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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…
B.C.’s Health Minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s health minister says he supports Ottawa’s decision to temporarily require people…
Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight
RICHMOND, B.C. – Mounties at Vancouver International Airport are investigating a threat made to a…
Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital
VICTORIA – Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning when…
Noah arcs back to top of B.C. baby name list for first time since 2007, usurps Olivia
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health ministry says Noah is poised to be the most popular…
Avalanche Canada extends warning into Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A special avalanche warning is in placeuntil Monday for wilderness areasthroughout most…
Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements…
‘It’s going to change the Bugaboos forever’: large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire
INVERMERE, B.C. – Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial…
Throw out ‘misconceptions’ and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash
KELOWNA, B.C. – An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus…
Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. – Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an…
No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that…
Tiny Protection Island, off Nanaimo, B.C., wary as large cougar moves in
NANAIMO, B.C. – A large cougar is prowling a tiny but densely populated island just…
U.S. Coast Guard rescues man, two dogs, from stricken sailboat off Vancouver Island
VICTORIA – A sailor and his two dogs are recovering on Vancouver Island thanks to…
The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending
VANCOUVER – It’s been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one…
B.C. boosts funds to agency that handles disputes between landlords and tenants
VICTORIA – British Columbia is beefing up its residential housing agency that resolves tenant-landlord disputes…
Flood watches lifted in B.C., but Environment Canada forecasts more rain
VANCOUVER – No weather warnings were posted across British Columbia for the first time in…
From smart homes to connected cars, new tools of domestic abuse make escape harder
VANCOUVER – A phone, a smart home, a digitally connected car — these are the…
B.C. sets age limits to boost safety for young workers in hazardous jobs
VICTORIA – Amendments to British Columbia’s Employment Standards Regulation take effect on Jan. 1, as…
B.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India: cousin
KELOWNA, B.C. – Truck driver Kalwinder Singh says he knows the Okanagan Connector well, and…
B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s transportation minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed…
CBSA detainee dies in custody on Christmas Day in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Border officials say a detainee at an immigration holding centre in Surrey,…
Rain, snow run-off raise flood concerns in parts of B.C., as king tide peaks
VANCOUVER – The peak of a so-called king tide has passed without major damage in…
Quake lightly felt in Haida Gwaii, Masset, Port Clements, and Skidegate
A minor earthquake rattled British Columbia early Saturday morning. Earthquakes Canada reported the 4.7 magnitude…
A travel nightmare before Christmas in Vancouver as ice hits bridges, SkyTrain line
VANCOUVER – Both the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges over the Fraser River were…