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‘Outrageous,’ says B.C. Premier Eby, who blasts Conservative leader’s first question
VICTORIA – John Rustad’s first question in British Columbia’s legislature as the leader of the…
Plan to penalize BC Ferries for missed ‘core-service’ sailings, details next year
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is planning to penalize BC Ferries when it cancels…
B.C. disaster response outdated and inaccessible for evacuees: ombudsperson report
VANCOUVER – Emergency support programs for disaster evacuees in British Columbia are outdated, under-resourced, inaccessible…
B.C. court rejects challenge to huge Squamish Nation housing project in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A massive Vancouver housing development spearheaded by the Squamish Nation has cleared a…
Frequent price increases by businesses contributing to sticky inflation: BoC official
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses raising their prices more…
Delta landfill in British Columbia would turn into a spot for eagle watching in fall
Fall and winter are some of the busiest months for a raptor rescue operation in…
Lundin Mining says CEO to step down, names Jack Lundin as successor
VANCOUVER – Lundin Mining Corp. says chief executive Peter Rockandel is stepping down at the…
Grizzly sow, two older cubs trapped and relocated after moving into Nelson, B.C.
NELSON, B.C. – A female grizzly bear and her two older cubs have been trapped…
Fire in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood destroys or damages five businesses
VANCOUVER – A number of businesses in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale shopping area have been damaged or…
RCMP confirm Indigenous teen missing in Williams Lake, B.C., has been found safe
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A British Columbia teenager who was last seen one week ago…
Rush’s Geddy Lee reflects on ‘My Effin’ Life’ with book and tour
TORONTO – Rush bassist Geddy Lee is getting closer to his heart with a new…
Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
VANCOUVER – Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after…
Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
VANCOUVER – Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path…
Williams Lake, B.C., declares state of local emergency, four homes evacuated
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Four homes in a Williams Lake, B.C., group of duplexes have…
Prince George, B.C. Mounties urge people not to feed coyotes after 6 attacks
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Prince George Conservation and RCMP officers are “actively investigating” six separate…
B.C. tech holding company Tiny buys majority stake in film review platform Letterboxd
VICTORIA – Tech holding company Tiny Ltd. says it’s buying a majority stake in movie…
B.C. mayor sounds alarm over ‘rampant’ crime at local port, as expansion looms
The federal government’s failure to fund a police force dedicated to Canada’s ports is a…
B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious…
State of emergency lifted in West Kelowna, B.C., after McDougall Creek wildfire
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has lifted the state of local emergency…
Masks to be worn in B.C. health facilities as flu and COVID cases increase
VANCOUVER – Mask mandates are returning to health-care settings throughout British Columbia as cases of…
B.C. Rogers technicians give strong strike mandate amid concerns over Shaw job losses
Nearly 300 former Shaw technicians absorbed by Rogers Communications Inc. during the companies’ merger have…
Artizia sees $6M net loss in Q2, CEO says results ‘do not meet our high standards’
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc. says it incurred an almost $6 million net loss in its…
6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter
LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by…
B.C. creates searchable database to track human rights recommendations
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is making it easier…