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B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER – The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an…
One killed in B.C. avalanche near Revelstoke as warning extended to Thursday
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – An avalanche in British Columbia’s Interior has killed a snow biker near…
TSX ticks lower Monday, U.S. stock markets back off from last week’s highs
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index ticked lower on Monday, weighed down by weakness in…
New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board
VANCOUVER – Greater Vancouver’s real estate board says new listings were up in February as…
BoC expected to hold interest rates this week as grey cloud hangs over economy
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada is expected to preach patience at its interest rate…
City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles dead at landfill due to ‘deleterious’ substance
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – The City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles are dead after…
Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
VANCOUVER – Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government…
B.C. announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital…
‘Reckless’ or ‘mischief’, police say fire that levelled B.C. school human caused
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say they believe a fire last October that destroyed an elementary…
198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in B.C. in January, coroner says
VICTORIA – Toxic drugs killed 198 people in British Columbia in January, adding to an…
‘Very dangerous’: avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall hits B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British…
Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims
OTTAWA – New visa requirements Ottawa is imposing on Mexican nationals are meant to curb…
An AI ‘hallucination’ turned up in a B.C. court case. Experts say it’s a wake-up call
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black’s work with video game companies put him in a position…
TSX moves lower Wednesday, U.S. stock markets continue to pare back from record highs
TORONTO – Canada’s main index moved lower Wednesday, led by weakness in base metals, while…
Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation
TORONTO – Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25…
Will B.C. learn lessons from other provinces before funding IVF?
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is joining seven provinces in paying for some of the cost…
Heavy snow, winter storm bring hazardous driving conditions to B.C. highways
WHISTLER, B.C. – Environment Canada is warning of hazardous driving conditions on several stretches of…
Province not effectively managing hazardous spills, says B.C.’s auditor general
VICTORIA – The number of hazardous spills in British Columbia has trended upwards over the…
Safety board says broken wheel caused 61-car CN Rail derailment in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The Transportation Safety Board says a broken wheel was to blame for a…
B.C. Premier Eby apologizes to Doukhobors, for wrongs that ‘echoed for generations’
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has officially apologized in the Victoria legislature to…
B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation is suing the federal government for…
His son died in a 2021 B.C. crane tragedy. He wants to know why they still happen
VANCOUVER – When Chris Vilness heard about the crane accident that killed a construction worker…
‘Wintry mix’ across Lower Mainland could mean sloppy commute for Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a series of snowfall warnings for parts of B.C.’s…
Break-and-enter results in 14 sets of deer antlers stolen from B.C. property
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Police in Fort St. John, B.C., are on the lookout…