of sperm whale near Alert Bay, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Researchers studying the activity of whales off British Columbia’s coast have had an…
Police urge parents to talk to kids about B.C. coach charged with sexual assault
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Sexual assault charges have been filed against a British Columbia man involved…
Vernon politician says something must be done to regulate public pot use
VERNON – A proposed smoking bylaw in Vernon is getting some early support from several…
Political manoeuvres over pipeline in B.C., payback or coincidence?
VICTORIA – Political hurdles in the form of delays, bans and tolls have been raised…
Parole board rules out overnight leaves for balaclava rapist Larry Takahashi
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Documents from the Parole Board of Canada show the man known as…
Audit says B.C. lacks climate change policies, especially on wildfires, flooding
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has no clear plan to prevent threats such as wildfires, flooding…
B.C. to pay for and build new Pattullo Bridge in Metro Vancouver
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The British Columbia government has taken on the $1.37 billion cost…
Man dead following ‘targeted’ shooting in Coquitlam, B.C.: police
COQUITLAM, B.C. – One man is dead following what police are calling a targeted shooting…
Some facts about B.C.’s PharmaNet as a mother calls for better use of system
VANCOUVER – Some facts about PharmaNet, British Columbia’s unique network that records information about prescription…
B.C. mom whose two sons overdosed urges doctors to check prescription history
VANCOUVER – Helen Jennens flips through two sets of documents — one for each son…
No one measure will fix B.C. housing crisis, but budget will start: ministers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s New Democrats are promising initiatives in Tuesday’s budget to increase the…