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Man who swerved car near pro-Palestinian protester arrested for assault: Victoria PD
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria have arrested a man they say accelerated his car towards…
Vancouver home sales rise in November as newly listed properties add to supply
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouversays home sales ticked up last month…
Atmospheric river storm to bring heavy rain to southern B.C., Environment Canada says
VICTORIA – Environment Canada says a heavy rain storm it’s calling an atmospheric river is…
Father, 13-year-old son, victims in Richmond, B.C. double homicide, investigators say
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 13-year-old boy and his…
Port Moody police tabbed to investigate West Vancouver mayor’s 2022 campaign finances
VICTORIA – A British Columbia municipal police department is investigating the campaign finances of West…
Thousands of trees will be felled in Vancouver’s Stanley Park due to moth infestation
VANCOUVER – The quiet of Stanley Park’s forests has been splintered as chainsaws roar in…
Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an ‘innocent’
VANCOUVER – The 13-year-old girl who Ibrahim Ali is accused of murdering in a British…
B.C. urges people to prepare for atmospheric river bearing down on south coast
VICTORIA – A bulletin has been issued warning residents in southwestern British Columbia to prepare…
CSIS to probe B.C. office after allegations of rape, harassment and toxic workplace
VANCOUVER – Canada’s spy agency has launched a workplace assessment of its British Columbia office…
RCMP issue warning about deadly toxic drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP have issued a warning about high-potency drugs circulating in Surrey, B.C.,…
B.C. launching four-year study on how e-scooters fit into transport system
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has launched another study to decide how e-scooters fit…
Crash kills Kamloops, B.C., university student, athletic director says
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Mounties in B.C.’s southern Interior say they’re investigating a multi-vehicle crash that…
Can Canadian downtowns find new purpose in a post-office era?
VANCOUVER – Kay Matthews doesn’t mince words when asked about the state of businesses fighting…
Police in Vancouver, B.C., probe ‘mysterious’ fentanyl poisoning
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver say they’re investigating how a man mysteriously fell ill from…
Cracks in job market grow as BoC succeeds at slowing economy to a near halt
OTTAWA – Canada’s unemployment rate continues to trend higher as the Bank of Canada’s steep…
Ocean noise strategy delayed, but whale report by military may sound out path forward
VANCOUVER – Marine scientist Kieran Cox calls it “probably the most pervasive, unregulated pollutant in…
Overdoses the leading cause of death in B.C. for those aged for 10 to 59: coroner
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroner says the toxic and unregulated drug supply has claimed more…
Housing dominates B.C. legislative session with next election less than a year away
VICTORIA – Politicians left British Columbia’s legislature Thursday after passing a series of housing-focused laws…
B.C. files application for Canada’s first unexplained wealth order, minister says
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained…
Court falls silent for two minutes in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali fell silent for…
A ‘predator’ at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture
VANCOUVER – A rookie surveillance officer with Canada’s spy agency and another officer decades her…
B.C. Human Rights Commissioner examines care and rights of vulnerable adults in B.C.
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia law that allows certain agencies to take over the affairs…
CSIS whistleblowers faced hurdles seeking justice and telling their stories
VANCOUVER – Canadian Security Intelligence Service employees who say the agency’s British Columbia office is…
B.C. finds solution for religious ban on assistance in dying at St. Paul’s Hospital
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has announced a workaround to help those who want…