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Online drug trafficking on the rise, police need resources to respond
VANCOUVER – A growing trend of online encrypted drug dealing needs more attention by police,…
Vancouver’s homeless shelters are overwhelmed following heavy rainfall and decampment
VANCOUVER – The president of the Union Gospel Mission says Vancouver’s forced shutdown of an…
Teck ramps up rhetoric against Glencore offer, pushes own plan to spilt company
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. has ramped up its rhetoric against a unsolicited takeover bid…
Police search for man who allegedly damaged cenotaph statue outside Surrey museum
SURREY, B.C. – Police in Surrey, B.C. say they’re on the lookout for a man…
DriveBC issues advisory for 150 km stretch of highway between Golden and Revelstoke
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transportation ministry says an “intense spring storm” is poised to hit…
Environment Canada warns of heavy rain and high winds over holiday weekend in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says several regions in British Columbia should brace for high winds…
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules with province ’emerging’ from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA – British Columbia has lifted pandemic restrictions including mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings, and…
Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge
VANCOUVER – The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient’s right to pay…
Back on Vancouver’s Hastings Street with no tent, no mattress and nowhere to go
VANCOUVER – William James left his tent with his bedroll, his clothes, and his foam…
Armed robbery suspect shot, killed by police at Surrey, B.C., motel
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating officers’ actions following a fatal shooting…
Absolute Software cutting 40 jobs as part of restructuring plan
VANCOUVER – Absolute Software Corp. is cutting about 40 jobs as part of a restructuring…
B.C. to boost minimum wage to $16.75 an hour, matches 6.9 per cent inflation
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minimum wage will increase to $16.75 an hour, a boost that…
Man denies murder of 13-year-old girl from Burnaby, B.C.
VANCOUVER – A man accused of the first-degree murder of a Burnaby, B.C., teenager six…
Victim of alleged terrorist attack on B.C. bus had no idea of motive: brother-in-law
SURREY, B.C. – The brother-in-law of a man whose throat was slashed Saturday on a…
Tents and suitcases go into garbage compactors as Vancouver encampment is dismantled
VANCOUVER – The garbage trucks moved slowly down Hastings Street, to the shouts and protests…
Victim of alleged terrorist knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus is out of hospital
SURREY, B.C. – The victim of what RCMP allege was terrorism on a Surrey, B.C.,…
B.C. nurses contract aims to recruit, retain and increase nurse-to-patient ratio
VICTORIA – British Columbia will become the first Canadian province to adopt a nurse-to-patient ratio…
$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock
VICTORIA – Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he’s sure he won’t be back for another…
B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission seeks 6 new B.C. ridings, revisions to 72 others
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Electoral Boundaries Commission is recommending the creation of six more electoral…
Egyptian asylum seekers decry ‘Islamophobia’ by Canada’s border agency
VANCOUVER – Attia Elserafy was expecting a second lease on life when he escaped Egypt…
Vancouver’s March home sales down 42.5% from a year ago: B.C. board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales fell 42.5 per…
B.C. throat-slashing suspect charged with terrorism linked to Islamic State group
SURREY, B.C. – A suspect accused of slashing a person’s throat on a bus in…
Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in B.C. guano
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – A fungus that has led to some Canadian bat populations becoming…
B.C. to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will invest billions of dollars to ease a housing…