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B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people
British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people…
Apparent new orca calf spotted in endangered pod near British Columbia
SEATTLE (AP) — A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale…
Expanded restrictions in Vancouver to stop spread of damaging Japanese beetle
VANCOUVER – It’s flying season for the Japanese beetle, which has prompted expanded restrictions on…
Vancouver Chinatown condo project is approved after years of controversy
Vancouver’s development permit board has approved a controversial nine-storey residential tower in the heart of…
Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now ‘held’ after route closed Monday
VANCOUVER – Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire…
B.C. moved ahead with ending letter grades despite parent, teacher, student concerns
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Ministry of Education went ahead with plans to do away with…
David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP
VANCOUVER – There will not be an early provincial election in British Columbia despite resounding…
First Nations in B.C. call on minister to resign over horrific child abuse case
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – For months, an Indigenous boy and his little sister were subjected to…
B.C. shells out $12M for four new animal shelters across province as demand rises
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby hung out with some dogs while announcing $12 million…
Groups decry ‘punitive,’ ‘coercive’ drug policies amid worsening overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada’s “devastating” drug policy that…
Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs
VANCOUVER – Wildfire crews in northeastern British Columbia are keeping an anxious lookout after a…
Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have…
B.C. New Democrats win both byelections, keep seats on Island and Vancouver
LANGFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s New Democrats posted victories in byelections on southern Vancouver Island…
Sikh protesters in Vancouver decry Nijjar shooting death as foreign interference
SURREY, B.C. – A volunteer at the Metro Vancouver Sikh temple whose president was gunned…
Highway 4 on Vancouver Island closed again after wildfire threat
VICTORIA – A key highway that connects communities on the west coat of Vancouver Island…
Fears of foreign role in B.C. Sikh temple killing prompt meeting with minister: MP
SURREY, B.C. – Fears at a British Columbia Sikh temple that the killing of its…
B.C. warns of summer drought, asks people to conserve water
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is urging people to save water, saying the forecast…
B.C. public schools move away from letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9
VICTORIA – All students from kindergarten to Grade 9 in British Columbia public schools will…
David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway ‘hateful’ and ‘reprehensible’
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby says “hateful” banners aimed at transgender people…
B.C. youth representative calls for better government care of gender-diverse youth
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s representative for children and youth says gender-diverse young people, notably those…
B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers
KELOWNA, B.C. – Wine growers in British Columbia say a bitter cold snap last winter…
BC Hydro was warned vault was dangerous years before Vancouver explosion
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public utility says it was warned that an underground electrical vault…
‘Hugo is fine’: RCMP say Richmond, B.C., resident harassed over false cruelty claim
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver are telling the public to leave a pet…
Lytton, B.C., sues CN, CP rail and Transport Canada over 2021 fire that razed village
VANCOUVER – The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s…