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Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. – The RCMP say a child is dead after a head-on collision…
Paper Excellence takeover of Domtar set to close after Competition Act approval
RICHMOND, B.C. – Domtar Corp.’s pulp mill in Kamloops, B.C., will be sold as its…
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in B.C.
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times eastern): 11:57 p.m.…
Coastal GasLink, elected Wet’suwet’en council call for resolution to conflict
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – Coastal GasLink says supplies like water are at risk of running…
B.C. storm disrupts supply chain, could have lasting impacts on economy: experts
VANCOUVER – Highway and railway closures caused by severe storms in British Columbia will have…
Flooding, mudslides prompt B.C. government to impose state of emergency
VANCOUVER – British Columbia declared a state of emergency Wednesday following unprecedented flooding that has…
Nearly 72 per cent of new COVID-19 hospitalizations not fully vaccinated: ministry
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reporting 324 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths…
B.C. dairy farmers told to dump milk as flooding makes transport impossible
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Dairy farmers in flood-affected British Columbia are being asked to dump milk…
B.C. pot sector bracing for delivery challenges and shortages after extreme weather
B.C.’s cannabis industry is bracing for difficulties with getting products to distributors and stores after…
One body found in B.C. highway landslide, more missing: RCMP
RCMP say the body of a woman has been recovered from a landslide across Highway…
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 16, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): — 11:48…
Rogers Communications says Joe Natale has left, Tony Staffieri named interim CEO
VANCOUVER – Rogers Communications Inc. says Joe Natale has left as president and CEO. The…
Appeal Court reserves injunction decision in Fairy Creek old-growth logging protests
VANCOUVER – A panel of three judges in British Columbia’s Court of Appeal reserved its…
B.C.’s top doctor emphasizes COVID-19 precautions heading into holiday season
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says officials are considering the “harmonization” of COVID-19…
20 evacuation centres open in B.C. for rescued motorists, residents escaping flooding
AGASSIZ, B.C. – Melanie Forsythe’s drive home from Vancouver to Hope, B.C., had her making…
B.C. public safety minister condemns blockade at Coastal GasLink pipeline site
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public safety minister has condemned a blockade set up along a…
B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a British Columbia forest company says it wants the court…
Barge drifts aimlessly through Vancouver waters before beaching itself
VANCOUVER – A loose barge drifted around Vancouver’s False Creek on Monday before grounding itself…
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent “disruptive…
Petition for referendum on Surrey’s police transition garners 42,942 signatures
SURREY, B.C. – A group opposing the planned transition from the RCMP to a municipal…
Rain, mud and people trapped: A list of numbers prompted by storm in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Torrential rain that set off flooding and mudslides in southern British Columbia closed…
Rosanne Casimir re-elected as chief of Tk?emlúps te Secwépemc
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Members of the Tk?emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation near Kamloops, B.C., have…
Vancouver police investigating after 9th pedestrian struck and killed this year
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating after a 59-year-old man was struck and killed in East…
Man, 59 struck and killed by vehicle in East Vancouver
Vancouver Police are investigating the city’s 18th pedestrian fatality of the year. They say a…