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B.C. man who saved overdose victim’s life urges people to know how to use kit
VANCOUVER – Kevin Yake remembers the overwhelming relief of saving the life of a young…
Royal BC Museum receives large fossil collection from McAbee site
VICTORIA – The Royal BC Museum will be the new home for a collection of…
Ridership on Highway 16 northern bus service more than doubles in six months
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The British Columbia government says thousands of people have used an…
Arrests in Williams Lake following seizure of weapons, drugs including fentanyl
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – RCMP say six people have been arrested following the seizure of…
Air freshens in parts of B.C. as provincial park evacuated due to wildfire
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A lightning-caused fire in southern British Columbia that the BC Wildfire Service…
NAFTA progress doesn’t stop Freeland from heading to Europe on diplomatic trip
RICHMOND, B.C. – Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will be travelling to Europe next week…
B.C.’s new rules for provincial infrastructure projects challenged in court
VANCOUVER – The Independent Contractors and Business Association is asking the B.C. Supreme Court to…
Improve severe alcohol withdrawal treatment by training doctors: B.C. study
VANCOUVER – There’s an urgent need to improve the treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal because…
Public hearing tonight on cannabis regulations in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The City of Kamloops is getting closer to finalizing the framework for cannabis…
B.C. maintained budget surplus for 2017-18, despite increased spending
VICTORIA – British Columbia maintained its budget surplus in the last fiscal year even though…
What happened in Vanderhoof after the sawmill closed
When forestry contractor Mike Egli heard the sawmill in Vanderhoof was closing, he was expecting…
How will the federal parties help BC forest workers?
It’s been hard to keep up with the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff…
B.C. First Nations group stand firm on Trans Mountain pipeline before vote
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s union of Indigenous leaders says it remains opposed to the Trans…
Chinese firm Weichai Power to acquire stake in Ballard Power Systems
VANCOUVER – Fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems Inc. is set to receive a cash…
Garth Mullins on surviving decades of the war on drugs
CONTENT ADVISORY Garth Mullins has experienced first-hand the way society disenfranchises people who use drugs,…
Harm reduction credited for reducing Indigenous fatalities in BC
Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8 per cent in British Columbia…
Canadian province to sue drug companies over opioids
VANCOUVER – The Canadian province of British Columbia has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against…
B.C. promotes breastfeeding for infants in government care after court ruling
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has outlined a five-point plan to promote breastfeeding and…
Regional district plans to spend $10M for new Penticton headquarters
The board of directors of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has approved a plan to…
Employers didn’t protect workers’ safety in fatal ammonia leak: WorkSafeBC
RICHMOND, B.C. – A refrigeration company and a municipality have been cited by WorkSafeBC under…
‘High’ school classes offered at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Cannabis is legitmately coming to the classroom for the first time in the…
Where the federal parties stand on the toxic drug crisis
Close to 51,000 Canadians died from apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and September 2024,…
TV show ‘Still Standing’ visits Osoyoos Indian Band to showcase its success
The Osoyoos Indian Band’s success story is about to gain national attention as the cast…
Purdue Pharma says it followed all regulations after B.C. lawsuit
VANCOUVER – Purdue Pharma says it has followed all of Health Canada’s regulations, including those…