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B.C. father-son team developing technology to 3D print in space using moon dust
VANCOUVER – For Alex and Sergei Dobrianski, the building blocks of an upcoming revolution in…
No foreign buyers tax for people with work permit: B.C. premier
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s premier has announced her government is amending its tax on foreigners…
PM visits Vancouver for Lunar New Year amid public debate over pipeline
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau smiled and waved during his latest visit to Vancouver,…
B.C.’s Tardi wins gold over Ontario at Canadian junior curling championship
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Tyler Tardi downed Ontario’s Matthew Hall 9-7 to win the men’s…
University of B.C. task force helps students, faculty, caught in U.S. travel ban
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia is setting up a task force in response…
Suspect shot when police called to alleged theft at car wash: investigators
SALMON ARM, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Salmon…
Details, timeline for changes to B.C. foreign homebuyers tax unclear
VANCOUVER – A man who lost thousands of dollars when British Columbia introduced a tax…
Hiker missing near Nanaimo, B.C., since Saturday found alive
NANAIMO, B.C. – A 20 year-old man who was missing for almost three days while…
‘It’s wrong on all levels’: Canadians affected by Trump’s travel ban speak out
VANCOUVER – The only reason Athba Samarai and her husband moved thousands of kilometres from…
Lions sign international defensive back Steven Clarke to two-year contract
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions have signed international defensive back Steven Clarke to a two-year…
B.C. construction school reverses policy banning Israeli students
GABRIOLA ISLAND, B.C. – A private school that teaches log home and wood fame construction…
Islamophobia on rise in Canada, Muslim leader tells vigil in Victoria
VICTORIA – A vigil to remember those killed and injured during a shooting rampage at…
Conjugal visit valuable for inmates, should mimic normal environment: warden
MISSION, B.C. – It looks like a normal three-bedroom family home. A ceiling fan whirrs…
Costs are a factor in filling prescriptions for older Canadians: study
VANCOUVER – A new study says Canadians aged 55 and older were the second most…
Search for suspect underway after man injured in Kamloops, B.C., shooting
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating an early morning shooting on that…
Police-involved shooting in Vancouver leads to charges against Coquitlam man
VANCOUVER – Charges have now been laid against a 37-year-old Coquitlam man who was shot…
Man with large collection of child pornography pleads guilty in B.C. court
VICTORIA – Police say a United States resident who investigators traced from Colorado to Alaska…
Navy awards $55 million contract for demolition of Esquimalt, B.C., jetty
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – The Department of National Defence has awarded a $55.45 million contract for…
Former ICBC employee charged for accessing names in Justice Institute attacks
SURREY, B.C. – A former employee of the Insurance Corp. of British Columbia has been…
Accused denies counselling her distraught husband to kill himself
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A woman on trial for pushing her husband to kill himself denied…
Otto Tausk appointed new director of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra says Otto Tausk has been hired as its next…
B.C. fruit growers consider national proposal to revitalize orchards
PENTICTON, B.C. – Members of the BC Fruit Growers Association have gathered in Penticton, B.C.,…
$40M infusion for B.C. program encouraging switch to green transportation
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government is pumping another $40 million into the Clean Energy Vehicle…
Canadian soccer vets Tancredi, Wilkinson, Nault set to wave goodbye in friendly
VANCOUVER – No one was quite sure what Melissa Tancredi would say or when she…