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Vancouver police say man who died after beanbag shooting had been asking for help
Vancouver police say a man who died after officers used a beanbag shotgun on Monday…
BCGEU resumes talks with government as other unions line up for deals
VANCOUVER – Contract talks have resumed between the B.C. government and the province’s largest public-sector…
Two B.C. blazes set to lose ‘wildfire of note’ status, but three remain
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service says two of the five blazes classified as “wildfires…
Man charged over four attacks in two Vancouver neighbourhoods
VANCOUVER – Police say a man has been charged over a series of attacks in…
Housing for drug users with mental health issues to be offered in Nanaimo
NANAIMO, B.C. – Substance users with serious mental health issues in Nanaimo are expected to…
$118M to support B.C. family doctors, keep clinics open until new pay model: Dix
VANCOUVER – Family doctors in British Columbia will be eligible for an average $25,000 each…
B.C. hospitality, tourism and liquor groups seek quick resolution to BCGEU job action
BURNABY, B.C. – Industry groups representing hospitality, tourism and liquor businesses in British Columbia are…
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER – Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has…
40 residents of Vancouver street camp accept accommodation: BC Housing
VANCOUVER – Forty people who were living in a street encampment on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside…
B.C. public-sector union says negotiations with government are back on
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s largest public-sector union says it has accepted the government’s invitation to…
Single mothers group challenges B.C. government stance on legal aid system
VANCOUVER – A three-day hearing has begun in British Columbia Supreme Court, with a group…
Driver in hospital as police probe speed, medical issues in deadly B.C. wedding crash
VANCOUVER – Police say the driver of an SUV that struck a wedding celebration in…
B.C. union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands
VANCOUVER – A union representing thousands of provincial government workers in British Columbia has escalated…
Four arrested after Vancouver police say guns found in encampment tent
Vancouver police say four men have been arrested after two guns were seized from a…
At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – Dozens of people have been left without a home after an apparent explosion…
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed
VANCOUVER – Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, B.C., is the latest emergency room in the…
B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
VANCOUVER – Delegates from the Nisga’a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss…
Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of Sept. 10 byelection
SURREY, B.C. – The candidate nomination period for the upcoming provincial byelection in Surrey South…
MLA John Rustad says he has “no animosity” toward BC Liberal Party after ouster
VICTORIA – A British Columbia MLA says he holds no animosity toward the BC Liberal…
BC Liquor Stores start rationing alcohol sales due to BCGEU strike
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Finance Ministry has announced that government-run liquor stores are implementing limits…
Vancouver police investigate three violent stranger attacks in Fairview neighbourhood
Vancouver police are investigating what they call a series of violent stranger assaults in the…
Greater Vancouver Zoo’s missing wolf Tempest is found safe, returned to pack
ALDERGROVE, B.C. – A wolf missing from a British Columbia zoo has been found safe…
‘Weak spot’ in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
VANCOUVER – Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling…
B.C. Liberals remove MLA John Rustad after ‘Celebrate CO2’ tweet
VICTORIA – The Opposition B.C. Liberals have removed MLA John Rustad from the party caucus…