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Annette, the harbour seal, rescued from netting around her neck in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER — A young harbour seal is recovering after being rescued from a life-threatening gillnet…
‘Very little value’: Judge frustrated by Health Canada at DULF trial
Health Canada’s witness in the Drug User Liberation Front’s judicial review trial frustrated the judge and highlighted how opaque and frustrating Canadian drug policy can be.
‘Borderline friendly’: Premiers of Alberta and B.C. meet with Carney, talk pipeline
OTTAWA — The potential pipeline to the West Coast was one of multiple topics discussed…
Ex-judge to decide if Vancouver constables must apologize in person to Heiltsuk pair
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has appointed a retired judge…
Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement
OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and…
Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
VANCOUVER — Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg…
Feds select former B.C. chief electoral officer to oversee foreign influence registry
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has chosen Anton Boegman, a former chief electoral officer of…
Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery…
B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote
VANCOUVER — The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its…
B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia’s attorney general said business leaders in the province need to consider whether their…
B.C. at a crossroads, Darrell Jones says as he runs for Conservative leadership
SURREY — Former grocery executive Darrell Jones has announced his bid for leadership of the…
Hearing into Myles Gray’s beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
VANCOUVER — A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is…
New seniors advocate report shows growing gap in B.C. long-term care demand, capacity
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s seniors advocate is sounding the alarm over an acute need for…
First Nation leader urges B.C. to maintain DRIPA as Eskay Creek mine deal is signed
VICTORIA — The president of the Tahltan Central Government said British Columbia shouldn’t change its…
Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion
SURREY — The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to…
Driver from Saskatchewan arrested in fatal B.C. multi-vehicle crash
FORT ST. JOHN — A Saskatchewan man has been arrested and could face criminal charges…
ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’
VANCOUVER — The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building…
Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says
A report by British Columbia’s Ombudsperson warns that legal safeguards designed to protect patients receiving…
B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks
VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a…
B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek…
‘Troubled’ counsel for OPCC resigns from Myles Gray hearing over obscenity
VANCOUVER — A long-awaited public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that…
No possession arrests without ‘extenuating circumstances’: head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA — The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will…
18-year-old dies after ‘targeted’ assault involving two groups in Kelowna, B.C.: RCMP
KELOWNA — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say an 18-year-old man has died after what is…
Museum in Vancouver puts personal failures on display, encouraging people to move on
VANCOUVER — A dead aloe plant, an old wedding dress that symbolized a failed marriage…