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Landslide Lake offers breath-taking views on Vancouver Island hike
VANCOUVER – Cradled below towering mountains at the centre of Vancouver Island is a lake…
Canadian families finding small living creates closeness, creative kids
VANCOUVER – Adrian Crook hadn’t always intended on raising his five kids in a three-bedroom…
B.C. man who fatally beat puppy handed four-month jail sentence: SPCA
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver Island man has been sentenced to jail for fatally beating a…
No charges recommended against B.C. Mountie after man shot trying to escape
SALMON ARM, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says no charges will be recommended against…
Finance Minister takes a pre-budget story time break at child care centre
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister shelved the tradition of buying new shoes to present…
Family asks for information one year after B.C. man shot on street
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The family of a 23-year-old man is appealing for information a year…
Highlights of Tuesday’s British Columbia budget
VICTORIA – Highlights of British Columbia’s 2018-19 budget presented Tuesday: — Effective Wednesday, a tax…
Coquitlam police seek potential victims of piano teacher charged with assault
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are looking for potential victims of a piano…
Budget puts B.C. on path towards universal child care program: Carole James
VICTORIA – Parents with children in licensed day care programs in B.C. will see their…
Widow of avalanche victim sues guides, lodge operator for negligence
VANCOUVER – The widow of an Alberta man who died in an avalanche near Golden,…
Walmart partnering with online grocery service to bring home delivery to Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Walmart Canada Corp. says it is partnering with an online grocery service to…
Police ask for help in case of Vancouver mom who didn’t pick up kids from school
Vancouver police are focusing on a park as they investigate the case of a missing…
B.C. businesses say new health tax will raise prices for consumers
VANCOUVER – Eric Pateman says a new health care tax in British Columbia will add…
Expansion of B.C. foreign buyers tax to Okanagan, Vancouver Island is questioned
VANCOUVER – A foreign buyers tax will do little to cool the British Columbia housing…
Truce called, wine flows again, in B.C.-Alberta trade war over pipeline
VICTORIA – The Alberta government accepted an olive branch from British Columbia and suspended its…
Atwal says he bowed out of event in India to save Trudeau embarrassment
SURREY, B.C. – A man convicted of attempted murder who was invited to a dinner…
Start-ups looking to bring innovation to slow-moving mining sector
The mining industry has developed a reputation for being slow to change but a new…
B.C. appoints 12-member task force to review, strengthen mining industry
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has appointed a 12-member task force of industry, Indigenous…
Trial begins over fuel spill in English Bay, one defendant doesn’t show up
VANCOUVER – A port worker says he suspected large plumes of oil that were shining…
What’s making news in British Columbia
VANCOUVER – MINISTER SAYS COQUIHALLA CRASH AREA PLOWED MINUTES BEFORE CRASH Transportation Minister Claire Trevena…
Atwal says politicians from different parties call him seeking help
SURREY, B.C. – A man at the centre of a controversy over Sikh separatism that…
SPCA criticized, owner reportedly threatened, after slaughter of adopted pig
VANCOUVER – The SPCA says staff members at a Vancouver Island branch have endured withering…
Federal budget on same page as B.C. on issues of equity, reconciliation, opioids
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister says she’s pleased with the direction of the federal…
Kamloops councillors won’t budge on permits for cannabis dispensaries
KAMLOOPS – A process to develop temporary use licenses for cannabis dispensaries will not be…