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Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed ‘explodium,’ aims to even B.C.’s political field
VICTORIA – It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all…
Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
VANCOUVER – Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier…
B.C. Premier David Eby calls two byelections for June 24
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby called byelections Saturday for two ridings left vacant…
Man and woman charged in shooting death of Abbotsford, B.C., man last year
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says two people have been charged…
Special prosecutor named in investigation of B.C. school board candidate
VICTORIA – The BC Prosecution Service says it has named a special prosecutor in a…
B.C. extends reach of property tax aimed at turning empty houses into rental homes
VICTORIA – British Columbia is expanding the tax it created to clamp down on real…
Federal invasive species fund opens to new projects
VANCOUVER – The federal government is set to begin accepting proposals to spend the remaining…
Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier
NANAIMO, B.C. – The city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British…
Residential school memorial in downtown Vancouver closed after Indigenous ceremony
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says it has closed a residential school temporary memorial…
Death of Vancouver Island teen prompts ongoing criminal case, pleas for information
DUNCAN, B.C. – RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a…
Teck Resources promotes Ian Anderson to chief commercial officer
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. has promoted Ian Anderson to the post of chief commercial…
Lululemon promises 2,600 new jobs after exemption from some immigration rules
Vancouver-based company Lululemon says it will expand its headquarters in the city and create 2,600…
B.C. premier embarks on trade mission in Japan, Korea, Singapore and Vietnam
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby is heading to Asia on a trade mission…
Innovative program helps B.C. patients with overdose-related brain injuries
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia is eyeing the expansion of a first-of-its-kind program in Canada…
Eby close to calling byelections in ridings once held by former premier, minister
LANGFORD, B.C. – Premier David Eby says British Columbia’s legislature will have two new members…
Province plans for new cancer centre in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The British Columbia government is preparing to build a new cancer care…
Environmental groups launch legal challenge against B.C.’s Roberts Bank port project
VANCOUVER – Five environmental groups have launched a combined legal challenge against the port expansion…
Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON – The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy…
Canadian researcher helps define new standards for diagnosing concussions
VANCOUVER – Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing…
Critics of David Johnston’s report against formal inquiry say hearings not enough
VANCOUVER – The lack of a formal inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian politics would…
School bus on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast tips over, injuring driver
SUNSHINE COAST, B.C. – Police say a school bus tipped over on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast,…
Surrey, B.C., municipal police force calls for clarity over future
SURREY, B.C. – The municipal police service in Surrey, B.C., says delays deciding the future…
Pathologist in B.C. murder trial defends independence, impartiality
VANCOUVER – A pathologist who performed an autopsy on the body of a 13-year-old girl…
B.C. company expands antibody research, production facilities for second time
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver-based company that helped develop the first antibody therapy treatment for COVID-19…