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Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union
VANCOUVER – Arlene Tedjo’s passion for nursing was already dwindling in a short-staffed emergency room…
Eco-activist David Suzuki to retire from CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring
VANCOUVER – Eco-activist David Suzuki says it’s time for him to pass the mantle to…
Disqualified NDP leadership hopeful calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency
VANCOUVER – The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for…
Zac Brown Band says Vancouver show cancelled after crew members turned away at border
VANCOUVER – The Zac Brown Band has issued an apology for cancelling its show in…
B.C. premier-designate David Eby’s intellect clear to rivals and supporters alike
VANCOUVER – Supporters of British Columbia’s next premier admire it, while his rivals are wary…
Premier-in-waiting David Eby pitches 100-day plan for B.C. housing, health, safety
VANCOUVER – The B.C. New Democrats’ newly minted leader and premier-in-waiting is promising “significant action”…
Homicide team identifies man, woman, found dead in vehicle in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – Homicide detectives have identified the two people found dead in a vehicle…
A correction to a story on the B.C. officer killed that moved Thursday, Oct. 20
VANCOUVER – In a story that moved Thursday, Oct. 20, The Canadian Press erroneously reported…
B.C. Taiwanese Canadian community pays tribute to slain RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang
VANCOUVER – Members of British Columbia’s Taiwanese Canadian community said they were heartbroken but proud…
Drought, lack of rain and wildfires by the numbers in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia should be well into its rainy season, but hot and dry…
At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought
VANCOUVER – The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before…
Cops at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer
VANCOUVER – Police have become de facto social workers for people who lack support services…
B.C. premier-to-be David Eby has ‘mixed feelings’ about end to leadership race
VICTORIA – B.C.’s premier-in-waiting says the supporters of his disqualified rival can find a home…
Interfor announces 17% lumber production cut in fourth quarter
BURNABY, B.C. – Interfor says it will reduce lumber production in the fourth quarter of…
One man in custody as police investigate double homicide in Saanich, B.C.
SAANICH, B.C. – Two people have been found dead in Saanich, B.C., and police in…
Fall set to finally reach B.C., as rain, skiff of snow forecast to replace heat
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says unseasonable heat in British Columbia is ending and rain or…
Vancouver’s Chinatown in a generational divide over Ken Sim’s election as mayor
VANCOUVER – In Vancouver’s Chinatown, baker Denny Wong is so enthusiastic about mayor-elect Ken Sim…
A quick sketch of David Eby who will be British Columbia’s next premier
VICTORIA – David Eby will be British Columbia’s next premier after the party disqualified his…
B.C. NDP candidate ejected from leader’s race; David Eby to be premier
VANCOUVER – One of two candidates running for the British Columbia NDP leadership has been…
Slain B.C. Mountie was telling park camper to leave; first-degree murder charge laid
BURNABY, B.C. – An RCMP officer who was fatally stabbed Tuesday in a park in…
Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council
VANCOUVER – In what’s being called a first-of-its-kind strategy, three First Nations on whose territory…
Vancity to offer carbon footprint tracker for its Visa credit cards
VANCOUVER – Vancity says it is launching a program that will allow its Visa credit…
A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund reports Q3 profit up, raises distributions
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund has raised its monthly payment to unitholders as…
B.C. RCMP officer, 31, who worked with homeless, ‘died bravely’: commissioner
BURNABY, B.C. – An RCMP mental health and homeless outreach officer stabbed to death in…