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Missing and murdered inquiry emboldens those to move forward: chairwoman
RICHMOND, B.C. – Some of those who have told their harrowing stories at the National…
Residential school history centre to share survivors’ accounts, educate public
VANCOUVER – Many university students don’t know the history of Indigenous people in Canada, let…
Indigenous women tell inquiry of abuse, call for systemic change
VANCOUVER – A longtime advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous women told her own story…
B.C. tourism minister requires heart surgery; recovery to take weeks
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s tourism minister has been diagnosed with a heart condition that requires…
RCMP announce charges against driver involved in crash that killed 2, injured 3
SURREY, B.C. – A 28-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences related to a…
UBC president apologizes for ‘failing to confront’ over residential schools
VANCOUVER – The president of the University of British Columbia opened the Indian Residential School…
B.C. premier denies crisis, says one investment doesn’t make an economy
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan showed no signs Monday of backing down on…
Pipeline protesters including Green leader should face criminal charges: judge
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge says the Crown should consider laying criminal contempt…
Man dies after being rescued from sinking fishing boat off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – A man has died after being rescued from a fishing vessel off British…
Horgan says Alberta legislation to raise gas prices in B.C. ‘provocative’
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says he’s concerned and surprised that Alberta’s latest move in…
Trailer pulled from family flick screenings in B.C. after dad complains
LANGLEY, B.C. – A father is calling on theatres to ensure that family-friendly movies are…
Novice B.C. driver fined after passing other cars ‘as though they were stopped’
VANCOUVER – RCMP in Metro Vancouver say a driver allegedly travelling at 101 kilometres per…
B.C.’s child watchdog quits after 14 months on job, heads back to New Brunswick
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s independent children’s advocate is quitting after 14 months on the job…
B.C. families say they’re sidelined from involvement in addiction treatment
VANCOUVER – Families with loved ones addicted to illicit drugs struggle to navigate British Columbia’s…
Vancouver police execute warrant in search for suspected murder victim
Vancouver police have searched another home in the city as they investigate the disappearance and…
Rabbits ordered killed at Richmond shelter after deadly virus detected
RICHMOND, B.C. – An animal shelter in Richmond, B.C., has been advised to euthanize all…
B.C. professor arrested and jailed in Slovakia since November
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An anthropology professor from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, B.C., has been…
B.C. mom backs MP’s calls for criminal probe of opioid manufacturers
VANCOUVER – A woman whose son fatally overdosed after becoming addicted to the painkiller OxyContin…
100-year-old beef jerky company sold to Premium Brands by founding Oberto family
VANCOUVER – Premium Brands Holdings Corp. will expand its portfolio of specialty meats products with…
Evacuation alert issued due to possible flooding in southern Okanagan
PENTICTON, B.C. – Residents of more than a dozen properties in southern British Columbia have…
Police in Abbotsford, B.C., seek witnesses to fatal head-on collision
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Abbotsford police are looking for witnesses to a head-on crash that left…
Ministry urges dam owners to take care ahead of melt and spring weather
VICTORIA – A high snow pack and possible heavy spring runoff has prompted a warning…
B.C. issues Trans Mountain pipeline permit update as premier heads to Ottawa
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government has issued a progress report on permits for the Trans…
Vancouver police investigating man who allegedly rammed truck into police car
Vancouver police are investigating after a man allegedly reversed his pick-up truck into a police…