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Trans Mountain granted interim injunction against blockades at B.C. terminals
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Trans Mountain an interim injunction…
Head-on collision on Vancouver highway sends seven people to hospital
VANCOUVER – Police say seven people were injured in an early morning head-on collision in…
The Latest: Indigenous leaders begin anti-pipeline march
BURNABY, B.C. – The Latest on Canada pipeline protest (all times local): 10:50 a.m. Thousands…
‘It’s really frustrating:’ Sikh Canadian dismayed by extremism allegations
VANCOUVER – Jaspreet Bal was eating lunch with friends in rural Ontario when she says…
Corrective to March 11 story on Sikh separatism
VANCOUVER – In a March 11 story on Sikh separatism, The Canadian Press misspelled the…
Bad weather delays air search for B.C. climber on remote Alaska glacier
JUNEAU, Alaska – Bad weather in southwestern Alaska has delayed the air search for a…
Teens cause $20,000 damage at ‘uncontrolled’ house party in B.C.: police
VANCOUVER – What police are describing as an “uncontrolled” house party in West Vancouver has…
Man killed in rockslide near Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. – The RCMP and coroner’s service in British Columbia are investigating a fatal…
Smithers Pellet Ltd to redevelop particle board facility to produce pellets
VANCOUVER – Pinnacle Renewable Holdings Inc. says it’s moving forward with plans to redevelop an…
Oyu Tolgoi receives information request from Mongolian anti-corruption authority
VANCOUVER – Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. says Oyu Tolgoi LLC has received an information request…
B.C. judge says undisclosed murder is reason to renege on mansion purchase
VANCOUVER – The former owner of a mansion in Vancouver’s exclusive Shaughnessy neighbourhood must repay…
B.C. First Nation in federal court in bid to halt fish farm restocking
VICTORIA – A First Nation is asking the Federal Court to prevent the restocking of…
Two boys and their grandmother hit by car in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A two-year-old boy who was with his grandmother and brother when they…
Independent probe into Squamish, B.C., crash involving RCMP vehicle, pedestrian
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A man has been seriously injured after being hit by an unmarked…
Fish farm restocking dispute goes to Federal Court next week in Vancouver
VICTORIA – A First Nation asking the Federal Court to prevent the restocking of an…
B.C. auditor offers advice on utilities commission after previous studies
VICTORIA – British Columbia’a auditor general says the provincial government should clarify whether it intends…
Integra Air to operate for Orca Airways after Transport Canada suspension
VANCOUVER – Calgary-based Integra Air is stepping in to operate Orca Airways flights after Transport…
Ottawa spends $9.1 million on studies aimed at protecting whales
VANCOUVER – The federal government is spending more than $9.1 million to develop and test…
Trans Mountain granted injunction against pipeline protesters at two B.C. sites
VANCOUVER – Protesters must be restrained from obstructing the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline,…
Independent probe after man sets himself ablaze in Vancouver restaurant
VANCOUVER – A man who splashed gasoline over himself at an east Vancouver fast food…
Man who pledged millions to B.C. hockey team sentenced on unrelated fraud charge
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A man who promised millions of dollars to a junior hockey team…
Washington state is “allied” with B.C. on Trans Mountain pipeline: governor
VANCOUVER – The governor of Washington says his state is “allied” with British Columbia in…
Boat allegedly stolen from Kent Harrison search and rescue located in berry field
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Police have found a stolen search-and-rescue boat in a berry field in…
B.C. teachers’ union to ask for higher salaries to help with shortages
VANCOUVER – The union representing British Columbia teachers will look to boost salaries, when their…