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Police in B.C. find drugs from provincial safer-supply program during bust
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Police in Prince George, B.C., say they have arrested two people…
B.C.’s government buys land for transit-oriented housing development
SAANICH, B.C. – British Columbia’s government is spearheading a new public development project on Vancouver…
Woman arrested for attacking ‘random strangers’ in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER – A woman has been arrested over what Vancouver police say is a series…
Manslaughter charges stayed against B.C. officers accused in Indigenous man’s death
VICTORIA – Family members of a British Columbia Indigenous man who died after being arrested…
Ontario premier tells LCBO to bring back paper bags in stores
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford has directed the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to…
Two teens killed in head-on crash in northern B.C., RCMP seek information
CHETWYND, B.C. – Mounties in northern British Columbia are asking for any information about a…
B.C. underwater microphones aim to protect whales from ship strikes: Ocean Wise
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver-based non-profit Ocean Wise says underwater microphones will be used to help…
RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., search for vehicle submerged in Fraser River
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say an underwater recovery team is working to…
RCMP cancel Amber Alert for four-month-old B.C. boy allegedly taken by his mom
LANGLEY, B.C. – Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are cancelling the Amber Alert issued…
Drone images show trapped B.C. orca calf is healthy female, Fisheries Department says
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The young killer whale stranded in the lagoon off Vancouver Island is…
Survival clock ticks for trapped B.C. orca calf, as gear arrives for complex rescue
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Equipment for the rescue of a killer whale calf stranded in a…
Lamborghini ‘joyride’ by 13-year-old ends in total writeoff: West Vancouver police
VANCOUVER – Police in West Vancouver say a “joyride” by a 13-year-old in a Lamborghini…
B.C. Police Act changes pave way for better oversight, governance
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to…
Federal government reaches $7M settlement with B.C. First Nation
CRANBROOK, B.C. – The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a…
One man hurt in second Vancouver shooting within days
VANCOUVER – A 46-year-old man has been injured in a shooting in Vancouver’s downtown core,…
Airstrikes on aid workers don’t ‘just happen,’ Trudeau says after Netanyahu comments
OTTAWA – Attacks on aid workers are not something that just happens in war, Prime…
Rescuers plan helicopter airlift of orca calf stranded in B.C. lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – Plans are now underway to airlift a stranded killer whale calf out…
B.C. government targets ‘profiteers’ with legislation to bring in 20% flipping tax
VICTORIA – British Columbia has tabled legislation to enact a 20 per cent flipping tax…
Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site
VANCOUVER – The mayor of Vancouver says the city is disappointed about the new location…
B.C. man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring
SURREY, B.C. – A British Columbia man has been convicted for his involvement in an…
BC Hydro wants more clean power to help meet demand, clean energy targets
VICTORIA – BC Hydro is looking for more clean power to add to its grids…
Residents to return to Vancouver’s homeless encampment after city cleared the site
VANCOUVER – Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in…
Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy B.C. commercial trucks
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will…
Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise: board
VANCOUVER – Greater Vancouver’s real estate board says the number of homes that changed hands…