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Safety board urges caution after B.C. water taxi crashes in thick fog
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board has issued a warning to small boat operators…
Woman found dead after firefighters douse blaze at Vancouver tent encampment
VANCOUVER – Police say a body has been found inside the remains of a burned…
South B.C. highway passes see more snow, Avalanche Canada urges caution as storm hits
VANCOUVER – The first day of spring is exactly one week away, but extreme winter…
Earthquakes Canada reports minor quakes near Daajing Giids and Port Alice, B.C.
DAAJING GIIDS, B.C. – Earthquakes Canada says two separate, minor quakes rattled areas off the…
Avalanche Canada releases details on B.C. avalanche that killed three Germans
INVERMERE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has released more details about the deadly avalanche that killed…
Indigenous group calls for apology, Vancouver hotel says employee followed protocol
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres has called for a public apology…
B.C. conservation officers on snowmobiles rescue man stuck in snowstorm
QUESNEL, B.C. – The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says three of its members rescued a…
Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history
VANCOUVER – Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in…
BC wide warrant issued for Coquitlam man wanted on assault charges
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A B.C. wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted on…
B.C. to drop COVID-19 vaccine rule for public workers as it launches booster campaign
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is rescinding its policy requiring provincial public servants to be vaccinated…
Environmental groups celebrate as ExxonMobil gives up oil exploration permits in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environmental groups are celebrating after ExxonMobil relinquished offshore oil and gas exploration permits…
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks out after award revoked over heritage claims
VANCOUVER – Former judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond says she’s satisfied in her “past work, identity…
Class-action lawsuit proposed for shareholders affected by Adastra cocaine claim
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based law firm says it has filed a proposed securities class-action lawsuit…
Federal Court approves ‘historic’ $2.8 billion residential schools settlement
VANCOUVER – A Federal Court judge has approved a $2.8-billion settlement agreement between the Canadian…
‘Recovery scams’ targeting sextortion victims are on the rise, experts warn
VANCOUVER – A panicked 14-year-old from British Columbia and his family paid $1,500 to a…
Emergency crews respond to window cleaning platform stuck on Vancouver building
VANCOUVER – A double malfunction on a window-cleaning platform meant a pair of glaziers working…
Alberta agency to conduct independent probe of B.C. RCMP Prince George detachment
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team will lead…
‘100% preventable,’ say families calling for change after deadly B.C. tug sinking
VANCOUVER – Family members of two men who died when a tugboat sank off British…
A pedestrian in Fort St. John, B.C., killed by snow clearing equipment
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A man has died in northeastern British Columbia after being…
Annual count of Metro Vancouver homeless underway after pandemic hiatus
VANCOUVER – More than 1,000 volunteers have fanned out across Metro Vancouver for the first…
B.C. commissioner urges creative ways to fight hate as reports double during pandemic
VANCOUVER – British Columbia should have been able to anticipate a spike in hate to…
B.C. auditor general renews calls for better fraud risk management in public bodies
VICTORIA – British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the province’s public institutions are susceptible…
B.C. invests $200 million toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province’s food bank…
B.C.’s overdose death rate double what it was when health emergency declared in 2016
VICTORIA – The overdose death toll has surpassed 200 for another month in British Columbia.…