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Vancouver firefighter sent to hospital after roof collapses during fire
VANCOUVER – A firefighter was injured after an aggressive fire in Vancouver’s downtown early Saturday…
‘Bunch of idiots’: Victim relatives query psychiatric releases, lawyers urge caution
VANCOUVER – Rebecca Mayrhofer said she felt “100 per cent frustrated” when she heard about…
Ibrahim Ali’s lawyer suggests person whose DNA was inside victim may not be killer
VANCOUVER – A defence lawyer at the Ibrahim Ali murder trial in British Columbia Supreme…
B.C. government, First Nations reach deal to reopen Joffre Lakes park
VICTORIA – The popular Joffre Lakes Provincial Park east of Pemberton, B.C., will reopen Monday…
Police identify both victims, elderly suspect in Chilliwack, B.C., shootings
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide detectives have identified two people found dead in a home in…
Vancouver council approves zoning to allow multiplex units in most neighbourhoods
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city has taken a “huge step” toward “housing attainability”…
B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious…
DNA match in Ibrahim Ali murder case as exact as identical twins, B.C. court is told
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial told the court she…
New B.C. law to regulate public drug use as possession near playgrounds is banned
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says new provincial legislation is in the works…
Former police chief to investigate release of suspect before Vancouver stabbing
LANGLEY, B.C. – Premier David Eby said Thursday he had a question after reading a…
B.C. Sikh referendum will ask if Indian diplomat was responsible for Nijjar killing
SURREY, B.C. – Organizers of an unofficial worldwide referendum on Punjabi independence have added a…
Canfor to build new manufacturing facility after closure of Houston, B.C., sawmill
Vancouver-based Canfor has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Houston, B.C., about…
U.K. man convicted for sex crimes involving girl from Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say a man has been convicted in the United Kingdom for…
WestJet union should apologize for trying to ‘silence’ free speech, Poilievre says
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the union representing WestJet cabin crew should apologize…
All former youth in care in B.C. now eligible for education tuition waivers: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia has expanded its tuition waiver program to include all former youth…
One arrested, two dead, as RCMP probe homicide in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., say they are investigating a double homicide. A…
The BBC says a Russian pilot tried to shoot down a British plane over the Black Sea last year
LONDON (AP) — A Russian pilot deliberately fired missiles at a Royal Air Force surveillance…
Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – Police say a Sikh high school student in Kelowna, B.C., was pepper…
B.C. facing wildfires through fall after hot, dry summer
VANCOUVER – Wildfire behaviour in British Columbia received a late-summer boost from higher than normal…
Man walked naked out of shower, found Mountie in his bedroom: lawsuit
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man who is suing the RCMP claims he walked naked…
Ibrahim Ali trial: DNA from cigarette matched samples from girl’s body, court is told
VANCOUVER – An RCMP expert testifying at Ibrahim Ali’s murder trial said the first DNA…
BC United loses MLA as Abbotsford South’s Bruce Banman bolts to Conservatives
VICTORIA – The political landscape in British Columbia shifted slightly Wednesday with the defection of…
Small plane with engine failure makes emergency landing on highway near Salmo, B.C.
SALMO, B.C. – Mounties in southeastern British Columbia say the pilot of a small plane…
Alberta adds $16M to fix up aging government-owned homes and put them back in use
CALGARY – Alberta is spending an extra $16 million to fix up aging government-owned affordable…