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Death of endangered orca matriarch off B.C. could threaten whole pod: scientists
VANCOUVER – Scientists are reporting another challenge to the population of critically endangered southern resident…
Concerns prompt B.C. to return to notifying schools, parents about COVID exposures
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reversing course on notifying parents about COVID-19 exposures at schools…
Jagmeet Singh defends NDP’s election showing despite little caucus growth
Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he feels secure in his leadership despite the NDP’s seat count…
Suspect arrested in fatal north Okanagan shooting near Vernon, B.C.: RCMP
VERNON, B.C. – One person has been killed in a shooting near Vernon, B.C. RCMP…
Schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., maintain some safety measures after anti-vax protest
SALMON ARM, B.C. – The main doors of many public schools in Salmon Arm, B.C.,…
B.C. records 1,692 COVID cases and 11 more deaths over three days
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded another 1,692 cases of COVID-19 over the last three…
Special prosecutor appointed after B.C. mayor says he was ‘run over’ outside store
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s prosecution service says a special prosecutor has been appointed to…
Protest undermines B.C. healing ceremony for Indigenous woman, family seeks refocus
VICTORIA – Family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check…
B.C. man faces charges related to 2020 fire in Prince George that killed three
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Charges have been laid in connection with a fire that killed…
UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
VANCOUVER – UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a…
B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a…
RCMP investigating after woman’s body found near Kelowna highway
KELOWNA, B.C. – Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re investigating after discovering a woman’s body…
Five arrested after liquid poured on B.C. police chief at memorial for Chantel Moore
VICTORIA – Five people were arrested after the chief of the Victoria Police Department had…
B.C. school district to lock doors during class after COVID-19 protests
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A British Columbia school district says it will begin locking its…
Ongoing protests, arrests at Fairy Creek over logging ‘not working,’ says judge
NANAIMO, B.C. – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge suggested Thursday he will consider new…
Fairy Creek’s old-growth logging protests injunction remains temporarily: judge
NANAIMO, B.C. – A court injunction against old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island will remain…
B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it…
B.C. warns of landslide risk during heavy rain over wildfire-scorched areas
LYTTON, B.C. – Heavy rainfall that has increased the risk of landslides caused the B.C.…
Alaska cruise ship bill would have ‘devastating’ economic impact: B.C. port official
VANCOUVER – Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound…
Tk’emlúps Nation extends invitation to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A First Nation that announced more than 200 unmarked graves had been…
No injuries as fire tears through logs stored at West Fraser mill in Chetwynd, B.C.
CHETWYND, B.C. – Fire has charred huge piles of logs stored at a northeastern B.C.…
British Columbia won’t take COVID-19 patients from Alberta: Dix
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the province won’t be taking COVID-19 patients from…
Homes listed for sale in Metro Vancouver have fallen to lows not seen since 2016
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales have plateaued after…
CN fined $2.5 million for spraying pesticides near the Skeena River in B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Canadian National Railway Co. has been fined $2.5 million for spraying…