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126 children and youth died from toxic drugs in five years, says BC Coroners Service
VICTORIA – A report from the BC Coroners Service says 126 children and youth younger…
B.C. miners serve strike notice at Gibraltar copper pit in central Interior
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A union representing 550 workers at a mine in British Columbia’s…
Vancouver Island man charged with child luring and making sexual abuse material: RCMP
LANGFORD, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a man from Vancouver Island has been…
Firefighters hang out welcome banners as evacuees return to Fort Nelson, B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. – For more than two weeks, firefighters battled to bring the Parker…
B.C. universities focus on talks with encamped protesters as others take legal action
VANCOUVER – Some Canadian universities are taking legal action to end pro-Palestinian encampments on their…
B.C. man charged with attempted murder after alleged knife attack: RCMP
VANCOUVER – Police say a man has been charged with attempted murder and other offences…
A&W Food Services signs long-term development deal with Pret A Manger
VANCOUVER – A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. has signed a long-term development agreement with…
Evacuation orders in and around Fort Nelson, B.C., lift Monday morning: mayor
FORT NELSON, B.C. – Residents of Fort Nelson, B.C. and the Fort Nelson First Nation…
Police say two people killed in plane crash near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Mounties say two people have died following a plane crash near Squamish,…
Plane crash reported in the remote outskirts of Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Mounties are investigating a report of a plane crash in the remote…
Police watchdog investigates RCMP over threats against B.C. woman, later found dead
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has launched an investigation into the RCMP’s handling…
No election deal as leaders of BC United and Conservatives trade scathing comments
VICTORIA – A proposed deal to avoid vote splitting between British Columbia’s two right-of-centre parties…
Glenn Chamandy officially back at the Gildan helm after boardroom battle
MONTREAL – Glenn Chamandy is officially back as the chief executive of Gildan after a…
$900M B.C.-based hydrogen fuel network will create jobs while cutting emissions: Eby
The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing a $337 million loan toward a Vancouver company’s plans…
Workers at Kamloops Hudson’s Bay ratify deal after 165-day strike
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The United Steelworkers union says workers at a Hudson’s Bay store in…
Deaths in correctional facilities trending upward, BC Coroners Service says
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service says inmate deaths in the province have been trending…
Alberta government reins in bill that would give it authority over municipalities
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is clawing back parts of a bill that would have…
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says
RICHMOND, B.C. – Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head…
‘It’s over’: B.C. minister says Surrey policing saga ends as court backs transition
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court has quashed a bid by the City of Surrey…
B.C. rental housing plan includes 670 below-market rental units in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – The second phase of a homebuilding partnership between the province and Metro Vancouver…
‘Looking over our shoulders’: A killing looms large in a little B.C. town
LUMBY, B.C. – Something has shifted in the pretty little village of Lumby, B.C. It’s…
B.C. mayor hopes wildfire evacuees can return to Fort Nelson early next week
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the regional municipality that includes Fort Nelson, B.C.,…
‘Five feet nothing’: Pickton’s safety likely behind Quebec move, says ex-prison judge
VICTORIA – When serial killer Robert Pickton was transferred from British Columbia’s Kent Institution to…
B.C. wildfires: Plans underway for residents’ return to evacuated town of Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the regional municipality that includes the evacuated community…