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Canada Infrastructure Bank lends $75M to B.C. ferry service for zero-emission vessels
VANCOUVER – Canada Infrastructure Bank is lending $75 million to British Columbia’s ferry service to…
Cooler, wetter weather reduces wildfire activity in northeast B.C.
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make…
Orphan orca’s extended family spotted off northeast side of Vancouver Island
ALERT BAY, B.C. – A killer whale pod related to an orphan orca calf that…
Three accused of Sikh activist’s murder face court in person, fourth attends by video
SURREY, B.C. – A British Columbia judge has ordered four Indian nationals accused of murdering…
Environment Canada warns of snowfall and hazardous driving on B.C. Interior highways
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is warning drivers about snow on some southern British Columbia mountain…
Surrey Board of Trade calls for review of sex offender regulations, protocols
SURREY, B.C. – The Surrey Board of Trade says it is joining Mayor Brenda Locke…
B.C. mayor says drones endangering wildfire helicopter pilots, pleads for patience
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in British Columbia…
Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four homes lost in B.C. wildfire
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The Mayor of British Columbia’s Northern Rockies Regional Municipality says four…
B.C. mayor warns against videos of properties destroyed by fire outside Fort Nelson
FORT NELSON, B.C. – The mayor of a northeast British Columbia community threatened by wildfires…
President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER – The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that…
Fort Nelson, B.C., wildfire causes ‘some structural damage’ outside town: mayor
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A wildfire threatening the town of Fort Nelson in far…
Holdover wildfires: Why B.C. may see more overwinter fires flare up this season
FORT NELSON, B.C. – One of the largest wildfires burning in Western Canada is the…
B.C. boaters ordered to remove drainage plugs to prevent spread of whirling disease
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief veterinarian has issued an order making it illegal to transport…
Eby warns about United-Conservative merger, says B.C. voters face ‘starkest choice’
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s election campaign was unofficially launched on Thursday, five months ahead of…
Author Alice Munro’s death ‘bittersweet’ at Victoria bookstore that carries her name
VICTORIA – Justina Elias says she didn’t know about the connection legendary Canadian writer Alice…
Regulations, ‘fragmented’ construction sector holding back housing starts: CMHC
A study by Canada’s national housing agency says housing starts aren’t keeping pace with available…
”Illegal, destructive, dangerous’: UVic president cites complaints about encampment
VICTORIA – The president of the University of Victoria says a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on…
Forecast turns favourable in fight against wildfire threatening northern B.C. town
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A low-pressure system moving into northern British Columbia is expected to…
B.C. First Nation to reactivate judicial review of DFO’s salmon farm virus policy
VICTORIA – A British Columbia First Nation says it has lost faith in federal plans…
Fourth accused in Nijjar murder appears in B.C. court
SURREY, B.C. – A fourth man accused in the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist…
Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things ‘full circle’
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Chief Robert Michell says relief isn’t the right word to describe…
B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call…
Power restored after squirrel causes outage affecting thousands: Toronto Hydro
Toronto Hydro says power has been restored after a large outage caused by a squirrel…
Fort Nelson evacuees wait it out as incoming weather holds key to B.C. firefight
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – As a fast-growing wildfire bore down on Fort Nelson, B.C.,…