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BC United loses MLA as Abbotsford South’s Bruce Banman bolts to Conservatives
VICTORIA – The political landscape in British Columbia shifted slightly Wednesday with the defection of…
Small plane with engine failure makes emergency landing on highway near Salmo, B.C.
SALMO, B.C. – Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say the pilot of a small plane…
Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use
CALGARY – Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable…
Sigma Lithium evaluating strategic alternatives, shares jump more than 10%
VANCOUVER – Sigma Lithium Corp. says it is evaluating potential strategic alternatives after receiving multiple…
Essential workers to come back as Hay River, N.W.T., eyes Sunday for public’s return
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – The 3,500 residents of Hay River, N.W.T., could be returning home…
B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to fire zones
VANCOUVER – As an out-of-control wildfire still burns near West Kelowna, B.C., officials in the…
‘White-hot angry’: Eby vows investigation of Chinatown stabbing suspect’s release
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is “white-hot” angry over the…
A list of some of those found not criminally responsible by a court
VANCOUVER – Blair Donnelly, 64, faces three counts of aggravated assault over allegations he stabbed…
B.C. premier breaks ground on second hospital, cancer centre at cost of $2.88 billion
SURREY, B.C. – A long-awaited and often promised second hospital for the City of Surrey…
Police return emotional support rabbit that ran loose in Vancouver SkyTrain station
VANCOUVER – A rabbit that hopped the tracks at a downtown Vancouver transit station was…
Chinatown stabbing suspect was on day release after killing daughter in 2006
VANCOUVER – Carol Lee, chairwoman of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, says the neighbourhood is all…
Teacher in Creston, B.C., charged with multiple sex offences against two students.
CRESTON, B.C. – A British Columbia high school teacher has been charged with multiple sexual…
B.C. premier announces task force on climate emergencies on tour of wildfire disaster
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – British Columbia will form an expert disaster task force providing rapid response…
B.C. caps allowable rent increases at 3.5 per cent, 2 points lower than inflation
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has set the allowable rent increase for next year…
Three people injured, suspect in custody following stabbings in Vancouver’s Chinatown
VANCOUVER – One man is in police custody after three people were stabbed at Vancouver’s…
B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier…
UBC Okanagan ordered to pay $50,000 in sexual assault discrimination case
VANCOUVER – University of British Columbia Okanagan has been ordered to pay a former student…
B.C.’s health minister warns high emergency medical care demand may be ‘new normal’
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s health minister said the province’s emergency rooms are seeing unusually…
Residents of West Kelowna fire zone get brief home access but restrictions extended
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Residents of wildfire-ravaged Wilson’s Landing in West Kelowna, B.C., were granted…
New outreach centre for youth aims to save lives in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – Youth struggling with mental health or addiction will have access to a new…
Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison
VICTORIA – The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree…
Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that she will seek reelection…
‘Marathon in a sauna’: emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has…
Vancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city’s Downtown Eastside last year
VANCOUVER – Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer…