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B.C. minister condemns hate crimes after Nazi symbol spray-painted on bridge
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Indigenous relations minister is condemning “repeated acts of racist vandalism” in…
B.C. to fund $600,000 expansion of forensic firearms lab to fight extortion violence
VICTORIA — British Columbia is undertaking a $600,000 expansion of the province’s forensic firearms lab,…
First Nations-owned Vancouver Island wood chip plant set to close in March
ALERT BAY — A wood chip plant on Vancouver Island that’s majority-owned by a First…
Police investigating first Vancouver homicide of 2026
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2026. A statement…
Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite provides services to U.S. Homeland Security
VANCOUVER — United States procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social…
4.4 magnitude quake hits near Haida Gwaii, no damage expected
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake has struck off the British Columbia coast, with provincial emergency officials…
B.C. anti-extortion chief apologizes for disputing ‘crisis’ after Eby issues warning
The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force has apologized for having “impacted public confidence”…
Metro Vancouver bridge linking Westham Island damaged, closed to vehicle traffic
VANCOUVER — Vehicle access to a Metro Vancouver island has been cut off after its…
Candace Derksen’s mom shocked as man acquitted in daughter’s 1984 killing arrested
VANCOUVER — Wilma Derksen, whose 13-year-old daughter Candace was killed in Winnipeg in 1984, still…
Eby says B.C. will play a key role in new global order described by PM Carney
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says B.C. will play a “key role” in a new…
Killing of B.C. academic spurs calls for government action against gender violence
The killing of a Vancouver Island academic is spurring calls for action against gender-based violence.…
B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case, as advocates warn of surge
CAMPBELL RIVER — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison…
Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says a recent agreement advancing wood construction in China will…
B.C. extortion ‘hunt’: 7 charged, 9 expelled, 111 facing immigration investigations
SURREY — Assistant RCMP Commissioner John Brewer says police are “actively hunting” extortion suspects in…
B.C. parents honour ‘brave’ Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes
Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning,…
B.C. energy minister Dix says North Coast Transmission Line will boost LNG project
British Columbia’s Energy Minister Adrian Dix says an agreement between BC Hydro and the Nisga’a…
Witness says Myles Gray ‘in distress’ before fatal 2015 fight with VPD officers
VANCOUVER — A man who called 911 about Myles Gray before his fatal confrontation with…
Fog warning extended for Metro Vancouver area, parts of Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER — An Environment Canada fog warning about near-zero visibility conditions across parts of Metro…
B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
VANCOUVER — A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street…
Mother of Myles Gray tells of ‘screaming and screaming’ after police-beating death
VANCOUVER — The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group…
B.C. postponing changes to heritage act to increase consultation, says minister
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is postponing changes to the law that governs the designation…
B.C. First Nations raise alarm over Chilcotin River landslide risk
First Nations in British Columbia’s central Interior are sounding the alarm over landslide risk along…
Police probe whether extortion victims ‘recklessly’ returned fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say an extortion-related investigation into a home being shot…
B.C. man facing multiple charges after Alberta crash kills 9-year-old girl
KILLAM — Mounties in Alberta have laid charges against a B.C. man after a nine-year-old…