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Heavy snow forecast for much of B.C., including south coast
VANCOUVER – Snowfall and winter storm warnings cover much of British Columbia as a weather…
Man charged with assault of media member, say Mounties in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Charges have been laid against a man accused of assaulting a member…
B.C. to probe ‘troubling’ complaints about RCMP in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – British Columbia’s solicitor general says the province will investigate what he…
10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is heeding warning signs in the cancer care system,…
Lack of funds force April closure of Quest University in Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A private university based in Squamish, B.C., is shutting down at the…
Hootsuite to ditch free plan, begin charging users for social media tool
VANCOUVER – Hootsuite says it will eliminate the free tier of its social media management…
Seniors advocate says B.C. should eliminate home support fees
VICTORIA – Seniors in British Columbia should be relieved of the burden of paying thousands…
Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The mayor of Abbotsford says the British Columbia farming community has come…
B.C. study links killer whale decline to lack of energy-rich fatty salmon
VANCOUVER – Researchers say British Columbia’s southern resident killer whales are not only threatened by…
Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Federal disaster assistance to help British Columbia rebuild after devastating flooding in…
Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions
VICTORIA – Nurse practitioners in British Columbia now have expanded authority to assess people in…
Federal protection proposed for critically at-risk spotted owls in B.C., groups say
VANCOUVER – Two environmental groups and a British Columbia First Nation say the federal government…
Former B.C. NDP cabinet minister Melanie Mark to resign Vancouver seat, cites health
VICTORIA – A former New Democrat cabinet minister who gave what was likely her last…
Canada aims to build new Arctic surveillance systems to counter potential threats
VANCOUVER – National Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is significantly building up its Arctic…
Icy winds, snow, hit much of B.C., weekend snow possible for south coast: forecasters
VANCOUVER – Bitterly cold weather is gripping much of British Columbia and forecasters don’t expect…
Taseko Mines to increase its stake in the Gibraltar copper mine in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Taseko Mines Ltd. says it has signed a deal to increase its stake…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers reports Q4 profit and revenue up from year ago
VANCOUVER – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. reported its fourth-quarter profit and sales were up compared…
‘You’re not the only one’: Vancouver’s Black population rising fast, census shows
VANCOUVER – Lenya Wilks says she felt like the “only Black person in Surrey” when…
B.C. diver finds horseshoe crab: ‘I knew immediately it wasn’t supposed to be here’
VANCOUVER – A scuba diver cleaning part of the sea floor in a Vancouver inlet…
Suspected grave sites, children’s deaths found in probe of B.C. residential school
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A Vancouver Island First Nation has announced the detection of 17…
B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby says he’s introducing more supports to better prepare British Columbia…
A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar…
B.C. government will provide Surrey with police service answer by spring: Farnworth
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will hand down its decision on which force will…
Woman and 14-year-old girl found dead in Richmond, B.C., home: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say homicide investigators have been deployed after the…