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Suspect in killing of Bailey McCourt is charged with breaching no-contact order
KELOWNA — The estranged husband of Bailey McCourt, who is accused of murdering her in…
Abandoned newborn seal pup rescued on shoreline of Metro Vancouver island
VANCOUVER — Police and a team of veterinary technicians in Vancouver have successfully rescued an…
Smoke and heat warnings cover much of B.C. as Lytton reaches 40 degrees
VANCOUVER — Several municipalities in British Columbia have issued warnings for residents to check in…
Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught
The Trump administration’s latest tariff onslaught won’t just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough…
Metro Vancouver shooting spurs large police response in Maple Ridge, B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE — Police in Maple Ridge, B.C., say a man has been seriously injured…
B.C. RCMP cancel Amber Alert, saying four-year-old boy has been located
WEST KELOWNA — Mounties in West Kelowna, B.C., have cancelled the Amber Alert for a…
Vancouver Island man charged after truck crashes into vehicles, killing man on road
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FANNY BAY — A Vancouver Island man has been criminally charged in a fatal crash…
Man dies after police shooting at shopping centre in North Vancouver
NORTH VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s police watchdog says officers in Metro Vancouver shot and killed…
BC Wildfire Service braces for heat peak, warns of potential new starts
VANCOUVER — An incident commander for a complex of fires burning near Kimberley, B.C., says…
B.C. review board finds suspected police killer unfit for trial
A man accused of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang…
Here are the latest numbers on British Columbia’s wildfire season
VANCOUVER — Wildfire and government officials in British Columbia have provided an update on the…
New fast-moving fire triggers urgent call to evacuate Boston Bar, B.C.
VANCOUVER — The Fraser Valley Regional District has ordered any residents remaining in Boston Bar,…
Heat warnings expand across B.C. as wildfire smoke sparks air quality concerns
SQUAMISH — Heat and air quality warnings now cover the lower two-thirds of British Columbia,…
Premiers back urgent, intense Canada-U.S. trade talks as higher tariffs loom
CHARLOTTETOWN — Several premiers came out of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on…
B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years
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George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime…
B.C. crews use drone in controlled burn during wildfire fight, in Canadian first
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Fons Raedschelders said he “shed a very happy tear” over the weekend after wildland firefighters…
Two found by rescuers on B.C. lakeshore in Sea to Sky region after plane ‘submerged’
SQUAMISH — Search and rescuers in Victoria, B.C., say two people were found on the…
BC Hydro to triple EV-charging network to 3,500 ports by 2035
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British Columbia’s Crown power utility is planning to add more than 2,500 public charging ports…
Man wanted for Quebec murder is arrested in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY — British Columbia’s organized crime agency says collaboration between police forces across Canada has…
Man charged with murder, indignity to remains in 2025 Vancouver Island homicide
NANAIMO — A man has been charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains…
Remains of dinosaur skull found in B.C. campground belonged to T. rex ‘great-uncle’
The remains of a dinosaur skull found in British Columbia campground belonged to a tyrannosaur…
Wind a critical factor as fire triggers evacuation alert for 8,000 in Kimberley, B.C.
The mayor of Kimberley, B.C., says his town’s fate depends on the mercy of the…
Man charged in fatal crash at Okanagan Granfondo in B.C.
PENTICTON — Mounties in Penticton, B.C., say a man has been charged in a crash…
Blueberry First Nations says native plant orchard to help restore B.C. industry sites
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FORT ST. JOHN — A First Nation in British Columbia says a new native plant…