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Small wildfire in Metro Vancouver regional park now under control
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a small wildfire sparked in a…
Opposition BC Liberals seek MLA pay freeze ahead of possible 10 per cent increase
VICTORIA – A call by the Opposition BC Liberals to freeze provincial politicians’ salaries as…
B.C. pharmacists welcome new prescription powers, but eye administrative burden
VANCOUVER – Pharmacists in British Columbia are welcoming an expansion of their powers to prescribe…
B.C. ombudsperson posts questionnaire for residents affected by 2021 fires, floods
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s ombudsperson is investigating how provincial government programs supported residents forced from…
Daily heat records tumble again in B.C., as drought conditions worsen
VANCOUVER – Unseasonable warmth over much of British Columbia is showing no sign of easing,…
Bear expert says B.C. attack on family was likely a rare ‘predaceous’ incident
VANCOUVER – An expert in bear behaviour says an attack on a family in northeastern…
B.C. Premier Horgan cites ‘multi-faceted’ crime approach amid debate about arrests
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan waded into British Columbia’s contentious crime debate Wednesday, saying he…
B.C. Premier Horgan heads to California for climate deal with West Coast governors
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier John Horgan is travelling to San Francisco for meetings with…
Vancouver police probe Komagata Maru vandalism, after smashing of Olympic cauldron
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating the vandalism of the Komagata Maru memorial on Vancouver’s downtown…
Man pleads guilty to killing three, including mother and brother in Langley, B.C.
VANCOUVER – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a man from Langley, B.C., has pleaded…
B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER – An environmental group is in court accusing the British Columbia government of failing…
How ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Loretta Lynn got her big break in Vancouver chicken coop
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is a long way from the Appalachian coal fields, but the…
Bear attacks family in B.C., then guards two gravely injured women from rescue: RCMP
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – Police say two women are critically injured after a black bear…
B.C. attorney general says increasing arrests to fight violent crime won’t work
VICTORIA – More arrests are “futile,” British Columbia’s attorney general says as he rebuffed criticism…
Crews battle out-of-control wildfire in regional park in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A regional park in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland has been closed since…
New rules coming for mortgage brokers following B.C.’s money laundering probe
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is bringing in new laws to replace the outdated…
Small wildfire in Metro Vancouver regional park no longer burning out of control
COQUITLAM, B.C. – The Metro Vancouver Regional District says a small wildfire sparked in a…
Vancouver home sales down 46% from last Sept., 10% from August: board
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says September’s home sales dropped by…
Scientists have developed a technique to restore kelp forests for future generations
VANCOUVER – For Liam Coleman, scuba diving in B.C. waters is like taking a weightless…
B.C. bolsters mental health and substance use services for inmates leaving jail
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has announced inmates struggling with mental health and substance…
Canada’s first pledge ceremony to King Charles opens fall agenda at B.C. legislature
VICTORIA – A newly elected member of British Columbia’s legislature became Canada’s first politician to…
B.C. study links policy changes and logging patterns, shows targeting of old growth
VANCOUVER – The worsening effects of climate change are compounding the historical loss of British…
B.C. Electoral Boundaries Commission proposes to add six new ridings
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Electoral Boundaries Commission has released a preliminary report that recommends the…
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils
VANCOUVER – Tatyanna Harrison’s 21st birthday would have been on Sept. 29. Her mother described…