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Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP say a search was underway in the waters off Nanaimo,…
Officials working to find housing for 144 people displaced by fire in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A building that was reduced to a shell by a fire in Vancouver’s…
B.C. coroner wants ‘urgent action’ on safer drug supply six years into OD crisis
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s chief coroner says 9,400 people in the province have died of…
Five people in hospital after fire in residential building in Vancouver: chief
VANCOUVER – Five people were taken to hospital and officials were trying to account for…
B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds
VANCOUVER – British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year’s flooding and wildfires…
Trudeau wants more electric vehicles across Canada; does not rule out nuclear power
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more…
Association of friendship centres to steer $5M fund for Indigenous safety planning
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s decision to put a fund for Indigenous safety planning in…
Teck Resources says Q1 steelmaking coal sales fell slightly below guidance
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says its steelmaking coal sales in the first quarter came…
B.C. court denies interim request by mink farmers ahead of their COVID-19 challenge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers…
Victoria welcomes the first cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than 2 years
VICTORIA – The first international cruise ship to dock in Canada in more than two…
Indigenous leaders, protesters gather in Vancouver to oppose Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER – Protesters against the federally-owned Trans Mountain pipeline gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery…
B.C. police watchdog files report, saying charges against officer possible
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has filed a report with the prosecution service…
B.C. police watchdog called to investigate man’s death after ‘well-being’ check: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called to investigate…
$1.2 million in funding announced for four mass-timber projects in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia is helping to build four housing and infrastructure projects using mass…
A correction to a story on a mass timber program in B.C.
VICTORIA – In a story that moved April 7, The Canadian Press erroneously said three…
Avalanche within boundaries of B.C.’s Whistler Blackcomb resort kills one skier: RCMP
WHISTLER, B.C. – RCMP and Whistler Blackcomb confirm a man died earlier this week when…
End of vaccine card in B.C. too soon as BA.2 variant spreads: doctor
VANCOUVER – It’s too early to drop all COVID-19 restrictions, including proof of vaccination at…
B.C. moves to weekly COVID-19 reporting, changes how deaths are counted
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has made the switch to providing COVID-19 updates on…
B.C. floats rules to push charged, convicted politicians out of local elected posts
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has introduced new tools it says will help…
Drug users in Vancouver respond to targeted effort to ramp up vaccination rate
VANCOUVER – Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines to as many drug users as possible in…
Air Canada to suspend flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer
VANCOUVER – Air Canada says it is suspending flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer…
Metro Vancouver mayors ask province for more funding for affordable housing
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver mayors are asking the provincial government for more support to provide…
B.C. makes changes to allow a single-step process for workers to unionize
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is making changes to the Labour Relations Code to…
British Columbia reports 329 people in hospital with COVID-19
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Health Ministry says the number of people in hospital with COVID-19…