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B.C. Premier touts involuntary care plans at convention, days before campaign begins
VANCOUVER — Current support services for severely mentally ill and drug addicted people aren’t working…
Woman dies, watchdog notified after police shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has been notified after a women was…
‘Last hurrah’: Memorial service for Calgary children’s entertainer Buck Shot
CALGARY — It was the last show for longtime children’s TV star Ron (Buck Shot)…
RCMP ask for help in finding 7-year-old girl missing near Burns Lake, B.C.
BURNS LAKE, B.C. — Police are asking the public for help in finding a seven-year-old…
RCMP say arson destroyed Red Bridge across Thompson River in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Police in Kamloops, B.C., say they have launched an arson investigation into…
HandyDART workers reach tentative agreement with Transdev: union
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver says a tentative agreement has…
Timeline: The political shakeups leading up to the 2024 B.C. fall election
VICTORIA — There has been a major upheaval in British Columbia politics since the last…
Calgary couple find their ‘Zen’ through axe throwing, compete in world championships
CALGARY — Nick Kolomyja reckons axe throwing may have saved his life. After 30 years…
HandyDART strike in Metro Vancouver ending as workers ratify new deal with TransDev
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a…
Four newsroom staff at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., are cut in format change
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — More than half of the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell ‘street disorder’ in Gastown
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER — In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
Tribal Police officer charged with voyeurism in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. — Mounties in the resort town of Whistler, B.C., say a Tribal Police…
Wildfire under control after prompting evacuation order in Grand Forks, B.C.
GRAND FORKS, B.C. — A wildfire that had prompted brief evacuations of homes outside the…
No trial for three teens in Lethbridge high school football sex assault case
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Members of an Alberta high school football team accused of sexually assaulting…
Charge approved for Vancouver police officer in 2023 pedestrian crash
VANCOUVER — The BC Prosecution Service says it has approved a charge against a Vancouver…
Scott Moe: the conservative who began as a left-winger with a lights-out hockey shot
SHELLBROOK, Sask. — Scott Moe is the conservative premier who began life as a left-winger…
One dead, large police presence at B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. — Police on Vancouver Island say emergency response officers had to be…
Violent attack on girl captured on video in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP investigating
KELOWNA, B.C. — Police in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re investigating a violent attack on a…
Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts if re-elected
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to…
B.C. court rejects attempt to stop thousands of trees from being cut in Stanley Park
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court will not grant an injunction to stop tree removal…
Woman arrested after 34-year-old man stabbed to death in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say they’re investigating a homicide after a man was stabbed…
Five arrested, released on ‘strict conditions’ after B.C. youth assault: RCMP
KELOWNA, B.C. — Police say they have now arrested and subsequently released all five primary…
One dead in float plane crash in remote area of B.C.’s central coast
PORT HARDY, B.C. — Police say one person is dead after a float plane crashed…