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Decriminalization begins in B.C. as coroners service releases overdose death data
VANCOUVER – Decriminalization of people with small amounts of illegal drugs for their own use…
Greater Vancouver home sales to flatten while prices inch up, forecast says
VANCOUVER – Home sales in Greater Vancouver are predicted to stay in line with last…
By the numbers for British Columbia’s overdose crisis
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner released overdose figures for 2022, showing 2,272 residents died…
General Motors to invest US$650 million in Lithium Americas
VANCOUVER – General Motors Co. has signed a deal to invest US$650 million in Vancouver-based…
Vancouver elementary school to dump name of lord linked to Boer War, other atrocities
VANCOUVER – Members of the Vancouver School Board have voted unanimously to support the renaming…
Fraser Valley bus drivers give strike notice, could stop collecting fares Thursday
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The union representing transit bus drivers in B.C.’s Fraser Valley has given…
Const. Nicole Chan feared never working at VPD again after hospital stint: sergeant
BURNABY, B.C. – Const. Nicole Chan believed she would never return to work at the…
Data on B.C.’s drug decriminalization plan to be publicly available on dashboard
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s plan to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use…
Janus Henderson Investors to oppose Ritchie Bros. deal to buy IAA
VANCOUVER – A second investment manager is voicing its opposition to a plan by Ritchie…
What to know about B.C. decriminalizing possession of drugs for personal use
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is introducing a policy of decriminalization on Tuesday as part of…
Five-foot fence post thrown at Vancouver city bus window, police say
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating after a five-foot metal fence…
Stolen licence plate leads to drug trafficking charges for Vernon, B.C., man
VERNON, B.C. – Mounties in B.C.’s Interior say a Vernon man has been charged for…
B.C. boy handcuffed, mother says children’s hospital should have been safe space
VANCOUVER – The mother of a 12-year-old Indigenous boy who was handcuffed by police at…
129 neglected cattle seized from B.C. property with ‘numerous’ dead animals: SPCA
CAWSTON, B.C. – Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a…
B.C. health minister Dix ‘delighted’ premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s “delighted” Canada’s premiers are set to meet…
FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
SURREY, B.C. – FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First…
B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would…
Western Forest Products’ Port Alberni, B.C., mill closes as company seeks viable path
VANCOUVER – More than 100 workers in Port Alberni are the latest forest industry employees…
Latest Canfor restructuring affects nearly 500 mill workers in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corporation says as many as 157 employees face layoffs in one northern…
Mayor frustrated by B.C’s ‘unfair’ request for more info on Surrey policing shift
VICTORIA – The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says the province is being “unfair” by requesting…
Chorus of support has Vancouver folk fest board reviewing cancellation, letter says
VANCOUVER – A groundswell of support for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival has its board…
B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to give life-saving notice
VICTORIA – Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia…
House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A First Nations house post is being returned to its home…
Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER – The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems and equipment in…