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Covering ‘essential’ drugs could fill health gaps, save billions: researchers
VANCOUVER – New research suggests that providing universal coverage for more than 100 prescription medications…
With a new striker and new hope, Whitecaps eager to right last season’s wrongs
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps have stood in front of reporters over the last three…
B.C. announces 50-cent-an-hour increase in minimum wage, starting in September
VICTORIA – The minimum wage in British Columbia will rise by 50 cents to $11.35…
About 4,000 need housing in Metro Vancouver as homeless camps grow: study
BURNABY, B.C. – A task force says there are more than 70 homeless camps in…
B.C. targets irresponsible breeders with animal welfare legislation
VICTORIA – Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick held a Yorkshire Terrier named Dijon on Monday just…
Assault charge stayed for northern B.C. politician Pat Pimm
VICTORIA – An assault charge against a member of the B.C. legislature has been stayed,…
Convicted killer Kelly Ellard allowed temporary escorted prison release
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Kelly Ellard will be allowed to leave prison to go to doctor’s…
British Columbia picks new head of treaty commission
VICTORIA – The provincial government has picked a lawyer known for her work with the…
Canoeist missing, presumed drowned, after falling into lake near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP say dive teams were planning to search Westwood Lake in Nanaimo,…
B.C. auditor general questions government’s surplus calculations
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general is raising questions about the way the provincial government…
Noisy protest, heated arguments as Trump sons attend hotel opening in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters waved signs and chanted on the streets of Vancouver…
John Furlong warmly received at fundraiser after initially being uninvited
VANCOUVER – John Furlong received a standing ovation at a University of British Columbia fundraiser…
B.C. mines minister says industry more competitive, transparent after disaster
VICTORIA – The tailings pond collapse at British Columbia’s Mount Polley mine almost three years…
Four years for man who robbed nine banks in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A 29-year-old man who admitted to using a fake gun during eight…
B.C. law firm reaches $6.2M settlement in class action against GlaxoSmithKline
VANCOUVER – A proposed settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a woman…
BC Hydro seeks province’s approval for dam project near Revelstoke, B.C.
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is asking the province for environmental approval of a project that…
B.C. Mounties get new commander
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP has a new commander in British Columbia. Deputy commissioner Brenda…
Low supply and snow limit Vancouver-area home sales in February
VANCOUVER – Home sales across the Vancouver area were down dramatically in February compared with…
Body found in Richmond, B.C.; death considered suspicious
RICHMOND, B.C. – Authorities are investigating a suspicious death in Richmond, B.C. The Integrated Homicide…
Opioid crisis is devastating communities and families: Trudeau
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the opioid crisis is devastating communities and families…
Forward Zack MacEwen signs three-year entry-level deal with Canucks
VANCOUVER – Forward Zack MacEwen signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on…
Truck driver found alive after two days trapped in crashed rig in B.C.
HOPE, B.C. – A truck driver trapped for more than two days in an overturned…
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using…
Vancouver school trustees created toxic workplace for bullied staff: report
Vancouver School Board trustees contributed to a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied,…