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Slain RCMP Const. Yang cleared of wrongdoing in shooting: B.C. police watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has cleared a slain Burnaby RCMP constable of…
Arctic chill over north and central coasts of B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is warning people who live on British Columbia’s central and north…
B.C.’s COVID response praised for ‘nimbleness,’ calls to bolster public trust
VICTORIA – A review of British Columbia’s COVID-19 response released Friday says despite being unprepared…
Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says
RICHMOND, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier David Eby shook hands,…
B.C. children’s representative urges immediate help for children with special needs
VICTORIA – There are too many special needs children in British Columbia being shortchanged or…
Vancouver’s November home sales fell 53% from a year ago, 15% from October: board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says the typically slow conditions it…
Arctic chill over much of B.C., snowy wallop for Vancouver Island: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Residents of coastal British Columbia are facing another day of winter-like conditions and…
B.C. Nisga’a totem on display at Scotland museum since 1930 is heading home
VICTORIA – Nisga’a Nation Chief Earl Stephens says he shook with emotion when he saw…
B.C.’s Medical Services Commission accuses Telus LifePlus program of extra-billing
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Medical Services Commission has applied for a court injunction against a…
Icy cold, wind and chance of more snow forecast for parts of B.C.: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – A high-pressure system over British Columbia is pushing arctic air and bitter cold…
B.C. announces ‘historic’ expansion of addiction services for youth
ESQUIMALT, B.C. – British Columbia is adding 33 new or expanded programs across the province…
41 charges laid in anti-gang investigation on Vancouver Island: police
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s anti-gang unit says federal prosecutors have approved 41 criminal charges…
Richard Wagamese’s novel ‘Ragged Company’ secures film adaptation
WHISTLER, B.C. – Richard Wagamese’s novel “Ragged Company” is being turned into a feature film.…
B.C. teachers strongly approve three-year contract with pay boost, added benefits
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public school teachers have ratified a new three-year contract. Nearly 50,000…
Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver turns 45-minute commute into 12-hour frustration
VANCOUVER – When Bharanisai Madhusudhan stopped at the grocery store on his way home from…
Vancouver police investigating two homicides on Downtown Eastside in span of one week
Vancouver police say they’re investigating the deaths of two men in their 60s who died…
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people,…
Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products Inc. says it will temporarily reduce its lumber production levels…
UN declaration is focus of government, First Nations meetings in B.C.: grand chief
VANCOUVER – Health care, homelessness, land and resources are among the key topics to be…
Vancouver trustees reinstate police liaison program in city’s public schools
VANCOUVER – School trustees in Vancouver have resurrected a program that assigns police to public…
Storm brings arctic chill, heavy snow and punishing winds to parts of coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER – Snowfall, winter storm and arctic outflow warnings now cover most of coastal British…
Mother of Cree teen who died in B.C. group home testifies at coroner’s inquest
BURNABY, B.C. – In the days after her son disappeared, Samantha Chalifoux said she knocked…
Human rights commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schools
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s human rights commissioner is calling for the end of liaison officer programs…
New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is getting a new medical school, but it will be…