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MedicAlert bracelet program extended to young mental-health patients in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Children and youth in British Columbia who are coping with psychiatric issues now…
Environmental lawyer meets northern B.C. politicians to discuss climate change
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A lawyer specializing in environmental issues is meeting with politicians from…
Climate change driving voters’ decisions at ballot box, winning Greens say
OTTAWA – The Green Party of Canada’s newest MP says the spring floods in eastern…
Bags of cash, luxury car export scheme described in B.C. money laundering report
VICTORIA – An independent report suggests organized criminals are laundering money through British Columbia’s luxury…
Toddler pulled from cold B.C. waters is stable after rescue by mystery man
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Mounties in Squamish, British Columbia, say an 18-month-old girl who fell into…
Premature seal pup is earliest rescue on record as B.C. pupping season begins
VANCOUVER – A tiny, premature seal pup is the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre’s…
British Columbia’s Archie Windsor laughs about royal baby name link
DUNCAN, B.C. – At first, Archie Windsor of Duncan, B.C., says he was shocked to…
Caretaker of vacant Victoria hotel still missing, days after blaze
VICTORIA – Firefighters in Victoria continue to battle a stubborn blaze that tore through a…
Arrested Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to seek stay of extradition proceedings
VANCOUVER – The defence team for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou says it plans to argue…
Telus raises dividend and extends payout growth policy through 2022
VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. is raising its quarterly dividend and extending its payout program as…
Mountain Equipment Co-op appoints Best Buy Canada executive as CEO
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op has appointed a Best Buy Canada executive to head the…
Otter’s long departure means koi can return to Vancouver Chinese garden
VANCOUVER – Koi are safe to swim again in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese…
$5 billion laundered through B.C. real estate in 2018, drove up home prices
VICTORIA – A report that estimates $5 billion was laundered through British Columbia’s real estate…
B.C. heat wave sets 15 temperature records Thursday; more set to fall
VANCOUVER – Fifteen temperature records were broken in British Columbia Thursday and several more could…
‘Absolutely heartbreaking:’ 16-month-old boy dies in hot vehicle in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say an “absolutely heartbreaking” set of circumstances led…
B.C. Liberals seek intervener status in probe of high price of gasoline
VICTORIA – Opposition Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he wants to be part of a…
One dead, one injured in alleged hit and run in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police are looking for a suspect following an alleged hit and…
Log costs, wildfires cited in decision to close sawmill in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. – The mayor of Quesnel says the closure of a sawmill in his…
State of emergency declared, evacuations ordered amid central B.C. wildfire
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – An active wildfire in central British Columbia has prompted a local…
Wildfire prompts evacuation order, state of emergency in central B.C.
FRASER LAKE, B.C. – Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey was driving back from a soccer…
Cancer claims nine-year-old Victoria youngster after seven-year battle
VICTORIA – A Victoria youngster who won hearts and raised hopes as she staged a…
Police vehicles wrecked as drivers leads RCMP in ‘dangerous pursuit’
NANAIMO, B.C. – Two RCMP vehicles were destroyed and a 28-year-old man taken into custody…
Tilray revenue soars nearly 200 per cent, net loss grows in first quarter
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. expects Canada’s cannabis supply could become balanced within the next…
Push for fresh, local hospital food across Canada over ‘pitiful’ alternatives
VANCOUVER – Wild salmon with lemon dill sauce, blueberry soup and bone broth may be…