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Fear for B.C.’s endangered orcas after U.S. boat sinks with 10,000 litres of fuel
VICTORIA – A fishing boat that sank with nearly 10,000 litres of fuel on board…
BCWS predicts stable forecast following persistent lightning strikes across province
VANCOUVER – A spokesperson for the BC Wildfire Service says 80 per cent of the…
High risk sex offender found, rearrested in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A high risk sex offender who disappeared from his halfway house has been…
Winds expected to cause wildfire to spread in southeastern B.C.: BC Wildfire Service
VANCOUVER – The BC Wildfire Service is warning that gusty winds will likely cause a…
BC General Employees’ Union issues strike notice on behalf of 33,000 public servants
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing about 33,000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency…
B.C. Premier John Horgan calls byelection in Surrey South on Sept. 10
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia Premier John Horgan has called a byelection for the Surrey…
Evacuation orders rescinded as wildfire burns along B.C. Highway 3
An evacuation alert has been rescinded for about two dozen properties near a stretch of…
B.C. ‘clear’ there’s not enough housing as Vancouver encampment ordered dismantled
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s acting attorney general says the province was “clear” with Vancouver officials…
Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser slide zone
VANCOUVER – Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon are making their way over a…
MP warns of repeating AIDS stigma with monkeypox, as Feds announce funding
Vancouver Centre member of Parliament Hedy Fry has warned about stigmatization in the battle against…
Charges in machete attack that seriously injured two in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – An appeal for information about a suspect in a machete attack on two…
Assault charge laid after Vancouver police say officers were ‘swarmed’ by crowd
VANCOUVER – Police say a charge of assault with a weapon has been laid against…
Firefighters brace for lightning, high winds across southern Interior as storms loom
PENTICTON, B.C. – Residents of the British Columbia community of Olalla are now allowed to…
‘Transformative’ change possible, says Anjali Appadurai, 2nd NDP leadership candidate
VICTORIA – A former federal election candidate who describes herself as a human rights and…
Amanda Todd sextortion case sets precedent, but more needs to be done, experts say
VANCOUVER – The conviction of Aydin Coban for the “sextortion” of British Columbia teenager Amanda…
Sentencing hearing for man convicted in Amanda Todd case set for September
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A sentencing hearing for a Dutch national convicted of harassing and…
Former B.C. New Democrat leader and B.C. member of Parliament Bob Skelly dies
VANCOUVER – Former British Columbia New Democratic Party leader Bob Skelly has died at the…
Little change to Vancouver downtown street encampment as residents wonder where to go
VANCOUVER – It was difficult to see any difference had been made to the tent…
Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates cheer large returns to B.C. waters
VICTORIA – The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for…
Drones tackle Okanagan blaze as cool weather helps bring B.C. wildfires under control
PENTICTON – Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire burning in British Columbia’s…
Coroner’s report shows 16 suspected heat deaths linked to recent B.C. hot spell
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Coroners Service is reporting 16 suspected heat-related deaths in late…
West Fraser cuts production, mill shifts in B.C. for loss of 147 jobs
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is cutting a shift at three…
Bodies burned in Summerland car linked to crash 300 km away: police
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say there is a connection between the discovery…
As Vancouver begins removing tent encampment, residents wonder where they should go
VANCOUVER – A resident of a street encampment in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside watched Tuesday as…