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Ottawa announces $2.8 billion to settle remaining part of B.C. day scholar lawsuit
VANCOUVER – The federal government has come to a $2.8-billion agreement to settle a class-action…
Second officer dies in hospital after avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.
NELSON, B.C. – The second off-duty officer who was caught in an avalanche in the…
B.C. bank robbers’ ‘primary objective’ was to shoot and kill officers: police
SAANICH, B.C. – Twin brothers who died in a hail of gunfire outside a Victoria-area…
Police: Canadian bank robbers’ goal was to kill cops
SANICH, British Columbia (AP) — Twin brothers who died in a hail of gunfire last…
Civilian police investigator targets evasive Vancouver officers for further probe
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver police officers who punched and injured a drunken man won’t face…
Slide prompts Campbell River to declare state of emergency to protect public safety
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – The City of Campbell River, B.C., has declared a state of…
Eby promises $50M to help get fire-damaged wood to B.C. mills
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby is promising $50 million from the upcoming budget…
More universities reviewing honorary degrees given to Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
VANCOUVER – Six out of 10 universities confirm they’re reviewing honorary degrees given to retired…
B.C. officer who died in avalanche posthumously promoted to detective, funeral hears
NELSON, B.C. – The British Columbia constable who died in an avalanche last week has…
B.C. signs ‘historic’ deal with First Nation after court fight over treaty rights
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A B.C. First Nation and the province have signed what the…
Tech company Hootsuite lays off 7% of staff, names Irina Novoselsky new CEO
VANCOUVER – Social media technology company Hootsuite Inc. is laying off seven per cent of…
B.C. Mounties investigate criminal claims against tribal police officer
WHISTLER, B.C. – A British Columbia First Nation police service says RCMP are investigating allegations…
B.C. court tosses lawsuit alleging province broke rules to report emission targets
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has tossed out a lawsuit that accused the B.C.…
No injuries as Vancouver Island slide forces evacuation of two Campbell River condos
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Residents of two condominiums in Campbell River, B.C., spent the night…
UBC regrets handling of Turpel-Lafond, as she loses honour at different university
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia says it deeply regrets its handling of the…
Vancouver to fund plans to renew its embattled Chinatown neighbourhood
Vancouver councillors have unanimously approved funding for its Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan, in an attempt…
RCMP investigating after two bodies found inside Coldstream, B.C., home
VERNON, B.C. – An RCMP major crime unit has been called in to investigate after…
Residential school records needed to answer ‘hard questions’: special interlocutor
VANCOUVER – The fight is not over to find records that could answer “hard questions”…
B.C. promises $90M for innovative projects for forest-dependent communities
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The British Columbia government is promising up to $90 million over…
ICBC president Nicolas Jimenez leaves to take the top job at BC Ferries
VICTORIA – The president and CEO of the Insurance Corporation of B.C. is leaving to…
Newborn baby is one of three killed in highway crash in B.C.’s Interior
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – A newborn baby is among three people who died in a highway…
Officer who survived deadly avalanche making ‘incremental progress’: City of Nelson
NELSON, B.C. – The City of Nelson, B.C., says a police officer who suffered critical…
B.C. plans to streamline housing permit approval process to get more homes built
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is creating a single hub for developers to get…
Tentative contract reached for thousands of health support workers in B.C.
VICTORIA – Thousands of health-care support workers in British Columbia have a tentative contract agreement…