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B.C. population to hit 7.9 million by 2046, as growth rate soars: report
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s population is projected to reach 7.9 million by 2046 according to…
Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of…
B.C. health minister says investment in nuclear medicine will expand cancer care
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says it’s spending tens of millions of dollars to boost…
Police say two-year-old child hit by vehicle near Falkland, B.C., has died
VERNON, B.C. – Mounties in the North Okanagan say they are investigating the death of…
A timeline of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion’s major milestones and setbacks
CALGARY – The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is facing delay yet again, as the company…
McDonald’s iconic McRib sandwich is back in Canada after a decade-long wait
TORONTO – After a 10-year hiatus, Canadians will be able to get their hands on…
B.C. River Forecast Centre issues flood warning for Squamish River and tributaries
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre issued an upgrade flood warning for the Squamish…
B.C. again leads Canada with highest number of deceased organ donors, province says
VANCOUVER – Heather Martin was having trouble walking even short distances as she waited for…
In Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal politicians back away from Trudeau
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – With a provincial byelection set for Tuesday in a long-held Progressive…
B.C. blocks new colleges seeking to enrol international students, adds language rules
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enrol international…
Lawyers urge B.C. Supreme Court to approve iPhone class-action settlement
VANCOUVER – A judge in British Columbia will decide next month whether to approve a…
Woman injured in back-to-back alleged hit-and-runs in Coquitlam, B.C., police say
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Coquitlam, B.C., are asking for the public’s help in identifying…
Man dead in Vancouver’s first homicide of 2024, police say
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they’re investigating the city’s first homicide of this year.…
B.C. premier apologizes after social media mistake on Holocaust Remembrance Day
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier has apologized after he says a member of his staff…
B.C. hops farm, director fined over $1M after alleged fraud: securities commission
VANCOUVER – A hops farm company and its director have been ordered to pay more…
Home staging companies forced to adapt as sellers pull back in slow housing market
TORONTO – One walk through a home tells Rachael Stafford what adjustments are needed to…
One dead, three arrested after alleged hit-and-run in Surrey, B.C.: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Metro Vancouver say one man is dead and three people…
Atmospheric rivers swamp B.C. coast, melting snow and triggering flood advisories
VANCOUVER – Rainfall and flood advisories remain in effect for parts of Metro Vancouver and…
In an RV outside Walmart, a senior dreams of housing as ‘dramatic reversal’ plays out
VANCOUVER – Seventy-seven-year-old Keith Light is back at home in a recreational vehicle outside a…
Parts of B.C. under flood watch as atmospheric rivers wash over South Coast
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has improved its warning systems since the last flooding disaster in…
B.C. restricts cellphones at schools, targets social media firms with new legislation
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is restricting the use of cellphones in schools and targeting…
Killer Ibrahim Ali to be moved from psychiatric hospital to detention centre: judge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that Ibrahim Ali should be…
B.C. Health Minister announces appointment of new seniors advocate
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new seniors advocate is Dan Levitt, an adjunct professor of gerontology…
Rogers Sugar reaches tentative deal with Vancouver refinery workers
VANCOUVER – Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union…