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Police say masked man wielding meat cleaver in Vancouver charged with 4 offences
VANCOUVER – Charges have been laid against a man who was allegedly wearing a mask…
Author Steven Galloway apologizes in first statement since UBC firing
VANCOUVER – Author Steven Galloway has issued his first statement since he was suspended a…
Luxury cars caught in B.C. government plan to slow down rising insurance rates
VANCOUVER – Transportation Minister Todd Stone says he’s trying to put the brakes on British…
B.C. revises skills exams, delays new curriculum roll out for senior grades
VICTORIA – The Education Ministry is delaying the full implementation of British Columbia’s new curriculum…
Canucks sign defenceman Ben Hutton to two-year contract extension worth US$5.6M
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Ben Hutton to a two-year contract extension…
NDP promises to end trophy hunt for grizzly bears in B.C. if elected in May
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s New Democrats are promising to ban trophy hunting for grizzly bears…
Oil and gas project delays hurting Canada’s reputation, industry group says
VANCOUVER – Canada’s pipeline gridlock is harming its global reputation as an attractive place to…
Review following serious crashes finds bus travel in B.C. is safe
VICTORIA – A review of bus companies in British Columbia has found the number of…
B.C. to use bikes, ATVs to fight drug overdoses in hard to reach areas
VANCOUVER – Paramedics will use bicycles and all-terrain vehicles in high-overdose areas to respond to…
Mystery object found off B.C. coast is not a military device: navy
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – The Royal Canadian Navy says an unidentified object found off British…
Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whale Aurora feeling better after new treatment
VANCOUVER – A sick beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium is showing signs of recovery…
Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whale Aurora dies after two week illness
VANCOUVER – Sad news from the Vancouver Aquarium — the beluga whale name Aurora has…
Animal welfare groups criticize Vancouver Aquarium after beluga whale death
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium is facing criticism from animal welfare groups after the second…
Child porn charges for Dawson Creek, B.C., man after Abbotsford police probe
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A Dawson Creek, B.C., man has been charged with child pornography offences…
Brief renaming of Vancouver’s Trump Tower prompts apology from Google Maps
VANCOUVER – Google Maps is apologizing for what it says were inappropriate names used for…
A timeline of asylum seeker Jose Figueroa’s case
VICTORIA – Jose Figueroa wants the Federal Court to clear his name after being accused…
Defence Department names master seaman who died in industrial accident in B.C.
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – The Department of National Defence has released the name of a master…
Man granted Canadian residency after years in B.C. church wants to clear name
VICTORIA – A man who spent more than two years in a British Columbia church…
Young cougars destroyed after becoming too used to humans in coastal B.C. town
OCEAN FALLS, B.C. – Two young cougars have been destroyed in a small town on…
Trans Mountain pipeline approval prompts anger, promises to protest in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The federal cabinet’s decision to approve Kinder Morgan Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion…
Workers stranded on the side of a Vancouver high rise rescued safely
VANCOUVER – Three workers are safe after they were stranded more than 100 metres above…
Independent probe involving Kelowna RCMP finds complaint unwarranted
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford Police Department says it has found no evidence of wrongdoing…
Another extension granted in investigation of suspended Victoria police chief
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s police-complaint commissioner has granted a third extension for an RCMP investigation…
Woman escapes serious injury in parcel bomb explosion in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. – A woman in Penticton, B.C., has suffered minor injuries after trying to…