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Four children with strep A have died in B.C. in the past month, disease centre says
VANCOUVER – Four children under the age of 10 who had streptococcal infections have died…
Driver killed after car plunged from second floor of UBC parkade building
VANCOUVER – Police have confirmed the driver of a car that plunged off the second…
Genealogy test led to Ibrahim Ali’s murder arrest, but methods face ethical debate
VANCOUVER – Forensic genealogy is still in the research and development phase, and while its…
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica
VICTORIA – A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an…
Storm brings snow day for some in B.C., a brutal blast of winter reality for others
VANCOUVER – The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow Wednesday meant a…
Driver hurt after car plunges from multi-storey parking lot at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER – A driver was extracted from the wreckage of their car in a complex…
B.C.’s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier
VICTORIA – Expanding British Columbia’s electrical system is an economic and environmental opportunity the province…
Mayor of Delta, B.C., condemns lack of notification from FortisBC on odorous gas leak
DELTA, B.C. – The mayor of Delta, B.C., is calling the lack of communication from…
Eby announces $36-billion plan to expand B.C.’s electricity system
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – B.C. Premier David Eby has announced a push to expand the…
Eby says planned Prince George, B.C., hydrogen project will cut emissions, boost jobs
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A planned clean energy hydrogen project in Prince George, B.C., will…
Hate crimes, protests, police costs surge since Middle East war: Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – The Israel-Hamas war fuelled a “record-breaking” year for protests in Vancouver in 2023,…
Skaters take rare chance to hit the ice in B.C. cold snap, but face safety warnings
VANCOUVER – Andrew Mar was lacing up at Trout Lake in Vancouver, where a cold…
Crash southeast of Kamloops, B.C., claims four lives, one person injured
MONTE LAKE, B.C. – Police say four people are dead and one person is in…
As cold moves out of much of the West, snow moves into B.C., Environment Canada warns
VANCOUVER – An arctic stranglehold on much of Western Canada is loosening on all but…
Man convicted over hit-and-run crash that injured two B.C. police dog handlers
BURNABY, B.C. – Mounties say a 34-year-old man has been found guilty of four charges…
B.C. funds plans for northern centre to provide health services for youth
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Long-awaited plans for a centre providing mental-health and addictions services for…
B.C. animal rescue group receives dozens of hummingbirds over cold, injuries
BURNABY, B.C. – Bitterly cold temperatures in southern British Columbia have prompted a “dramatic increase”…
BC Ferries picks Netherlands-based company to build four more hybrid-electric ships
VANCOUVER – BC Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels to…
Teck Resources says 2023 copper production fell short of guidance
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says its copper production for 2023 fell short of its…
More than 100 wildfires still not considered out after B.C.’s record wildfire season
More than 100 wildfires are still listed as burning in British Columbia thanks to a…
Black Press Ltd. files for creditor protection, announces sale
SURREY, B.C. – Black Press Ltd., the owner of dozens of community newspapers across Western…
B.C. police secretly took DNA from Kurdish community in tea-cup sting to solve murder
VANCOUVER – Undercover police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia disguised…
Pet custody now part of B.C. family law to help families going through break ups
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the often difficult issue of pet…
Eby drops children’s minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed replacement
VICTORIA – A British Columbia cabinet minister who faced calls to resign has been pulled…