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B.C. adds $180 million to help communities prepare for natural disasters
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby says he’s introducing more supports to better prepare British Columbia…
A timeline of events since the detection of possible unmarked graves in Kamloops
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc announced in May 2021 that ground-penetrating radar…
B.C. government will provide Surrey with police service answer by spring: Farnworth
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will hand down its decision on which force will…
Woman and 14-year-old girl found dead in Richmond, B.C., home: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say homicide investigators have been deployed after the…
Man charged with attempted murder after downtown Vancouver shooting
VANCOUVER – A man has been charged after a shooting in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside that…
Teck Resources to split company and spin off steelmaking coal business
CALGARY – Teck Resources Ltd. has announced a plan to split the company in two,…
Surrey police chief wants audit of city’s ‘inflated and mischaracterized’ costings
SURREY, B.C. – The chief of the municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., is calling…
‘Wonderful awakening’ as totem pole is returned to Nuxalk Nation after a century
BELLA COOLA, B.C. – A totem pole that was taken from a First Nation more…
Probe begins after pedestrian killed by truck in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police in New Westminster, B.C., confirm a pedestrian has been hit…
One person slightly hurt, several pets killed in house fire in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Several pets have died in an early morning house fire in Chilliwack,…
Vancouver police arrest suspect after man shot several times in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they are investigating a shooting in the Downtown Eastside…
Mounties in Richmond, B.C., seek witnesses to random Valentine’s Day attacks
RICHMOND, B.C. – Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are looking for witnesses and video evidence of…
RCMP seek dashcam footage after van strikes pedestrian in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in Surrey, B.C., are asking for the public’s help after a…
Volunteer’s death spurs warnings that B.C.’s avalanche conditions are ‘unforgiving’
VANCOUVER – The avalanche deaths of two skiers in British Columbia’s central Interior this month…
Surrey budget proposes 9.5% property tax increase for policing transition costs
SURREY, B.C. – The City of Surrey has released its draft five-year budget, allocating more…
Chinese consulate-general says report could damage China’s relationship with Canada
VANCOUVER – The Chinese consulate-general in Vancouver has called a newspaper report that cited Canadian…
Northern spotted owl found injured near B.C. train tracks two months after release
VANCOUVER – One of just four endangered spotted owls known to be in the wild…
Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish
VICTORIA – The plight of British Columbia’s endangered wild salmon came first Friday in the…
Former MP says Canada has become ‘open market’ for foreign interference in elections
RICHMOND, B.C. – A former British Columbia member of Parliament said he fears Canada has…
University of British Columbia midwifery program expanded with another 20 seats
VANCOUVER – The provincial government is spending $1.7 million to expand the University of British…
Earthquakes Canada reports 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice, B.C.
PORT ALICE, B.C. – A minor earthquake has been recorded off the west coast of…
B.C. MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media
VICTORIA – British Columbia Liberal leader Kevin Falcon says he supports supervised drug injection sites,…
12 charges laid against former B.C. teacher for alleged historical sex offences
VANCOUVER – A retired North Vancouver elementary school teacher is facing a dozen charges connected…
Victoria officer’s lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence: cops
Victoria Police are warning dozens of people that their names and other personal information contained…