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Stolen licence plate leads to drug trafficking charges for Vernon, B.C., man
VERNON, B.C. – Mounties in B.C.’s Interior say a Vernon man has been charged for…
B.C. boy handcuffed, mother says children’s hospital should have been safe space
VANCOUVER – The mother of a 12-year-old Indigenous boy who was handcuffed by police at…
129 neglected cattle seized from B.C. property with ‘numerous’ dead animals: SPCA
CAWSTON, B.C. – Animal protection officers with the SPCA have seized 129 cattle from a…
B.C. health minister Dix ‘delighted’ premiers finally set to meet PM on funding
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says he’s “delighted” Canada’s premiers are set to meet…
FortisBC Holdings Inc. signs agreement with First Nation over B.C. LNG project
SURREY, B.C. – FortisBC Holdings Inc. says it has signed a deal with a First…
B.C. First Nations face complex, stressful choice: should school sites be excavated?
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The chief of the Williams Lake First Nation says he would…
Western Forest Products’ Port Alberni, B.C., mill closes as company seeks viable path
VANCOUVER – More than 100 workers in Port Alberni are the latest forest industry employees…
Latest Canfor restructuring affects nearly 500 mill workers in northern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corporation says as many as 157 employees face layoffs in one northern…
Mayor frustrated by B.C’s ‘unfair’ request for more info on Surrey policing shift
VICTORIA – The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says the province is being “unfair” by requesting…
Chorus of support has Vancouver folk fest board reviewing cancellation, letter says
VANCOUVER – A groundswell of support for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival has its board…
B.C. to install earthquake warning sensors to give life-saving notice
VICTORIA – Up to 50 earthquake early warning sensors are being installed around British Columbia…
House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A First Nations house post is being returned to its home…
Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
VANCOUVER – The independent body that oversees the safety of technical systems and equipment in…
Sawmill permanently closing as Canfor restructures B.C. operations
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corporation says it is “restructuring” its operations in British Columbia, permanently closing…
Coastal GasLink fined again for sediment, erosion in pipeline work
VICTORIA – The company that is building a natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia…
Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on B.C. bridge to ‘take action’
DELTA, B.C. – Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and…
‘Crimes against children’ at former B.C. residential institution, investigator says
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The investigation of unmarked graves at a former residential school near…
B.C. valley of ancient trees, rare animals preserved in deal with forest firm
VICTORIA – A valley of giant trees, lakes and wetlands in southeastern British Columbia nearly…
Resist urge to ‘tickle’ the snowpack as slide risk increases, avalanche survivor says
VANCOUVER – Twenty years after he survived being buried in a deadly avalanche in British…
A timeline of the avalanche hazard in B.C., where five people are dead
VANCOUVER – Five people have been killed in British Columbia avalanches this month. Forecasters have…
Luxor Capital still opposed to Ritchie Bros. deal to buy IAA despite changes
VANCOUVER – Investment firm Luxor Capital Group LP remains opposed to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc.’s…
VPD Const. Nicole Chan pleaded for ‘justice’ in victim statement before suicide
BURNABY, B.C. – In the weeks before Vancouver police Const. Nicole Chan died by suicide,…
B.C. to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry
DELTA, B.C. – The British Columbia government is launching a new program that will ensure…
Two U.S. businessmen die in latest B.C. avalanche, as season’s toll rises to five
VANCOUVER – Two American businessmen have been killed in an avalanche in British Columbia, lifting…