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Evacuation alert remains for Kelowna, B.C., residents near Knox Mountain wildfire
KELOWNA – Emergency crews in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re still working to contain a wildfire…
Kelowna Mounties assisting with evacuation efforts as crews battle wildfire
KELOWNA – A wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C. that spurred the evacuation of…
Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
VANCOUVER – Major groups representing businesses across Canada sounded the alarm on Saturday over the…
Magnitude 4.1 quake shakes west of Port Clements, B.C.
PORT CLEMENTS, B.C. – A minor earthquake has been recorded off the coast of Graham…
Skin lesions on endangered killer whales are getting worse, study says
VANCOUVER – Southern resident killer whales are increasingly suffering from skin diseases that leave large…
Possible B.C. port strike will spare cruise ships, employers say
VANCOUVER – A possible strike by British Columbia port workers will not disrupt cruise ships…
Union for SkyTrain workers reaches tentative five-year deal with BC Rapid Transit
BURNABY, B.C. – The union for more than 1,000 employees of Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain service…
Rescuers praise teen hiker Esther Wang, found safe after two days lost in B.C. park
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A teenage hiker who emerged safe from a forest more than…
B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report
VICTORIA – Critical strategy shifts are urgently needed to cut the risk of catastrophic wildfires…
RCMP says Lytton wildfire probe still active, two years after village’s destruction
LYTTON, B.C. – Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of…
New Chinese Canadian Museum opens its doors in historic Vancouver Chinatown building
VANCOUVER – When the Chinese Exclusion Act came into effect in 1923, it didn’t just…
B.C. health authority issues drug alert after benzodiazepines found in vape juice
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority has issued a public warning after it…
Safety board to investigate accident at Metro Vancouver’s Boundary Bay Airport
DELTA, B.C. – Transportation Safety Board investigators have been deployed following an accident involving a…
RCMP say several people have life-threatening injuries after crash on Highway 93
RADIUM HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – Police say a serious head-on collision has closed Highway 93…
B.C. staff who failed to check on two abused foster children lose jobs: ministry
Staff members at the British Columbia Children’s Ministry who failed to check on two Indigenous…
Canadian Chamber of Commerce wants B.C. port strike averted, cites economic impact
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it is “deeply disturbed” the British Columbia…
Reconciliation sparks a reckoning for Canada Day fireworks displays
VANCOUVER – Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation on Vancouver Island says he’s…
Searchers look for B.C. teen missing in provincial park since Tuesday
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – A helicopter, a drone and teams of rescuers from across the…
Emergency department reopens after man shot dead by police in B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. – The Fraser Health authority says the emergency department at a Hope, B.C.,…
Man dies after being shot by police at B.C. hospital
HOPE, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who…
$500M fund in B.C. to help non-profits buy rental buildings, keep rent affordable
VICTORIA – A $500-million rental-protection fund that will help non-profit groups purchase rental buildings has…
B.C. to launch website to book appointments with pharmacists to treat minor ailments
VANCOUVER – In an attempt to ease some of the pressure on British Columbia’s health-care…
Eby ‘profoundly worried’ as B.C. port union issues strike notice covering 7,400 staff
VANCOUVER – Federal ministers and British Columbia Premier David Eby are urging the province’s port…
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., probe theft of German shepherd puppies
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP are investigating the theft of 10 German shepherd puppies from…