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The costs of a Metro Vancouver SkyTrain extension jump by $1.9B and it’s a year late
SURREY, B.C. – The total cost of building the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension in Metro Vancouver…
B.C. police watchdog says officer in Gastown shooting may have committed offence
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog says a Metro Vancouver Transit Police officer involved…
District gives ‘all clear,’ rescinds evacuation alert due to Shetland Creek wildfire
An all-clear notice has been given for most residents placed on evacuation alert or forced…
Calgary daycares shut down by Alberta government over safety concerns pushing back
EDMONTON – The operators of three Calgary child-care facilities shut down this week are speaking…
Focus on recovery after fire’s ‘heartbreaking’ destruction: mayor of Slocan, B.C.
SLOCAN, B.C. – Jessica Lunn, mayor of Slocan in British Columbia’s Kootenay region, said she…
B.C. workers’ agency says tree was identified as a danger before firefighter’s death
LANGLEY, B.C. – A report from British Columbia’s worker safety agency says the potential dangers…
Evacuation order for Chilcotin River landslide area downgraded to alert
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Residents can return home now that an evacuation order following a…
Eight hospitalized, three dozen displaced after Vancouver apartment fire
VANCOUVER – Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to…
B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson’s
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm…
B.C. adds $2.65 billion for Fraser Valley Highway 1 improvement initiative
LANGLEY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is providing another $2.65 billion for upgrades to…
B.C. report explores inequalities in justice, health, child-welfare systems
VANCOUVER – Inequalities are baked into British Columbia’s justice, health and child-welfare systems and rights…
Both vessels made mistakes in Vancouver harbour before capsize, TSB report says
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says mistakes by both the operators of a…
Former B.C. Liberal leadership candidate runs for Rustad’s Conservatives in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. – A former leadership rival to BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is joining…
Five charged after Metro Vancouver drug lab bust: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Metro Vancouver say five men have been charged following an…
B.C. fruit group, $50 million in debt to bank, files for creditor protection
PENTICTON, B.C. – British Columbia’s fruit growers co-operative that served farmers for almost a century…
13 pro-Palestinian protesters charged for blocking railway in Vancouver: police
VANCOUVER – Thirteen people have been charged with mischief over accusations they blocked the Vancouver…
District of West Vancouver, B.C., passes zoning changes, falls in line with province
VANCOUVER – Councillors in the District of West Vancouver, B.C., have narrowly voted in favour…
B.C. wildfire costs reach about $387 million so far this year, wildfire service says
British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so far this year, as…
BC United promises huge provincial income tax cut, raising exemption to $50,000
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Opposition is promising the largest income tax cut in the province’s…
Transportation Safety Board issues safety reminders after fatal B.C. plane crash
RICHMOND, B.C. – A report from the Transportation Safety Board says an investigation couldn’t determine…
B.C. man accused of sextortion of teenagers in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario: RCMP
BURNABY, B.C. – A British Columbia man is facing almost two dozen charges over allegations…
Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan, B.C., after wildfire
Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia’s…
Indigenous nation closes B.C.’s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A bridge over British Columbia’s Chilcotin River was closed to traffic…
Driver dead, passenger injured in highway crash near Savona, B.C.
SAVONA, B.C. – Police in British Columbia’s southern Interior say a single-vehicle crash on the…