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Indigenous activist arrested after Trans Mountain protest in B.C.
CLEARWATER, B.C. – An Indigenous political activist was briefly detained Saturday following a Trans Mountain…
KILLS story sent out with incorrect slug
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Editors, please KILL the story which moved Sunday afternoon under the slug…
Surrey woman disappointed after family asked for ID at townhouse complex pool
SURREY, B.C. – A Surrey woman says she wants to help educate the public about…
Exotic corpse flower begins to emit is putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
VANCOUVER – A unique and exotic tropical plant, acclaimed for its size and abhorred for…
‘Life-altering’ injuries for senior attacked while walking in Burnaby park
BURNABY, B.C. – Burnaby RCMP say a senior citizen suffered what they describe as life-altering…
West Kelowna wants to know where to put the pot shops
WEST KELOWNA – Would you be alright with a pot store in the same strip…
Twenty crew members, two boats search for missing swimmer in Buntzen Lake
ANMORE, B.C. – Coquitlam Search and Rescue is responding to a report of a missing…
Police shouldn’t investigate their own street-check policy: rights advocates
VANCOUVER – Indigenous and civil rights groups complain that the Vancouver Police Department should not…
Cougar that had no fear of humans killed by police in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., shot and killed a cougar that has been…
City of Burnaby issues eviction notice to protesters at Kinder Morgan terminal
BURNABY, B.C. – The City of Burnaby is evicting protesters from a make-shift camp set…
B.C. homeowner groups can fine defiant short-term rental hosts $1,000 a day
VANCOUVER – Homeowners groups in British Columbia will soon be able to fine owners or…
B.C. wildfire prompts evacuation order south of Peachland
SUMMERLAND, B.C. – An evacuation order has been issued for several properties south of Peachland…
B.C. woman killed on Vancouver Island after being pinned by falling tree
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – A British Columbia resident has been killed by a falling tree…
De Beers Canada signs deal for Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. for $107 million
VANCOUVER – De Beers Canada Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.…
Tilray shares up as much as 40 per cent in Nasdaq trading after IPO
NANAIMO, B.C. – Shares of cannabis producer Tilray Inc. surged as much as 40 per…
Canadian agriculture ministers briefed on trade-war contingency plan
VANCOUVER – Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay emphasized the importance of the provinces working together…
‘We are doing the right thing:’ Protesters dig in at anti-pipeline camp
BURNABY, B.C. – Protesters at an anti-pipeline camp in Burnaby, B.C., say they are ready…
USW members vote in favour of strike to back negotiations with Shaw
BURNABY, B.C. – A union representing about 500 employees of Shaw Communications in British Columbia…
Nearly 1,000 homes on evacuation alert, order over wildfires in B.C.’s Okanagan
SUMMERLAND, B.C. – People living in nearly 1,000 homes have either been forced to evacuate…
An inside look at one of the Okanagan’s first licensed marijuana production facilities
FALKLAND – Just off Highway 97 on the way to Falkland is a large, warehouse-style…
Recovery high schools could help teens before addiction takes hold: B.C. parents
VANCOUVER – Parents whose children started using drugs as teens and struggled through addiction to…
Four First Nations sign agreement-in-principle with B.C., federal governments
CANIM LAKE, British Columbia – A group of four First Nations in British Columbia’s Cariboo…
Soaring temperatures, high winds could worsen fires in B.C.’s southern Interior
KELOWNA, B.C. – Officials in British Columbia’s southern Interior say the warm temperatures and gusty…
New contract in Hard Rock Casino strike, walk out continues at Gateway casinos
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Workers at the Hard Rock Casino in Metro Vancouver have voted in…