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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…
Protection coming for large tract of threatened grassland south of Kamloops, B.C.
VANCOUVER – More than 60 square kilometres of at-risk grassland in British Columbia’s southern Interior…
Western premiers disappointed by delay to federal bail reform on repeat offenders
WHISTLER, B.C. – Premiers from Western Canada said Tuesday they are “extremely disappointed” in the…
B.C. agrees to delay ending immigration detention in correctional centres
VICTORIA – British Columbia has agreed to give Canada’s border agency more time to come…
B.C. to provide up to 8,000 free air conditioners to low-income and vulnerable people
British Columbia will provide up to 8,000 free portable air-conditioning units to keep vulnerable people…
Apparent new orca calf spotted in endangered pod near British Columbia
SEATTLE (AP) — A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale…
Expanded restrictions in Vancouver to stop spread of damaging Japanese beetle
VANCOUVER – It’s flying season for the Japanese beetle, which has prompted expanded restrictions on…
Vancouver Chinatown condo project is approved after years of controversy
Vancouver’s development permit board has approved a controversial nine-storey residential tower in the heart of…
Wildfire above Highway 99 in West Vancouver now ‘held’ after route closed Monday
VANCOUVER – Traffic was moving again as crews worked quickly to corral a brush fire…
B.C. moved ahead with ending letter grades despite parent, teacher, student concerns
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Ministry of Education went ahead with plans to do away with…
David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP
VANCOUVER – There will not be an early provincial election in British Columbia despite resounding…
First Nations in B.C. call on minister to resign over horrific child abuse case
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – For months, an Indigenous boy and his little sister were subjected to…
B.C. shells out $12M for four new animal shelters across province as demand rises
VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier David Eby hung out with some dogs while announcing $12 million…
Groups decry ‘punitive,’ ‘coercive’ drug policies amid worsening overdose crisis
VANCOUVER – A coalition of eight advocacy groups is decrying Canada’s “devastating” drug policy that…
Recent lightning strikes carpet northeast B.C., as active wildfire count climbs
VANCOUVER – Wildfire crews in northeastern British Columbia are keeping an anxious lookout after a…
Advocates urge B.C. leaders to halt planned evictions at Abbotsford, B.C., tent camp
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Two British Columbia organizations that speak on behalf of vulnerable residents have…