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Scientists fear communications chill in polarized media landscape
VANCOUVER – A marine mammal scientist in Vancouver says he thinks his work has been…
Trans woman hopes funding cut will send message to Vancouver rape crisis group
VANCOUVER – A transgender woman whose case against Canada’s oldest rape crisis centre was dismissed…
Pot shop applications go to Kelowna city council Monday
KELOWNA – Five companies wanting to open seven different cannabis retail shops will have their…
Homeless deaths more than doubled in British Columbia in 2016, coroner says
VANCOUVER – The number of homeless people who died in British Columbia more than doubled…
Independent probe after man falls from window while fleeing Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – A man has fallen from a third floor window in Vancouver, suffering injuries…
B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER – A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on…
Investors raise concerns on Newmont’s proposed takeover of Goldcorp
VANCOUVER – Investors are raising concerns about Newmont Mining Corp.’s proposed takeover of Goldcorp Inc.…
Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing on proposed provincial legislation that would…
B.C. government announces $18.6 million in search and rescue funding
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The British Columbia government has announced more funding to search and rescue…
Trudeau delivers campaign-style speech while introducing candidate Taggart
VANCOUVER – Justin Trudeau delivered a feisty, campaign-style speech in Vancouver-Kingsway Sunday night as he…
West Kelowna allowing four pot shop rezoning applications to go ahead
WEST KELOWNA – Out of an initial list of 10 applications for cannabis retail outlets…
Pedestrian dies, two more badly hurt after vehicle collision in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a pedestrian has died after a three-vehicle collision Monday at…
Pedestrian killed in Coquitlam, B.C., crash identified as 13-year-old girl
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a 13-year-old girl was the pedestrian who died after a…
B.C. seaplane company’s plan for electric fleet is set for take off
VANCOUVER – A seaplane company in British Columbia says it is partnering with an electric…
B.C. ferry hits dock at terminal, disrupts service but causes no injuries
VICTORIA – A British Columbia ferry loaded with passengers and vehicles bound for the Sunshine…
RCMP officer faces driving charge in Chilliwack, B.C., after pedestrian hit
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – The BC Prosecution Service says an RCMP officer has been charged with…
Coroners service launches interactive map of unidentified human remains
From the unidentified body of a man with a crossed out tattoo to the bodies…
Personal data of 34,000 medical marijuana patients accessed in data breach: NHS
VANCOUVER – The personal health information of about 34,000 medical marijuana patients was accessed in…
OD prevention sites possible at Canada’s prisons: Correctional Service
VANCOUVER – Canada’s prisoner service is considering opening overdose prevention sites as it expands a…
B.C. human rights tribunal rules anti-transgender poster campaign discriminatory
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver trans woman who made a human rights complaint about a poster…
No link identified between stabbing victim and suspect in Nanaimo: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP are investigating a stabbing near a crab dock in downtown Nanaimo…
Wilson-Raybould: I recorded phone call out of fear it would be ‘inappropriate’
OTTAWA – Jody Wilson-Raybould threw another can of gas on the SNC-Lavalin fire — and…
Devon Island, Nunavut’s “Mars on Earth,” mapped by Google Street View
VANCOUVER – One of the most Mars-like environments on Earth, Devon Island in the Canadian…
B.C. Cider Week puts spotlight on province’s growing cider industry
VANCOUVER – Rachel Bolongaro was sitting at her desk one day in 2013 when she…