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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…
You can screen yourself for cervical cancer. BC’s approach is working
The illness is almost entirely preventable through vaccinating and early detection.
Australia culls dingoes linked to attack on Canadian Piper James, found dead on beach
A pack of “aggressive” dingoes involved in the death of 19-year-old Canadian Piper James on…
B.C. cities face off for a piece of ‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams
VANCOUVER — It’s a “Heated Rivalry” beef, with a side-serving of spaghetti, as British Columbia…
Homicide team deployed to Surrey, B.C., after men found with gunshot wounds
SURREY — Homicide investigators have been deployed to Surrey, B.C., after it says two men…
Fewer black bears killed in B.C. last year than in last decade: conservation officers
New figures suggest fewer black bears in British Columbia were killed in 2025 than in…
‘Significant’ damage to B.C. island community’s only bridge scraps reopening schedule
DELTA — A bridge that provides the only road access to a Metro Vancouver island…
B.C. Law Society names OPCC counsel in probe over obscenity that derailed hearing
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has confirmed it is investigating Brad Hickford,…
Man accused of helping with B.C. jailbreak in 2022 extradited back to Canada
SURREY — A man accused of helping with the escape of a gangland killer from…
‘Tragic accident’ kills worker at central B.C. gold mine
QUESNEL — Activity at a gold mine site in central British Columbia has been temporarily…