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University researchers confirm fire-generated tornado over B.C. lake in viral video
LONDON, Ont. – Researchers at Western University say they’ve confirmed that a fire-generated tornado occurred…
Environment Canada warns of ‘very strong storms’ set to hit B.C. coast over Christmas
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a “series of very strong storms” is set to hit…
Social housing wait-list grows 27 per cent in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Data from Metro Vancouver show the queue for social housing in the region…
Health authorities warn of rise in strep infections among B.C. children
VANCOUVER – Health authorities in British Columbia are warning the public about higher levels of…
Eby to target abuse after talking to dad of sextortion victim Carson Cleland, 12
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby says he had a heartbreaking phone call with the father…
Choice is between BC United and NDP, says Kevin Falcon, shrugging off Conservatives
VICTORIA – The leader of British Columbia’s official Opposition, the BC United party, says he’ll…
TSX rises more than 150 points as markets gain back some of Wednesday’s losses
TORONTO – Strength in base metal and utilities stocks helped Canada’s main stock index rise…
Vintage gun for teacher’s presentation triggers police lockdown at Vancouver school
VANCOUVER – A prop for a teacher’s presentation at a Vancouver secondary school set off…
B.C. Green Leader Furstenau looks to push ‘reality’ politics in 2024 election year
VICTORIA – The approaching 2024 election in British Columbia is an opportunity for the Green…
B.C. woman faces multiple charges for under-18 sex trafficking, say Langley RCMP
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a woman faces more than a dozen…
‘Very different Christmas’ for those affected by B.C. wildfires this season
British Columbia’s 2023 wildfires were a life-changing disaster for many, and their impact has echoed…
Metro accuses Loblaw of falsely implicating it in bread price-fixing scheme
Metro Inc. is accusing Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. of…
Woman, 72, uses shovel to chase naked intruder from her Vancouver home, police say
VANCOUVER – Police say a 72-year-old woman used a shovel to chase a combative and…
Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors boosting B.C. family medicine: Dix
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says almost all of the 666…
Odds of another rate hike have fallen, BoC governing council agreed as it held rate
OTTAWA – The odds of another rate hike have decreased, the Bank of Canada’s governing…
No charges in B.C. 2022 Christmas Eve bus crash that left 4 dead
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Prosecution Service says there will be no charges stemming from…
B.C. secures largest civil forfeiture of its kind at $10 million
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s civil forfeiture office has secured $10 million from a company that…
B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul’s Hospital
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial government is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million…
One arrested in B.C. police operation near three North Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER – One suspect has been arrested in a police operation in North Vancouver that…
Ontario man accused of selling deadly substances online due back in court in January
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO – The case of an Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances to…
Woman found dead under ‘suspicious circumstance’ at Metro Vancouver home
LADNER, B.C. – Police in Delta are calling the death of a woman “suspicious” after…
Human Rights Tribunal accepts homeless encampment residents’ complaint against city
VANCOUVER – B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will hear a complaint from those who camp at…
University of Northern B.C. to offer bachelor’s degree in Nisga’a language
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A new bachelor of arts degree in Nisga’a language fluency will…
B.C. watchdog investigates after man killed in police-involved shooting in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – One man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Abbotsford, British Columbia,…