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Police working to identify person found dead in fire at restaurant in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – One person is dead after a fire at a restaurant in Kamloops,…
Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows
VANCOUVER – Ken Tung says he recently helped a new arrival from Hong Kong find…
Urgent recommendation calls for inspection of Canadian-made De Havilland Otter planes
VANCOUVER – Aviation regulators in Canada and the United States are being urged to order…
New storm approaches B.C., as province cleans up after first powerful fall tempest
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says electricity has been restored to most of its more than…
A list of starred Vancouver restaurants in the Michelin Guide’s 2nd Canadian edition
VANCOUVER – The Michelin Guide has deemedeight Vancouver restaurants each worthy of a coveted culinary…
Michelin Guide lands in Vancouver with eight stars for eight eateries
VANCOUVER – The Michelin Guide has deemed eight Vancouver restaurants each worthy of one of…
B.C. wife of ISIS fighter is released on bail, pending peace bond hearing
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia woman who was repatriated to Canada from a detention…
Canfor sees income drop, revenues stay steady in Q3
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. saw its net income drop by almost 60 per centin the…
New B.C. premier Eby to be sworn in Nov. 18, with Liberals and Greens decrying delay
VICTORIA – David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia’s new premier on Nov.…
B.C. woman grateful for breast milk donations wants to give back
VANCOUVER – A smooth pregnancy had Cindy Li dreaming of motherhood. But when she suddenly…
Teck Resources cuts guidance for steelmaking coal; outage continues at Elkview mine
One day after announcing it will exit the oilsands business by selling its stake in…
Telus International to acquire WillowTree for US$1.225 billion, including debt
VANCOUVER – Telus International, a spin-off from Telus Corp., says it is acquiring full-service digital…
British-Chinese cultural mash-up may explain B.C.’s fondness for Halloween fireworks
Vancouver historian and artist Michael Kluckner remembers saving up his pocket money as a child…
Fireworks are a tradition on Halloween in B.C., but many cities regulate them
VANCOUVER – On Halloween, many residents in British Columbia bring out the fireworks. Experts say…
Arson suspected as police vehicles, ambulance torched in B.C. fire
SMITHERS, B.C. – RCMP say four RCMP vehicles and an ambulance were significantly damaged or…
B.C. premier-designate David Eby meets lieutenant-governor before transition
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s incoming premier David Eby has been asked by the province’s lieutenant-governor…
B.C. poised to recognize Indigenous communities’ right to provide child welfare
VICTORIA – A proposed overhaul of legislation would make British Columbia the first province in…
West Fraser Timber earnings decline due to inflation, supply chain pressures
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. says its earnings declined to $216 million in the…
Funeral march and service at Olympic Oval for Const. Shaelyn Yang: RCMP
VANCOUVER – Mounties say a regimental funeral will be held next Wednesday for British Columbia…
Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought
VANCOUVER – An atmospheric river packing “narrow bands of heavy precipitation” is forecast for parts…
Lengthy pandemic closure ends for B.C. park straddling Washington state border
VANCOUVER – One of British Columbia’s last remaining COVID-19 closures has finally been lifted. Peace…
Vancouver police chief’s gift rejected at tense Indigenous ceremony
BELLA BELLA, B.C. – Tension reached a high point during a trauma-healing ceremony when a…
Vancouver council approves UN declaration on Indigenous rights strategy
Vancouver council has passed an Indigenous rights strategy that it says will make the city…
Three new B.C. Supreme Court judges in Vancouver, another raised to appeal court
VANCOUVER – The federal government has appointed three new judges to the British Columbia Supreme…