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Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: RCMP
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The empty fuselage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old…
Helpline and funding for groups to combat hate-motivated violence in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is offering groups affected by hate crimes up to…
Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A reservist’s fight against Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of…
Highways prepared for extreme weather ‘new normal,’ says B.C. transportation minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s transportation minister says 130 kilometres of highway that was severely damaged…
100 Vancouver police sent to protect Trudeau after Gaza protest surrounds restaurant
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a Vancouver Chinatown restaurant where Prime Minister Justin…
Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
NANAIMO, B.C. – A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the…
Calgary man faces sex assault charges dating back to his time as a teen church leader
Calgary police say a man who works alone with children at a church is facing…
Trudeau, Eby announce $1-billion battery plant in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A billion-dollar battery cell production plant in Maple Ridge, B.C., will…
Sex offender Hopley turned himself in at VPD station ‘because he was cold’: police
Vancouver police say the 10-day manhunt for a high-risk sex offender ended when he turned…
B.C. man ordered to pay $450,000 over 2019 wildfire triggered by debris burn
VICTORIA – The B.C. Forest Appeals Commission says a man who lit a large debris…
Teck Resources agrees to sell steelmaking coal business to Glencore
The CEO of Teck Resources Ltd. said its decision to sell a majority stake in…
CAE profits leap by a third as demand for pilot training takes off
MONTREAL – CAE Inc. continued to ride the tailwinds of a resurgence of commercial air…
Real estate market notches downward amid climbing interest rates, association says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia real estate sales and prices bumped up slightly in October compared…
BBC says 2 more people have come forward to complain about Russell Brand’s behavior
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Tuesday two more people have come forward to complain…
Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save health-care costs: study
VANCOUVER – Loss. That’s the word that comes to mind when Linda Riches thinks of…
Wily wolf-dog, dubbed WD-40, gives rescuers the slip on Vancouver Island
COOMBS, B.C. – Residents in southeastern Vancouver Island are being asked to keep an eye…
B.C. housing minister tells people not to help ‘desperate scammers’ with Airbnb fraud
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s minister of housing is warning people not to take part in…
Power restored to 99 per cent of customers left in the dark after storm: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says almost all of the thousands of customers who lost power…
Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor
VANCOUVER – British Columbians with HIV have less access to an injectable drug compared to…
Police watchdog investigating man’s death following fire in Langley B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – British Columbia’s independent police watchdog is investigating the death of a man…
Thousands lose power in parts of B.C. after high winds, heavy rains
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says 80 per cent of customers who lost power during recent…
Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of B.C. over next several days
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a “vigorous frontal system” expected to cross British Columbia’s south…
‘Not holding anything back’ on residential school records, archbishop tells Senate
OTTAWA – A Catholic archdiocese that operated four Indigenous residential schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan…
Escaped sex offender Hopley may have changed appearance to elude capture: police
Vancouver police say escaped sex offender Randall Hopley may have changed his appearance by cutting…