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Barefoot hiker rescued after spending two cold nights in B.C.’s North Shore mountains
VANCOUVER – An ill-prepared hiker has been pulled out of British Columbia’s North Shore mountains…
Jim Pattison Group acquires U.S. grocery chain owner Save Mart Companies
VANCOUVER – U.S. grocery chain owner, the Save Mart Companies, says it has been acquired…
B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation…
Wounded Victoria officer recalls wild robbery shootout ahead of two-year anniversary
VICTORIA – The shootout only lasted 26 seconds but after it ended, two heavily armed…
B.C. homes and businesses to be eligible for rebates for rooftop solar systems
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia’s public power utility says for the first time it will…
Food service workers walk off the job at Vancouver airport for ‘one-day strike’
RICHMOND, B.C. – The union representing food service workers at Vancouver International Airport says more…
Head-on crash kills two, shuts highway, blocks ferry terminal in West Vancouver, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say two people are dead after a head-on…
B.C. Investment Management earned 7.5% annual combined pension plan return
VICTORIA – British Columbia Investment Management Corp. says it earned an annual combined pension plan…
‘Get back on the horse’: Liberal ministers stand by their man after byelection loss
OTTAWA – A string of Liberal cabinet ministers declared they’re ready to get back in…
Catholic Church and B.C. First Nation unveil covenant on residential schools
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The leader of Vancouver’s Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong…
Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Power was restored Wednesday to two iron-ore mines and a small…
Mounties seize 439 catalytic converters in B.C. theft, trafficking investigation
BURNABY, B.C. – Mounties in Burnaby, B.C., say they used undercover officers as part of…
First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast
VANCOUVER – A new financing initiative for 17 First Nations in British Columbia is set…
B.C. Ombudsperson finds ‘systemic mismanagement’ in hiring at public service agency
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Public Service Agency breached its own policy against hiring government appointees…
B.C. government says boosted BC Family Benefit cheques will arrive in July
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Thousands of families in British Columbia can expect to see increased financial…
Paladin Energy buying Fission Uranium in stock deal valued at $1.1 billion
KELOWNA, B.C. – Fission Uranium Corp. has signed a deal to be acquired by Australian…
Pedestrian dies after bus carrying elementary school pupils crashes in B.C. Interior
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – A pedestrian is dead after a bus carrying elementary school…
Large, smoky fire extinguished in Metro Vancouver, no injuries reported
RICHMOND, B.C. – The assistant deputy chief of Richmond Fire-Rescue says no injuries have been…
B.C. police warn of safety risk after male arrested for manslaughter, then released
SICAMOUS, B.C. – Police in Sicamous, B.C., are warning of a “potential public safety risk”…
Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival will go ahead after sewage leak into False Creek
VANCOUVER – Organizers of this weekend’s Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say a sewage leak…
Eby’s baby countdown brings B.C. election campaigning forward
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s election is four months away, but Premier David Eby staged a…
Minister wants B.C. to be model for aquaculture as it moves to containment
VANCOUVER – Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier says the country’s “strict rules” on banning open-net…
Pair on no-fly list lose appeal, court sees ‘reasonable grounds’ for terror concern
VANCOUVER – The Federal Court of Appeal has thrown out a bid by two men…
Surrey, B.C., police officer charged with excessive speeding
VICTORIA – Prosecutors say they have charged a Surrey, B.C., police officer with speeding following…