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Driver speeding in bus lane in North Vancouver is issued $1,500 fine
VANCOUVER – RCMP in North Vancouver say a $1,500 fine was handed out to a…
RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed 5
KELOWNA, B.C. – RCMP investigators have asked British Columbia prosecutors to consider criminal charges in…
Federal government scales back carbon price rebates for small businesses
OTTAWA – The federal government is cutting the amount of financial relief small businesses will…
It’s ‘obvious’ that rules weren’t followed with ArriveCan development, Trudeau says
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s “obvious” contracting rules weren’t followed during the…
RCMP see no foreign interference as two teenagers charged over Surrey shooting
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say two teenagers have been charged over a shooting at a…
Lisa Beare fills B.C. portfolio vacated by Selina Robinson, who quit over Gaza remark
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has announced a mini cabinet reshuffle and named…
Commercial production at new Methanex plant in Louisiana delayed after problems
VANCOUVER – Methanex Corp. says commercial production at its new methanol plant in Louisiana has…
Six families displaced by Chilliwack, B.C., apartment fire
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an…
New York-bound flight forced to return to Toronto after cockpit fire
TORONTO – A flight heading from Toronto to New York City earlier this month had…
Economists expect inflation eased in January, but housing still ‘thorn’ in BoC’s side
OTTAWA – As the Bank of Canada waits for the right moment to start cutting…
Vancouver and Toronto renters lament quality of life more than homeowners: StatCan
VANCOUVER – Renters across the country faced record low vacancy rates and record high rent…
North Vancouver home of two ‘terrified’ seniors repeatedly vandalized
VANCOUVER – Police say two seniors in North Vancouver are “terrified” and flummoxed to explain…
Shooting in Surrey, B.C., seriously injures one in ‘isolated incident,’ police say
SURREY, B.C. – A shooting in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend has sent a man…
Racism and cultural beliefs can affect organ donations in some communities: doctors
VANCOUVER – A kidney-shaped cake will likely be on the menufor Reema Garcha and her…
RCMP says two-vehicle crash near Burnaby, B.C. off ramp leaves 1 dead, 2 badly hurt
BURNABY, B.C. – Burnaby RCMP says one person is dead and two people are in…
TSB investigators deploy to freight train derailment Saturday near Field, B.C.
FIELD, B.C. – Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada were deployed Saturday to…
Train locomotives derail near Revelstoke, B.C., two injured, cleanup underway
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Two railway crew members were sent to hospital after multiple locomotives derailed…
Astronaut headed to the moon says Canada needs more visionaries
OTTAWA – You’re in a Florida beach house. You’re under quarantine. And you’re saying your…
B.C. Prosecution Service updates hate crime definitions, includes ‘hate propaganda’
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Prosecution Service has revised its hate crimes policy, expanding definitions…
Trucking firm involved in multiple B.C. overpass strikes loses licence to operate
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has cancelled the operating licence of the trucking company…
Seniors lose thousands in three ‘grandparent’ scams in one day in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Police in Port Moody, B.C., say three separate seniors were targeted…
B2Gold says three employees killed in bus attack in Mali, several others wounded
VANCOUVER – B2Gold Corp. says three employees have died after an attack on a bus…
Falcon says BC United’s housing plan includes rent-to-own initiative, drops taxes
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Opposition Leader Kevin Falcon pitched a housing plan Thursday to get…
RCMP form national co-ordination team in response to extortion schemes
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP says it has established a national team to help co-ordinate…