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Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada has announced…
B.C. man who worked at drug rehab centre faces three sexual-assault charges
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 50-year-old man who worked…
Officer in Langley, B.C., faces charge from incidents dating back five years
VICTORIA – A Mountie who works in the Langley, B.C., detachment has been charged with…
Lululemon sees revenue, income rise in first quarter with strong international growth
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported net income of US$290.4 million for the first quarter…
B.C. to invest $17 million on science, Indigenous knowledge to restore Pacific salmon
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The British Columbia government is adding $17.25 million for ongoing efforts to…
British Columbia and Edmonton men face charges in Whitehorse drug raid
WHITEHORSE – Two men, one from Metro Vancouver and another from Alberta, face several charges…
B.C. pharmacists set to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception starting June 1
VANCOUVER – Pharmacists in British Columbia will have more responsibilities starting June 1 in an…
Schools warn families in Saanich, B.C., of youth gang crime as summer break nears
VICTORIA – High schools on southern Vancouver Island are warning parents to be on alert…
Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis
VANCOUVER – A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of…
B.C. names 10 cities for faster development to help address housing crisis
VANCOUVER – British Columbia will set housing targets for 10 municipalities in an effort to…
Vancouver council announces Komagata Maru street name to address historic wrongs
Vancouver councillors have approved the honorary street name of Komagata Maru Place for an iconic…
B.C. housing non-profit at heart of controversy names interim CEO
VANCOUVER – The Atira Women’s Resource Society says it has named a new interim CEO…
B.C. government to provide additional $25 million for marine restoration projects
PARKSVILLE, B.C. – British Columbia’s Environment Ministry has announced another $25 million in funding for…
AG largely praises B.C. COVID-19 tourism supports, cites ‘minor’ shortfalls
VICTORIA – B.C’s auditor general says the province’s COVID-19 support program for the devastated tourism…
Fate of Vancouver Chinatown condo project pushed to June 12 as city hearing adjourns
VANCOUVER – It will be at least two more weeks before any decision can be…
Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who left a trail of chaos during a stabbing…
B.C. creates anti-racism data committee, releases research priorities
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its…
B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, have been found
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – The remains of a British Columbia woman missing for a dozen years…
Northeastern B.C. wildfire grows as evacuations return north of Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The British Columbia Wildfire Service says a blaze north of…
Vancouver police investigating fatal shooting linked to gang conflict
Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in a shooting that investigators…
B.C. district issues wildfire evacuation order in remote area north of Fort St. John
The Peace River Regional District issued a new evacuation order as well as an alert…
Vancouver police investigating fatal stabbing in city’s west end
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver are investigating a fatal stabbing in a busy neighbourhood Saturday…
Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed ‘explodium,’ aims to even B.C.’s political field
VICTORIA – It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all…
Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
VANCOUVER – Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier…