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One dead, one in custody following fatal stabbing at home in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – One man is dead and another is in police custody following a…
Family of man who died after Vancouver police beanbag shooting seeks inquest
VANCOUVER – The family of a man who died in custody last week after Vancouver…
Auditor general says B.C. government should adjust bookkeeping method
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general is defending his criticism of the provincial government over…
B.C. wildfires scorch area well below average, but hot September poses threat
CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Forests Minister Katrine Conroy says it’s been a below-average wildfire season…
Lululemon reports Q2 revenue up as inventories higher, international sales climb
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. says revenue climbed 29 per cent in the second quarter…
Omicron vaccine available to most in B.C. by end of October, say Dix and Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor and health minister say most residents should expect to…
‘Sacred mission’: Dozens of Chinese Canadian groups echo Beijing on Taiwan
VANCOUVER – When a group of Canadian parliamentarians recently announced plans to visit Taiwan, Beijing’s…
B.C. club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
VANCOUVER – Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested…
Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage
VANCOUVER – The union that represents E-Comm 911 emergency service dispatchers in British Columbia is…
Auditor general raises doubts about B.C.’s books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general has raised doubts about the accuracy of the province’s…
Pat McGeer, B.C. Social Credit cabinet minister, brain scientist, athlete, dies at 95
VICTORIA – Pat McGeer, a Princeton University-educated polymath who held several cabinet posts in British…
Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by B.C. public-sector union
VANCOUVER – The head of a group representing British Columbia’s restaurant and bar industry says…
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance ‘investment’ as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan said he was heartbroken by the recent death of an…
B.C. posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22, in contrast with big deficit forecast
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public accounts have registered a surplus of $1.3 billion, in sharp…
Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike
VANCOUVER – An Alaska-bound cruise ship set sail from Vancouver Monday after an almost daylong…
B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant’s death while waiting for ambulance
BARRIÈRE, B.C. – The mayor of a small community in British Columbia’s southern Interior is…
B.C. sets up $60-million back-to-school affordability fund for families
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it wants to ease the burden of…
Man dies hours after shooting outside Surrey, B.C. home
SURREY, B.C. – One man has died the day after a late night shooting in…
Former B.C. cabinet minister Rich Coleman announces run for mayor of Langley
LANGLEY, B.C. – Former provincial politician Rich Coleman has announced his bid to become the…
Multiple ferry delays after man arrested aboard vessel in Nanaimo, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. – BC Ferries has cancelled multiple sailings and delayed several others following a…
Bonnie Henry backs B.C.’s COVID-19 school plan, rejects mask mandate as ‘blunt tool’
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, is defending the province’s back-to-school…
Baby B.C. boy gets naloxone and survives overdose on first birthday, police say
KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a baby boy in Kelowna, B.C., has survived a suspected…
B.C. cannabis stores close, lay off staff as job action prevents pot deliveries
Some of British Columbia’s cannabis stores say they’re shutting their doors and laying off staff…
Activists face arrest but push on with ‘Hong Kong parliament’ plan, hatched in Canada
VANCOUVER – Activists who launched a plan in Canada to elect an unofficial “Hong Kong…