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Woman dies in pedestrian fatal collision on Highway 11 near Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Abbotsford Police Department says it is investigating a fatal collision involving…
Search underway for two kayakers reported missing near Sidney, B.C., say RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – RCMP say two kayakers are missing in waters near Sidney, B.C.,…
First Nation solar farm in B.C. expected to save 1.1 million litres of diesel a year
ANAHIM LAKE, B.C. – A First Nation in central British Columbia will build what the…
Lululemon cutting over 100 jobs in Washington distribution centre closure
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says it is cutting more than 100 jobs as it…
‘It was joy’: Trapped B.C. orca calf eats seal meat, putting rescue on hold
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A rescue operation for an orca calf trapped in a remote tidal…
Polish leader tells B.C. audience NATO allies need to spend more on defence
VANCOUVER – Poland’s president says members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, including Canada, must…
Province calls Gate Gourmet, striking airline catering workers back to bargaining
Ontario mediators have called striking airline catering workers back to the table for talks with…
Coroner’s inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into…
Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted
BURNABY, B.C. – The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was…
Three B.C. hunters fined and banned for unlawfully killing wildlife near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Three men from British Columbia’s Lower Mainland have been fined and banned…
Correctional service says it’s tackling ‘evolving threat’ posed by drone smugglers
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The Correctional Service of Canada says it’s taking multiple steps to combat…
Violinist tries to serenade B.C. orca calf to freedom, as others ready nets and boats
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Carol Love watches the tides at a Vancouver Island lagoon, and when…
Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1: B.C. government
LANGLEY, B.C. – British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators…
‘No immediate risk’ from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
QUESNEL, B.C. – British Columbia’s Environment Ministry says a 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from a fibreboard…
Virtual-only meetings erode shareholder democracy, group warns
BURNABY, B.C. – An initiative led by the B.C. General Employees’ Union that includes pension…
Liberals buck global trend by ‘doubling down’ on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA – Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government’s return to a policy…
Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
BURNABY, B.C. – The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage…
Elephant seal Emerson extends Victoria city break, defying relocation with 200km swim
VICTORIA – Emerson the elephant seal is back in Victoria after defying attempts to relocate…
B.C. prison guards decry increasing violence, drone drops of weapons, drugs
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – B.C. prisons are facing a wave of violence unseen by even veteran…
B.C. government earmarks $300M to help TransLink buy more buses, reduce overcrowding
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is paying up to $300 million in new capital funding to…
B.C. police seize guns, 14 kilograms of fentanyl in Lower Mainland trafficking probe
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Mounties in B.C.’s Lower Mainland say a months-long trafficking investigation spanned multiple…
Son of hostage taker tells B.C. coroner’s inquest his dad was a ‘loving’ person
BURNABY, B.C. – A British Columbia coroner’s jury has heard that a man who held…
B.C. construction sector seeks support as workers shortage, late payments persist
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s construction industry says its workforce numbers have improved in recent years,…
Ibrahim Ali seeks to attend his B.C. murder sentencing by video, lawyer citing safety
VANCOUVER – A man convicted of the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old girl wants to…