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Former B.C. little league treasurer charged with fraud and theft
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A former treasurer of a little league baseball organization in Coquitlam, B.C.,…
NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management
VICTORIA – The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising…
Hectares burned in B.C. wildfires four times higher as high heat moves in
Two major wildfires in British Columbia’s Peace River region continue to burn out of control,…
B.C. sets record, delivers 350,000 surgeries last fiscal year, health minister says
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says the province set a record for the most…
Overnight temperatures to bring relief in upcoming B.C. and Alberta heat wave
Alberta and British Columbia are bracing for an unseasonable heat wave with daytime highs soaring…
Coyote killed after attack on two-year-old child in Port Coquitlam, B.C., park
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – A coyote has attacked a two-year-old child in the Metro Vancouver…
Former NDP cabinet minister Harry Lali joins Opposition BC United, cites rural divide
VICTORIA – A former New Democrat cabinet minister says he is joining the Opposition BC…
Crosspoint signs deal to buy Absolute Software for US$657 million
VANCOUVER – Absolute Software Corp. has signed a deal to be acquired by Crosspoint Capital…
Township of Langley, B.C., votes to stop sharing RCMP services with City of Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. – The council for the Metro Vancouver Township of Langley, B.C., has voted…
Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek, B.C.
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says flooding in the B.C. Interior…
B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report
VANCOUVER – An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed…
Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires
VICTORIA – A spell of unseasonably warm weather in the forecast for many parts of…
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2019 drug death of teen in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the high-profile death of…
Opposition says B.C. NDP ‘blame shifting’ on housing; non-profit sees no wrongdoing
VICTORIA – A British Columbia housing provider that featured in a report citing risks to…
B.C. air quality advisories in place for North Peace region, Fort Nelson
Environment Canada says wildfire smoke from northern Alberta is causing poor air quality and reduced…
Report finds mismanagement, risk to public funds at BC Housing under former CEO
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is restricting new funding to a major non-profit housing…
B.C. flood risk enters period of stabilization, but more snowmelt anticipated
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The flooding situation in British Columbia has entered a “period of…
Eby says he met CSIS regional boss over foreign election meddling in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says he had a meeting with the regional…
Waters recede in parts of flood-ravaged B.C. as half of province remains under threat
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Much of British Columbia’s Interior continued to be under the threat…
Out-of-control wildfires in northeastern B.C. expected to worsen due to strong winds
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Officials are urging residents and others to evacuate the areas…
Employee turnover causes ripple effect, leads to more departures, UBC research finds
VANCOUVER – Employers vastly underestimate the impact of workers leaving an organization on staff left…
Parts of Grand Forks, B.C. under evacuation order as floodwaters rise across Interior
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The threat of flooding throughout British Columbia’s Interior continued to spread…
Three uncontrolled wildfires near B.C.-Alberta boundary force evacuations
MCBRIDE, B.C. – Three separate out-of-control wildfires burning near the boundary between British Columbia and…
B.C. reports high level of COVID-19 immunity as WHO ends global health emergency
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say the World Health Organization’s declaration of the end…