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Pipeline protesters practise resisting police at Camp Cloud outside tank farm
VANCOUVER – Pipeline protesters who were ordered to take down their camp outside a Kinder…
Husband escapes, wife missing after car swept off roadway in B.C. mudslide
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Search crews are looking for a woman who was inside a…
Suspect arrested in B.C. after fires intentionally lit
PENTICTON, B.C. – RCMP in Penticton, B.C. say a man is in custody after fires…
North Vancouver youngster dies in boating accident near Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. – A six-year-old has died in a boating accident near Vernon, in British…
Traffic now moving past site of Interior B.C. mudslide where woman vanished
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – A single lane of traffic is now getting past the site…
Woman and her dog are missing after hike near British Columbia’s Jumbo Pass
INVERMERE, B.C. – A woman and her dog have disappeared during a hike in Jumbo…
Tug carrying up to 22,000 litres of fuel capsizes in Fraser River off Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The smell of diesel filled the air as crews worked to recover a…
Victoria police say explicit phone calls aimed at women provincewide
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria say they have received more than 50 reports of unwanted…
Motorcyclist dies in Vancouver as city records seventh traffic death this year
VANCOUVER – A motorcyclist has been killed in Vancouver’s seventh traffic-related fatality of 2018. Vancouver…
Arrests in Burnaby, B.C., as order against Kinder Morgan protest camp enforced
BURNABY, B.C. – The RCMP arrested protesters Thursday as officers enforced a court injunction to…
Woman and her dog lost for 72 hours in B.C. woods are found safe
INVERMERE, B.C. – A 52-year-old woman and her dog are both safe and unharmed after…
Mom of 7-year-old B.C. girl charged with second-degree murder in child’s death
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. – The mother of a seven-year-old girl from Langley, B.C., has…
Homicide team investigating after deadly altercation in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Police say a man who was severely injured in a fight in…
Children, elderly at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER – Thick smoke blanketing British Columbia communities far from any flames — including Vancouver…
New record set as two million vote on first day of advance polls: Elections Canada
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals and NDP both released their costed campaign platforms Saturday as…
Clarification to Aug. 20 story on B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Press reported in a story about wildfires in British Columbia on…
Former Vancouver officer sentenced to 20 months after kissing girl, woman
SURREY, B.C. – The Crown prosecution service says a former Vancouver police detective who worked…
PM to visit northern B.C. as cabinet holds retreat amid wildfire crisis
NANAIMO, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for…
Montreal Roses hold on to edge AFC Toronto in second outing for Northern Super League
TORONTO — The Northern Super League kicked off mid-week in Vancouver but there was still…
Scent of smoke: B.C. wineries look for ways to cut wildfire risks
VANCOUVER – Winemakers can only hope the scent of smoke that’s in the air across…
B.C. driver fails roadside breath test after trying to park in RCMP parking lot
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A driver who unsuccessfully tried to park his pickup truck at an…
Two birds test positive for West Nile virus in British Columbia
KIMBERLEY, B.C. – Two dead ravens in Kimberley, B.C., have tested positive for West Nile…
Trudeau cabinet advised to do more to prevent digital media abuse in elections
NANAIMO, B.C. – Foreign and domestic actors will almost certainly abuse digital media to try…
Jane Goodall to appear at Vancouver International Film Festival
VANCOUVER – Famed conservationist Jane Goodall will be among the special guests at this year’s…