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British Columbia introduces online auto insurance renewals
VICTORIA – Motorists in British Columbia will soon have the option to renew their auto…
Protesters broke through RCMP barricades, causing highway closure near Pacific Border
SURREY, B.C. – The main route to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey was…
RCMP investigate suspected homicide of Nanaimo man found dead Saturday
NANAIMO, B.C. – Police say they are investigating after a man was found dead at…
Flower supply chain issues prompt some B.C. buyers to look local
VANCOUVER – It was stubbornness that led a family farm on Vancouver Island to keep…
Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent
VICTORIA – Nine COVID-19 outbreaks at seniors’ care homes in British Columbia have been declared…
B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown
VANCOUVER – The oldest building in Vancouver’s Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum.…
Final evacuation orders lifted in Old Fort, B.C., years after landslides
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Final evacuation orders have been lifted for an area of…
B.C. lawyer for Crown says stay application in old-growth logging case is flawed
NANAIMO, B.C. – A lawyer for the Crown says a court application asking for a…
B.C. reports 867 people hospitalized due to COVID; will no longer record active cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials are reporting five new deaths due to COVID-19 bringing…
Lack of powder silences Vancouver’s historic Nine O’Clock Gun indefinitely
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver parks board says the city’s historic Nine O’Clock Gun is being…
Commercial flight diverted in high-speed chase in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say a man has been charged following a high-speed chase that…
B.C., Alberta backcountry users warned of avalanche dangers
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A special public avalanche warning has been issued for parts of British…
Telus CEO says 5G deployment “a marathon not a sprint”
VANCOUVER – As Telus Corp. accelerates investments into its 5G network, CEO Darren Entwistle expects…
Vancouver Island First Nation ready to search for unmarked graves at former school
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A Vancouver Island First Nation says it has taken the first…
B.C. coroner’s report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021
VICTORIA – Illicit toxic drugs in British Columbia cause more deaths than all other unnatural…
New vaccine mandate applies to all regulated health professionals in B.C. by March 24
VICTORIA – Vaccinations against COVID-19 will be required of all regulated health workers in B.C.…
Wildfire destroys Lytton’s governance records; B.C. gives OK to rewrite bylaws
VICTORIA – The mayor of the fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., says rewriting the village’s…
Lawyers for those arrested at B.C. old-growth logging protest want stay of charges
NANAIMO, B.C. – Lawyers for several people arrested for breaching an injunction during protests over…
Interior B.C. library adds radon detector kits to its borrowing options
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Residents in parts of British Columbia’s southern Interior will only need a…
Barge grounded at Vancouver’s English Bay in November storms to be disassembled
VANCOUVER – A barge that had been the subject of jokes and the star of…
Census shows B.C.’s population hit five million after 7.6 per cent growth
VANCOUVER – Canada’s latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the…
Census 2021: A snapshot of British Columbia’s population and dwelling data
VANCOUVER – Canada’s latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the…
Canadian restaurant chain Boston Pizza continues to deal with COVID-19 challenges
VANCOUVER – Boston Pizza International Inc. reported fourth-quarter profit fell to $12.6 million compared with…
B.C. premier backs COVID-19 health restrictions, will not bend to horn honking
VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan says British Columbia won’t be pressured by “honking horns” to…