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Mother of B.C. teen who died calls out social media algorithms for pushing self-harm
VANCOUVER — Chelsey Whittingham remembers her daughter as a loving, driven, funny 13-year-old, who enjoyed…
Body of murderer who escaped after 35 years in prison is found in B.C. waters
VICTORIA — The Correctional Service of Canada says the body of an inmate who escaped…
B.C. nurses issue strike notice as they reach ‘breaking point,’ union president says
British Columbia’s nurses have reached a “breaking point” with burnout, the rising threat of violence…
Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death, warn public about contact with bats
TORONTO — Doctors are urging people to seek medical attention if they have any contact…
B.C. natural gas leak caused by crews hitting misidentified pipeline: TSB report
GATINEAU — A federal investigation has found the puncture of a natural gas pipeline in…
Six missing after marine rescue in waters of Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER — Search and rescue officials in British Columbia say six people are still believed…
Police looking for inmate missing from Vancouver Island minimum security prison
VICTORIA — Police on Vancouver Island say they’re on the hunt for an inmate who…
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. ‘condo bailout’ blocking ‘a price correction’
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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa’s proposal to…
Shooting in Surrey, B.C., leaves man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., say they’ve arrested a man after an overnight shooting…
Fatal crash between motorcycle and sedan reported on Highway 1 west of Chase, B.C.
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CHASE, B.C. — Police in the British Columbia Interior say a motorcycle rider is dead…
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province’s ‘really big fish’
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will…
Beyond the gold rush: Totem poles at the Chilkoot Trail mark route’s long history
Two carved cedar totems now flank either side of the Canadian end of the Chilkoot…
B.C. jury rejects explanations of ex-husband, guilty of murdering Tatjana Stefanski
Vitali Stefanski said he had answers for many of the circumstances surrounding the death of…
Water alert lifted for Vancouver Island community after main repaired
PORT RENFREW — Residents of the Vancouver Island community of Port Renfrew can resume regular…
Metro Vancouver names team for independent review of wastewater plant project
VANCOUVER — An independent team has been announced for the review of the North Shore…
‘You should believe me’: B.C. murder suspect says ex-wife’s death was like a suicide
The ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski, who is accused of stabbing her to death in rural…
Eby says condo buy-up is not a bailout, and won’t aid City of Vancouver developers
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VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said a joint federal-B.C. plan to buy unsold…
B.C. government marks 5 years since heat dome killed hundreds
VANCOUVER — A stifling heat dome that sat over much of British Columbia five years…
Evacuations in B.C. amid risk of ‘outburst’ from glacier lake
SQUAMISH — The risk of flooding from a melting glacier that led to two dozen…
Yukon man who killed wife and acquaintance dies in B.C. prison
ABBOTSFORD — A man who began a shooting rampage by killing his ex-wife in her…
Deliberate hyperventilation technique linked to mental break before police standoff
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CHILLIWACK — A British Columbia judge has sentenced a man to about 75 days in…
Police officer in New Westminster, B.C., charged with breach of trust
NEW WESTMINSTER — A Metro Vancouver police officer has been charged with two counts of…
Carney says B.C. condo buyout proposal is about affordability, not bailouts
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OTTAWA — Converting British Columbia’s glut of unsold condos into affordable housing is about supporting…
Sex offender linked to woman’s disappearance dies in B.C., 28 years into sentence
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A violent sex offender who was also suspected in the disappearance…