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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…
UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing keystroke capture, data risks
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia is encouraging students to uninstall the TikTok app…
Indigenous rights, not mineral rights, B.C. First Nation tells court
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government’s outdated practice of granting mineral claims without Indigenous consent…
Downtown Vancouver office vacancy breaks 10% for first time since 2004: Avison Young
VANCOUVER – Avison Young says Vancouver’s downtown office vacancy rate has hit 10 per cent…
Teck Resources rejects unsolicited takeover offer from Swiss mining giant Glencore
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. said Monday it had rejected an unsolicited takeover offer from…
VPD deputy chief “appalled” by online criticism following trans-rights rally
VANCOUVER – The deputy chief of the Vancouver Police Department says he is “appalled” by…
Vancouver police investigating ‘violent confrontations’ at trans-rights rally
Vancouver police say they are investigating “violent confrontations” at a Friday rally marking the International…
Vancouver radio personality Red Robinson has died at age 86, family says
VANCOUVER – The family of Vancouver radio personality Red Robinson says he has died after…
Knife attack on Surrey, B.C., bus leaves man with life-threatening injuries
SURREY, B.C. – Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating a knife attack on…
B.C. nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government
VICTORIA – More than 51,000 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in British Columbia have…
BC Ferry commissioner proposes up to 9.2 per cent fare hike, final number on Sept. 30
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Ferry Commission has announced its preliminary decision on ferry fare…
Hit TV series ‘The Last of Us’ to film Season 2 in Vancouver, B.C., mayor says
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he would be excited to see a “blown up,” post-apocalyptic…
Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial
VANCOUVER – Officials in Vancouver said they plan to meet with the artist and volunteers…
Former premier John Horgan officially resigns B.C. seat of Langford-Juan de Fuca
VICTORIA – Former premier John Horgan has officially resigned his Victoria-area seat in the British…
Former Liberal cabinet minister John Rustad acclaimed leader of B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA – The newly acclaimed leader of British Columbia’s Conservatives whose climate change views prompted…