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Noah is B.C.’s most popular baby name for second straight year
VICTORIA – Noah has emerged as the most popular name for babies born in British…
High winds return to B.C.’s central coast as more heat records fall
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s central coast is facing the return of strong winds reaching 90…
Warm weather wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills as lack of snow leaves trails barren
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s abnormally warm winter has left local ski resorts grappling with a…
Alleged thief arrested with 34 winter coats on SkyTrain in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police say a 35-year-old man has been arrested after being found riding the…
Homicide investigation launched after body of 35-year-old found in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide investigators have been called to Chilliwack, B.C., after the discovery of…
Police in Victoria, B.C., seek convicted murderer for breaching parole
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a convicted murderer they…
Three dead in head-on crash on B.C. Interior highway north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Three people are dead after a head-on crash north of Kamloops in…
Canaccord sanctioned over trading supervision, fined $475,000
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization says it has accepted a settlement with sanctions…
Century-old heat records fall in B.C. as weather system brings warmth and wind
VANCOUVER – Unseasonably warm weather has broken temperature records in southern British Columbia, including century-old…
N.B. gender policy in schools: Premier won’t back down, says it’s an election winner
FREDERICTON – As he looks ahead to an election year, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs…
Calls for more addiction treatment as B.C. drug decriminalization enters second year
VANCOUVER – A narrow, winding corridor at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver leads to a…
Man died in Christmas Day tent fire in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER – In the concrete bowels of Canada Place in downtown Vancouver, below a luxury…
Union warns of possible B.C. bus disruptions in January as sides begin mediation
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing some transit employees in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland says…
New year brings new rules on asbestos and injury for some workers in B.C.
VICTORIA – Some British Columbia workers will be ringing in changes on Jan. 1, including…
Vancouver food delivery workers stabbed after seizing Facebook Marketplace thief: VPD
Vancouver Police are commending the bravery of two food delivery workers who were stabbed when…
On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver’s Overdose Prevention Society were…
High wind warnings along B.C.’s coast as gusts predicted to reach 120 km/h
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued wind warnings for British Columbia’s central coast, Sunshine Coast…
Environment Canada is forecasting significant waves for two regions in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued weather alerts for two Vancouver Island regions, warning of…
Christmas Day windstorm leaves some 28,000 customers without power in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Power restoration work is underway in British Columbia on Tuesday after heavy rains…
The lights are back on for almost all N.B. customers after wind storm Monday
FREDERICTON – Christmas Day began for more than 500 customers in New Brunswick without power…
Victoria Police Chief recounts busy Christmas Eve for officers, one hit with vomit
VICTORIA – The chief of police in Victoria, B.C., says his officers had a busy…
Multiple Christmas Day sailings cancelled as stormy weather set to hit B.C. coast
VANCOUVER – BC Ferries says it has cancelled several Christmas Day sailings on multiple routes…
BC Ferries cancels northern sailings over mechanical issue, ‘hurricane-force winds’
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – BC Ferries says it’s cancelling sailings to and from Prince Rupert…
Evictions ‘catastrophic’ for B.C. seniors who lose affordable homes: seniors advocate
VICTORIA – British Columbia seniors who face eviction from long-term, affordable rental housing face “catastrophic”…