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Two die in house fire at Comox, B.C.; cause of blaze under investigation
COMOX, B.C. – Emergency officials say two people are dead after a house fire in…
B.C.’s blue box recycling system to accept more items, primarily single-use plastics
VICTORIA – British Columbia is increasing the types of items it accepts for recycling in…
Pigeon wearing meth backpack caught at B.C. prison, says officers’ union president
VANCOUVER – A prison union spokesman says a pigeon carrying a miniature backpack filled with…
Predicted surge in patients prompts B.C. to reopen hospital emergency centres
VANCOUVER – As the number of patients in British Columbia hospitals spikes, with the typical…
He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver’s camper community
VANCOUVER – At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking…
Composer Joseph Koo, linked to ‘Golden Era’ of Hong Kong culture, dies in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Renowned composer Joseph Koo, whose music helped form the soundtrack for what his…
B.C. yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s health minister says hospitals haven’t yet seen the bump of COVID-19…
B.C. boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes med in Hollywood weight fad
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has expanded PharmaCare coverage of four drugs used to treat diabetes,…
No charges for Abbotsford, B.C., officer in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun
VICTORIA – The BC Prosecution Service says no charges will be laid against an Abbotsford,…
Rule requiring negative COVID test before Chinese flights takes effect
VANCOUVER – Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence…
Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ‘momentous,’ says chair
VICTORIA – An increase in provincial government funding will allow the British Columbia Human Rights…
Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules
VANCOUVER – Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be…
Lawsuit says British Columbia zoo negligent in black bear mauling of toddler’s arm
VANCOUVER – A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled after…
Vancouver market takes ‘wait and see’ approach as Dec. sales fall 52% from year ago
Greater Vancouver ended 2022 with another month of prospective homebuyers taking a “wait and see”…
911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER – The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022…
Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says…
B.C. becomes first province to require three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period…
U.S. family on ski trip finds lost bag at Vancouver’s airport on their way home
RICHMOND, B.C. – Robyn Fant and her family found their final missing suitcase among a…
B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million…
‘Big year’ for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
VANCOUVER – In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy…
Man, 70, dies following New Year’s Eve house fire in East Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 70-year-old man has died following a house fire on New Year’s Eve…
Premiers’ New Year’s messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living
VANCOUVER – Premiers across the country used their New Year’s messages to emphasize everything from…
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
VANCOUVER – People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside roam…
Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were splashed with chemical liquid
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria are looking for more potential victims or witnesses after a…