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B.C. retracts plan to scrap individualized autism funding
VICTORIA – A government plan to phase out individualized funding for children diagnosed with autism…
Snowfall warnings, storm watches issued for southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a dozen snowfall warnings or winter storm watches for…
B.C. forecasts surplus of $5.7 billion, but ‘shock rebound’ may not last: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s budget forecast shows a surplus of $5.7 billion, dwarfing the previous…
Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner’s inquest
VICTORIA – The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer…
Crews find wreckage of fatal B.C. plane crash, TSB team deployed to the site
PORT HARDY, B.C. – The wreckage of a Cessna float plane has been found in…
Gang dispute believed to be behind double murder in Coquitlam, B.C.: police
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say they believe the shooting deaths of two…
B.C. ready to cancel surgeries as respiratory cases flood overcrowded hospitals
VICTORIA – Plans to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses by cancelling surgeries are…
Search on after float plane with three aboard crashes into B.C. bay
PORT HARDY, B.C. – A search is underway in Strachan Bay on British Columbia’s central…
BC Children’s Hospital triages patients from E/R due to respiratory illness spike
VANCOUVER – The BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver says it’s triaging less serious patients from…
B.C. Human Rights Tribunal awards $150,000 in child welfare discrimination case
VANCOUVER – An Afro-Indigenous woman has been awarded $150,000 in compensation by the British Columbia…
B.C. Premier Eby promises $230M in police funding for RCMP vacancies, new hires
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will spend $230 million over…
B.C. New Democrat housing legislation moves toward third reading after Tuesday votes
VICTORIA – The first two pieces of legislation proposed by Premier David Eby are expected…
B.C. man convicted of killing his four- and six-year-old daughters denied appeal
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia man who killed his two young daughters on Christmas Day…
Robbery, chase, shooting, crash and police response cause mayhem in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A search is underway for two people linked to a violent series…
Unexplained wealth orders will make life harder for B.C. criminals: compliance expert
VANCOUVER – Plans by the British Columbia government to confiscate suspected proceeds of crime with…
Vancouver city council approves funding for more police, mental-health nurses
Vancouver City Council approved up to $16 million for 100 new police and 100 mental-health…
Woman shot dead in Prince Rupert, B.C., murder-suicide worked for Children’s Ministry
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – British Columbia officials including Premier David Eby have paid tribute to…
B.C. auditor highlights costs of 2021 disasters, pandemic relief payments
VICTORIA – An annual report from British Columbia’s auditor general says the province is owed…
Eby announces dedicated B.C. housing ministry, as Opposition seeks audit of providers
VICTORIA – The housing crisis in British Columbia will receive the attention of a dedicated…
B.C. ‘doing everything’ it can to stop bird flu, minister says, as infections spread
VICTORIA – Farmers in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are facing “intense disease pressure” from an…
B.C. premier wins labour praise for poking Ontario, rejecting notwithstanding clause
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s new premier won enthusiastic approval from delegates to a BC Federation…
Canada’s tourism spending may recover sooner than expected: Destination Canada
VANCOUVER – Tourism spending in Canada is expected to recover sooner than previously anticipated. Destination…
Deadly shooting in Prince Rupert, B.C., mall was an isolated incident: RCMP
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Prince Rupert RCMP say a 44-year-old man is believed to have…
B.C. government to bring in rental changes, supply laws to boost housing
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced sweeping changes to boost the housing supply,…