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Rogers activates new cellular towers on B.C.’s Highway of Tears to boost 911 access
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular…
Vancouver Island police investigate car in ditch, find driver with gunshot wounds
VANCOUVER — Police on Vancouver Island say an early morning report of a car in…
B.C. police watchdog looks into injury of man arrested for urinating on RCMP station
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia’s police watchdog is seeking witnesses after a man was arrested…
Vancouver’s Bench Accounting to be acquired by California-based HR tech company
VANCOUVER — A California-based HR tech company says it will acquire a Vancouver-based bookkeeping service…
B.C. ringing in new year with home-flipping tax, with income tax rebate on the way
VICTORIA — A maximum 20-per-cent home-flipping tax is among new regulations taking effect in British…
B.C. police find ‘ghost gun’ in car after driver said she couldn’t remember name
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Police say a woman in northeastern British Columbia who told…
Oliver is B.C.’s most popular name in 2024, as century of data show names come and go
VICTORIA — Oliver was the most popular name for babies in British Columbia in 2024,…
‘Devastating loss’: Fire engulfs Telegraph Cove boardwalk on Vancouver Island
Gordie Graham spent decades building the Telegraph Cove Resort on northeast Vancouver Island into a…
Missing hiker with arrest warrant found after friends delay police report, says RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Mounties in British Columbia are asking the public to be honest…
Man arrested after attempted armed robbery at Holt Renfrew in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say a man has been charged after an attempted armed…
Calgary army reservist and museum director killed while ice climbing in B.C.
CALGARY — A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern…
Manitoba premier says work is underway on measures to fight election interference
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says work is underway on a bill aimed at…
B.C. property values flat across most of province, but affordability remains elusive
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s latest property assessments show values remain generally flat compared to the…
Vancouver’s wet year offers no relief elsewhere in B.C. as drought persists
VANCOUVER — Vancouver lived up to its soggy reputation in 2024, the city’s wettest year…
Person killed after being struck by train in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a person was struck and killed by…
Cable ferries in B.C. Kootenays sailing on schedule despite escalating strike threat
VICTORIA — Cable ferries serving tiny communities in British Columbia’s Kootenay region are providing regular…
Homicide team investigating death of woman found near a Port Moody, B.C., marina
PORT MOODY, B.C. — RCMP says the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is investigating the death…
Police find human remains in burned SUV in Abbotsford, B.C. park
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Police in Abbotsford are investigating after officers found what are believed to…
Surrey Police arrest driver after failing to stop at B.C. border crossing
SURREY, B.C. — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they arrested the driver of a vehicle…
BC’s new clean-energy czar is a climate ‘wild card’
Adrian Dix is B.C.’s new climate and clean energy czar, but it’s not clear whether…
Labour board reverses ruling on ferry service for B.C. communities dependent on them
VANCOUVER — A resident of Glade, B.C., says the small community is “on a knife’s…
Police in B.C. suspect homicide after body found in fire at Surrey abandoned house
SURREY, B.C. — Police in Surrey, B.C., say homicide investigators have taken over the case…
Trail closed in Nanaimo, B.C., for public safety after ‘aggressive’ cougar sightings
NANAIMO, B.C. — The Regional District of Nanaimo in British Columbia says it’s temporarily closing…
B.C. wineries again allowed to sell direct-to-consumer in Alberta
VANCOUVER — British Columbia wineries can again sell their products directly to Alberta consumers this…