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City councillor, social worker Tanille Johnston running for NDP leadership
OTTAWA — Tanille Johnston, a social worker and city councillor for Campbell River, B.C., has…
British Columbia has tabled historic legislation to smoke out vaping advertising
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has tabled what it says is the first law…
All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers’ pickets in escalation
Job action by British Columbia public service workers is putting pressure on craft brewers, with…
Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election period
VANCOUVER — Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he…
Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS — A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of…
Murder was ‘unexpected’ by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER — A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence…
Conservative Rustad says private property rights, Indigenous title cannot coexist
VICTORIA — Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad says “Indigenous rights and private property…
Thieves rip ATM from West Kelowna, B.C., bank wall via machinery in attempted theft
WEST KELOWNA — Police in West Kelowna, B.C., are investigating after unknown suspects tried to…
Metro Vancouver reports 16% drop in per-capita greenhouse gas emissions
BURNABY — Metro Vancouver says its latest climate-action report shows per-capita greenhouse gas emissions have…
Man arrested after shooting incident near Surrey Police Service office
SURREY — The Surrey Police Service says a man has been arrested after allegedly firing…
Smith’s plan threatens ‘fragile’ consensus over development of B.C. coast: Eby
VICTORIA — Premier David Eby says a pipeline plan across northern B.C. by Alberta Premier…
Former B.C. lawyer planned murder of his client, Crown tells court
VANCOUVER — The Crown attorney in the first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops lawyer…
Potential dam failure ‘imminent,’ triggers evacuation alert for 14 B.C. properties
KAMLOOPS — An illegally built dam in front of a B.C. Interior lake threatens to…
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
VANCOUVER — Too many wildland firefighters “hang up their boots” in British Columbia as wages…
Man charged in shooting near Surrey, B.C., police building
SURREY — Police say a man is facing multiple charges after allegedly firing shots near…
Average asking rents drop for 12th straight month to $2,123 in September: report
TORONTO — Average asking rents in Canada fell 3.2 per cent in September from a…
Transportation Safety Board sending team to accident site near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH — The Transportation Safety Board says it’s sending a team of investigators to the…
B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction…
Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER — A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death…
Man charged for allegedly kicking, punching dog in public in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO — A Nanaimo, B.C., man has been charged for allegedly kicking and punching his…
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after…
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a…
Thousands of union members greeted MLAs outside B.C. legislature as it has resumed
VICTORIA — Thousands of union members representing different sectors filled the lawn outside the British…
Flu and COVID vaccines coming soon to BC pharmacies
Vaccines are free and available for everyone six months and older.