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Life in the time of wildfire: Stories from those on the frontlines in BC
Editor’s note: This story discusses mental health and suicide. If you or someone you know…
Man dies after falling into a sinkhole while skiing at resort in southeast B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. — A skier has died after falling into what police say was a…
One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One Alberta man has been sentenced to jail and another ordered to…
Helicopter team rescues unconscious skier after fall at B.C.’s Mt. Cain
A search and rescue team on Vancouver Island says it rescued a man who suffered…
Police investigating after man injured in fire outside Vancouver SkyTrain station
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are looking for witnesses after a man was injured in…
Charges laid after Alberta minor hockey association defrauded of more than $300,000
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. — Mounties in Lloydminster have laid charges in the case of an Alberta…
Elections BC hasn’t called in RCMP as Conservatives seek police probe of Surrey race
VICTORIA — Elections BC says it hasn’t asked the RCMP to investigate a complaint from…
Forestry ‘transition’ sets off review of BC Timber Sales, province says
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The “significant pressures” on British Columbia’s forest industry have prompted a…
Professional association of B.C. bylaw workers releases cheeky top calls list
VANCOUVER — The professional association for B.C. bylaw workers says among its top 10 “interesting”…
Inquest told interactions with caretaker in B.C. woman’s death challenging at times
BURNABY, B.C. — A former co-ordinator at the homecare organization overseeing Florence Girard’s care says…
Ottawa provides $117M for drought resilience on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. — The federal government is providing $117 million to help solve what it…
Three Port Alberni, B.C. men face charges of sex offences, trafficking of minors
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. — Three men from Port Alberni, B.C., have been charged with sexual…
George Pearson long-term care home gets new name over his anti-Japanese views
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority says it has changed the name of a…
Below-seasonal temperatures coming to B.C., but warmer than 2024 cold snap
VANCOUVER — Below-seasonal temperatures are expected in parts of British Columbia this weekend, a year…
Impact of Trump tariffs on Metro Vancouver real estate likely short-lived: report
VANCOUVER — A residential market sales forecast by Greater Vancouver Realtors says the impact of…
Concrete bear sculpture weighing 45 kg stolen from Metro Vancouver porch
COQUITLAM, B.C. — Police are on the lookout after a large concrete sculpture of a…
Vancouver heritage building being demolished over risk of collapse
VANCOUVER — Crews in downtown Vancouver are demolishing a more than century-old heritage building that…
‘I’m always optimistic’: Columbia River Treaty talks continue amid tense border rhetoric
With Donald Trump preparing to take office, concerns swirled at a recent public meeting about…
Even federal staff believe Canada’s ocean noise strategy lacks substance
Environmental groups aren’t the only ones characterizing Canada’s recent draft Ocean Noise Strategy as weak…
North Vancouver police arrest volleyball coach for alleged sex assaults
NORTH VANCOUVER — A volleyball coach has been arrested by North Vancouver RCMP over what…
The pros and cons of BC’s rural health-care retention initiative
Lisa Foxworthy wants to put her community on the map. She wants the province to…
Boat sinks after smouldering for three hours in Indian Arm waters
VANCOUVER — A boat was destroyed in the waters of the Indian Arm fjord near…
B.C. paramedics say staffing nears ‘critical’ levels, affecting response times
RICHMOND, B.C. — The union representing almost 6,000 ambulance paramedics and dispatchers in British Columbia…
Grain, crop, container shipments up for Prince Rupert, B.C., port
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — The Port of Prince Rupert says cargo shipments were down by…