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Vancouver tent city to temporarily close over unsafe and unhygienic conditions
VANCOUVER – Residents in Vancouver’s only legal tent encampment are wary of a city plan…
B.C. First Nation says racism, doctor shortage persists in regional health care
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system…
Coral reef that ‘shouldn’t exist’ thrives off B.C.’s Pacific Ocean, biologist says
VANCOUVER – It started with a tip from the local First Nation of a “bump…
Freeland says ‘housing, housing, housing’ on agenda with meetings with B.C. premier
VICTORIA – Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she stopped at a recently built downtown…
B.C. auditor general says accounting fix should improve tax revenue estimates
VICTORIA – British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the provincial government is using more…
Woman dies in ‘serious incident’ at Whistler Blackcomb resort
WHISTLER, B.C. – Whistler Blackcomb ski resort says a Vancouver woman has died in a…
Surrey, B.C., hospital to get critical care tower with acute, specialized services
SURREY, B.C. – A new critical care tower will be built at the current hospital…
Western Canada’s cold snap in January causes $180 million in insurance damages
VANCOUVER – Extreme cold near the start of this year in British Columbia, Alberta and…
Woman survives being buried 20 minutes upside down in avalanche near Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Rescuers say a woman is lucky to be alive after being caught in…
B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is beginning to offer an immunotherapy cancer treatment in the province…
BC Hydro restoring power after wind storm leaves thousands in the dark
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro is restoring electricity to customers after strong wind gusts knocked out…
Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage
BURNABY, B.C. – The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations…
Premier Eby meets Jewish leaders and vows to ‘root out’ antisemitism in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he heard “devastating” accounts of antisemitism from…
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say they’ve seized more than 27 tonnes of…
B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users’ privacy
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward…
Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart…
Recent B.C. weather contributes to rising snowpack, but summer drought risk remains
VICTORIA – Recent snowfall at higher elevations in British Columbia has given a boost to…
Police watchdog investigates woman’s death in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby…
Eby says exit of Robinson from B.C. NDP is ‘humbling,’ but disagrees on antisemitism
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby said he was reflecting on his leadership after the “humbling”…
B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents
VERNON, B.C. – An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of…
Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef
VANCOUVER – Federal authorities have closed Canada’s only known live coral reef in the Pacific…
Orchard expansion in Canada’s wine country stirs fears a key wildlife corridor will be harmed
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Just below the fog line hanging over the central Okanagan…
Ex-minister Selina Robinson quits B.C. NDP, citing antisemitism in caucus
VICTORIA – A former British Columbia cabinet minister quit the New Democrat government Wednesday, citing…
Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in ‘precision farming’ project
KELOWNA, B.C. – Drones and robots will be put to work in the orchards of…