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Atmospheric rivers swamp coastal B.C., creating flood and avalanche risks
VANCOUVER — The latest forecast for southern British Columbia calls for periods of heavy rain…
More than 400 U.S. health-care workers have been hired by B.C., Premier Eby says
VICTORIA — A recruitment campaign in the United States has allowed British Columbia to hire…
Lytton, B.C., officials ‘immediately overwhelmed’ by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
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The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery…
B.C. man killed in logging truck, pickup crash on Highway 97 near Prince George
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PRINCE GEORGE — British Columbia’s Highway Patrol is urging drivers in the northern Interior to…
Man dead, homicide police investigating after fight at Metro Vancouver home
MAPLE RIDGE — Homicide investigators are looking into the death of a man in Maple…
Why it could take years to trace the Indigenous artifacts returned by the Vatican
OTTAWA — More than 60 Indigenous items repatriated from the Vatican are now back on…
CRA worker arrested for identity theft and trafficking information in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — A worker with the Canada Revenue Agency in Vancouver has been arrested and…
Driver killed in Abbotsford, B.C., after crashing into tree while fleeing from police
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ABBOTSFORD — Authorities in Abbotsford, B.C., have notified the provincial police watchdog after a person…
February home sales fell but CREA still hopeful for strong spring market
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The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales continued moving at a slow pace in…
Sailors visiting Vancouver brag of catching hundreds of crabs, investigation underway
VANCOUVER — Fisheries officials say they are reviewing a video showing crew on a large…
Man arrested after firearm threat forces lockdown at B.C. hospital
ABBOTSFORD — A man has been arrested after a firearm threat that forced the Abbotsford…
Flood, avalanche risks rise as atmospheric river sweeps over several areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER — An atmospheric river washing over British Columbia from the Pacific is creating dangerous…
B.C. legislator says Lapu Lapu survivors don’t want festival as anniversary looms
VICTORIA — A member of British Columbia’s legislature who was at the scene of last…
Seven candidates still in B.C. Conservative leadership race after two MLAs drop out
VICTORIA — The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives…
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
VANCOUVER — An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the…
B.C. heli-ski company says snowboarder died in fall in a tree well
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A British Columbia helicopter-ski company says that a snowboarder has…
Man charged with manslaughter in weekend homicide in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say a 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged…
Snow, wind and rain warnings blanket parts of B.C. as atmospheric river approaches
Environment Canada issued a host of weather warnings for much of British Columbia over the…
Shooting at B.C. trailer park leaves one dead as 81-year-old charged with murder
PORT ALBERNI — Police on Vancouver Island say an 81-year-old man has been charged with…
Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah’s son found
SURREY — A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours…
Pokémon cards are a hot commodity, and B.C. thieves aren’t playing around
Pokémon cards were the focus of a gang who turned up at an Abbotsford, B.C.,…
B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Every member of a former panel the British Columbia government appointed to identify old-growth for…
Clocks springing forward this weekend, B.C. adopts year-round daylight time
OTTAWA — Clocks are set to spring forward on Sunday as most of Canada moves…
Accused cop killer has ‘nuanced’ understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang…