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CP Rail confirms three crew members die in B.C. grain car derailment
FIELD, B.C. – A Canadian Pacific freight train fell more than 60 metres from a…
Hearing put over to April for Coastal GasLink pipeline protesters in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Fourteen people arrested while protesting a pipeline in northwestern British Columbia…
Smoke from wildfire is like a ‘chemical soup,’ says fire researcher
VANCOUVER – Inhaling smoke from a wildfire can be equal to smoking a couple of…
Vancouver program provides ‘window of opportunity’ to addiction treatment
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver emergency department has become the first in Canada to give overdose…
Missing man found dead in Richmond home used as clandestine drug lab: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – RCMP have discovered the body of a missing man at a home…
B.C.’s former chief electoral officer remembered for his public service
VICTORIA – Robert Patterson, British Columbia’s former chief electoral officer, has died of cancer at…
Ship damaged by collapsed crane in Vancouver harbour now back at sea
VANCOUVER – A container ship that was trapped under a collapsed crane in Vancouver harbour…
Vessel that spilled fuel into English Bay acquitted of all charges
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia provincial court has acquitted a vessel on all charges over…
Special warning to watch for treeline avalanches in B.C. backcountry
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning for backcountry users of British…
B.C.’s public auto insurer heading for another billion-dollar loss
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s attorney general says the financial situation with the province’s public auto…
More help at Surrey, B.C., clinic providing substance-use help for South Asians
SURREY, B.C. – A clinic that provides substance-use counselling and support for South Asians struggling…
B.C. wants federal action after 1,500 deaths from illicit overdoses last year
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s mental health and addictions minister has joined health officials to call…
B.C. starts new reconciliation process with Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs
VICTORIA – British Columbia says it’s starting a new reconciliation process with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary…
Separate violent attacks in Vernon, B.C., leave one dead, one injured
VERNON, B.C. – One man is dead and another has suffered non-life-threatening injuries in separate…
AFC Toronto looks to turns nerves into excitement for opening NSL game at BMO Field
TORONTO — After 10 weeks of training, AFC Toronto should be well-drilled for its opening…
Canadiens defenceman David Savard says he plans to retire after NHL playoffs
BROSSARD — David Savard knows his NHL career is coming to a close. But with…
Interfor says it’s shipping more lumber from Canada after China tariffs on U.S.
VANCOUVER – Interfor Corp. says the company has increased lumber shipments from Canada to China…
B.C. court overturns murder conviction, orders new trial based judge’s answer
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top court has overturned a second-degree murder conviction against a man…
B.C. Oil and Gas Commission warns Coastal GasLink over pipeline construction
VANCOUVER – Coastal GasLink must submit a notice of construction at least 48 hours before…
Suspended B.C. officials deny allegations of overspending in Speaker’s report
VICTORIA – The two top officials in British Columbia’s legislature deny allegations of overspending and…
Trudeau says Liberals will win in B.C. byelection where Singh seeks seat
BURNABY, B.C. – Justin Trudeau said the Liberal candidate in Burnaby South will be a…
One snowmobiler has been killed in Avalanche in eastern British Columbia
BLUE RIVER, B.C. – One person has died in an avalanche in eastern British Columbia.…
Four more retail cannabis store applications going before Kamloops city council
KAMLOOPS – Four more retail cannabis store applications go before Kamloops city council at its…
Coquitlam, B.C., fire department puts out trailer fire, finds one dead
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The RCMP and fire department in Coquitlam, B.C., are investigating a fatal…