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Funding increase for B.C. Human Rights Tribunal ‘momentous,’ says chair
VICTORIA – An increase in provincial government funding will allow the British Columbia Human Rights…
Travellers at YVR feel lucky after flight out of Hong Kong before COVID test rules
VANCOUVER – Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be…
Lawsuit says British Columbia zoo negligent in black bear mauling of toddler’s arm
VANCOUVER – A lawsuit filed on behalf of a toddler whose arm was mauled after…
Vancouver market takes ‘wait and see’ approach as Dec. sales fall 52% from year ago
Greater Vancouver ended 2022 with another month of prospective homebuyers taking a “wait and see”…
911 call taker in B.C. releases 2022 list of frivolous complaints to emergency lines
VANCOUVER – The agency that handles most emergency calls in British Columbia has announced 2022…
Canfor extending temporary sawmill curtailments in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is extending sawmill curtailments in B.C. due to what it says…
B.C. becomes first province to require three-day cooling-off period for homebuyers
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has become the first province to require a three-day cooling-off period…
U.S. family on ski trip finds lost bag at Vancouver’s airport on their way home
RICHMOND, B.C. – Robyn Fant and her family found their final missing suitcase among a…
B.C. government increases homeowner grant limit as home values rise by 12 per cent
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million…
‘Big year’ for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association
VANCOUVER – In a year when pharmacists have stickhandled children’s drug shortages and an extra-busy…
Man, 70, dies following New Year’s Eve house fire in East Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 70-year-old man has died following a house fire on New Year’s Eve…
Premiers’ New Year’s messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living
VANCOUVER – Premiers across the country used their New Year’s messages to emphasize everything from…
B.C. poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
VANCOUVER – People living in tents along about eight blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside roam…
Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were splashed with chemical liquid
VICTORIA – Police in Victoria are looking for more potential victims or witnesses after a…
B.C.’s Health Minister supports COVID-19 testing for travellers from China
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s health minister says he supports Ottawa’s decision to temporarily require people…
Mounties at Vancouver International Airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight
RICHMOND, B.C. – Mounties at Vancouver International Airport are investigating a threat made to a…
Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital
VICTORIA – Health authorities in British Columbia say two workers were injured this morning when…
Noah arcs back to top of B.C. baby name list for first time since 2007, usurps Olivia
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health ministry says Noah is poised to be the most popular…
Avalanche Canada extends warning into Banff, Yoho, Kootenay and Jasper national parks
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A special avalanche warning is in placeuntil Monday for wilderness areasthroughout most…
Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements…
‘It’s going to change the Bugaboos forever’: large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire
INVERMERE, B.C. – Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial…
Throw out ‘misconceptions’ and buckle up on buses, RCMP officer says after B.C. crash
KELOWNA, B.C. – An RCMP officer who interviewed survivors of the deadly Christmas Eve bus…
Youth arrested, facing firearms charges after shooting in Tsawwassen, B.C.
TSAWWASSEN, B.C. – Delta Police say a youth from Surrey has been arrested after an…
No injuries as CP freight train hits truck near Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A Canadian Pacific freight train has collided with a CP truck that…