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Gusty winds complicate B.C. wildfire fight, but human-caused blazes also a factor
VANCOUVER – Gusty winds and unsettled weather in parts of British Columbia helped kick up…
Evacuation orders issued near Peachland, more than 400 wildfires burn across B.C.
PEACHLAND, B.C. – An evacuation order has been issued for eight recreational properties due to…
MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC New Democratic Party, Premier David Eby says
VICTORIA – A New Democrat member of the British Columbia legislature representing a riding on…
RCMP IHIT identify Burnaby, B.C., fatal shooting victim
BURNABY, B.C. – The RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has identified the victim of a…
Three minor earthquakes recorded off B.C. coast, near Port Hardy
PORT HARDY, B.C. – Three minor earthquakes rattled a seismically active area off British Columbia’s…
Body of man found in home in Williams Lake, RCMP treating as suspicious
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – An investigation is underway after a body was found in a…
Burnaby RCMP believe fatal shooting was targeted attack
BURNABY, B.C. – The RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in to investigate…
Two visible wildfires burning near Pemberton, BC Wildfire Service says
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Wildfire Service says crews are responding to two “highly…
Vancouver firefighter sent to hospital after roof collapses during fire
VANCOUVER – A firefighter was injured after an aggressive fire in Vancouver’s downtown early Saturday…
‘Bunch of idiots’: Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
VANCOUVER – Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt “100 per cent frustrated” when she heard about…
Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme…
B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park
VICTORIA – The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday…
Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in…
Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a “huge step” toward “housing attainability”…
B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious…
DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial told the court she…
New B.C. law to regulate public drug use as possession near playgrounds is banned
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says new provincial legislation is in the works…
Former police chief to investigate release of suspect before Vancouver stabbing
LANGLEY, B.C. – Premier David Eby said Thursday he had a question after reading a…
B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing
SURREY, B.C. – Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a…
Canfor to build new manufacturing facility after closure of Houston, B.C., sawmill
Vancouver-based Canfor has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Houston, B.C., about…
U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for…
WestJet union should apologize for trying to ‘silence’ free speech, Poilievre says
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize…
All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth…
One arrested, two dead, as RCMP probe homicide in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say they are investigating a double homicide. A…