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Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family medicine: Dix
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says almost all of the 666…
Odds of another rate hike have fallen, BoC governing council agreed as it held rate
OTTAWA – The odds of another rate hike have decreased, the Bank of Canada’s governing…
No charges in B.C. 2022 Christmas Eve bus crash that left 4 dead
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from…
B.C. secures largest civil forfeiture of its kind at $10 million
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s civil forfeiture office has secured $10 million from a company that…
B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul’s Hospital
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial government is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million…
One arrested in B.C. police operation near three North Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER – One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver that…
Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online due back in court in January
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO – The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to…
Woman found dead under ‘suspicious circumstance’ at Metro Vancouver home
LADNER, B.C. – Police in Delta are calling the death of a woman “suspicious” after…
Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents’ complaint against city
VANCOUVER – B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at…
University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor’s degree in Nisga’a language
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga’a language fluency will…
B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia,…
‘My way of giving back’: Officer on Alberta First Nation force proud of community
TSUUT’INA FIRST NATION – Const. Kenny Big Plume knows the snow-covered roads running through the…
Earthquakes Canada receives hundreds of reports in B.C. after 4.9 magnitude quake
VICTORIA – Earthquakes Canada says a 4.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded Sunday afternoon and public…
B.C. transfer station ‘intentionally’ set ablaze after attempted break-in, city says
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Officials in Cranbrook, B.C., say the city’s transfer station for garbage and…
Assault charge over car-swerving incident at Gaza protest near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – A man who allegedly accelerated his car toward a pro-Palestinian protester near the…
‘Outrageous’: Threats to Ibrahim Ali’s lawyers spur court safety concerns in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The voice mail threatens to knock lawyer Kevin McCullough’s teeth out, and as…
People’s Party candidate must stop using ‘engineer,’ B.C. Supreme Court rules
VICTORIA – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a Vancouver Island People’s…
Assault charge for RCMP sergeant over alleged incident at Coquitlam, B.C., detachment
VICTORIA – An RCMP officer has been charged with assault stemming from an incident in…
$115 M funding deal could help build 40,000 homes in Vancouver over decade: Trudeau
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $115 million federal funding deal with…
Rogers Sugar strike at impasse, company says as it pauses talks with union
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says it is pausing negotiations after the union representing striking…
Death toll among B.C.’s homeless rising, hit 342 people last year: Coroner’s report
VICTORIA – The number of homeless people dying on the streets of British Columbia is…
52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu
VANCOUVER – More than 50 poultry farms in British Columbia have been infected with avian…
Vancouver passes motion to ask province to amend charter, remove elected park board
Vancouver’s city council has passed a motion aimed at removing the city’s elected park board.…
British Columbia sets tougher penalties for trucks that hit overpasses
DELTA, B.C. – The British Columbia government is stepping up penalties for truckers who crash…