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Suspect in killing of Vancouver cabbie is recaptured after skipping bail
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Police say a 26-year-old man has been re-arrested after disappearing while on…
Suspect in B.C. extortion case is arrested and charged in California
LANGLEY — A man accused of being involved in an extortion investigation in British Columbia…
B.C. market to pay $750,000 over washroom videos that ended up on Russian porn site
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island grocery store has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a…
B.C. Mountie ordered to resign or be fired after vulgar group chats
A British Columbia Mountie convicted of discreditable conduct for making sexist comments in group chats…
B.C. backtracks on plan to cut pipeline tax values, saving ratepayers
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister says there will be no changes in the tax…
‘Awful cleanup’ ahead for poultry farmers in Abbotsford from flooding, says Eby
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby got a first-hand look at the “devastating” flooding…
Federal help with infrastructure is critical to trade, B.C. Premier Eby says
VANCOUVER — Federal government investment in provincial transportation infrastructure is crucial to avoid long-term impacts…
Ex-grocery executive, Jones, says customer is boss as he eyes B.C. Conservative job
VICTORIA — Former grocery executive Darrell Jones said he plans to apply lessons learned from…
B.C. says violent repeat offender scheme cuts police interactions by 50 per cent
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says its program targeting repeat, violent offenders has resulted…
B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
VANCOUVER — Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal…
Two new cases of chronic wasting disease confirmed in deer in B.C.’s Kootenay
VICTORIA — Two new cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in deer in…
Woman killed by fallen tree branch amid rain, wind warnings in parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER — A woman has been killed by a fallen tree limb in British Columbia’s…
Police seek suspect in two attempted abductions in Mission, B.C., within 24 hours
CHILLIWACK — Police in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia are warning the public to…
Additional charge laid against man connected to fatal Vancouver triple stabbing
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say the Crown has approved a third count of second-degree…
Man wanted by Calgary police on more than thirty charges arrested in B.C.
SURREY — A 39-year-old man wanted by Calgary police on more than thirty charges has…
Ovintiv signs on to Cedar LNG project as long-term customer
CALGARY — Ovintiv Inc. has signed on as a long-term customer for the Cedar LNG…
Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
ABBOTSFORD — The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends…
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
VANCOUVER — An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and…
Surrey, B.C., to open two municipal health clinics in 2026 to address shortage
SURREY — The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says residents are waiting too long for health…
How did Canada’s young people become its unhappiest generation?
VANCOUVER — As a teen growing up in Toronto, Bhavik Sharma imagined what life would…
Fraser Valley flood cleanup begins, as latest blast of rain swells B.C. rivers
The cleanup is starting in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley as water that flowed across the…
$50,000 fine, 10-year hunting ban issued after B.C. man illegally hunts wildlife
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says a man has been fined $50,000 for…
OneBC party split over staffer’s ‘disgusting’ views on Jews, says ex-leader Brodie
VICTORIA — British Columbia legislator Dallas Brodie, whose OneBC party has removed her as leader,…
One man arrested after a fatal stabbing in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD — Homicide investigators say a 35-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing…