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Review of street check policies arises out of B.C. police commissioner’s report
VANCOUVER – A man’s complaint about being stopped and asked if he was “Abdul” by…
B.C. reports 23 more deaths, 992 cases of COVID-19 over two days
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reported 992 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed over the last…
B.C. milk board conditionally reinstates dairy farm licence after investigation
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The British Columbia Milk Marketing Board says it has reinstated the dairy…
Remembrance Day gatherings disrupted in British Columbia
The British Columbia branch of the Royal Canadian Legion says it’s “unfortunate” that people with…
From chemical burns to a logging truck crash, RCMP describe events at Fairy Creek
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Mounties on southern Vancouver Island say a can of bear spray…
Atmospheric river brings rain and snow to southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – The latest in a series of weather events is predicted to lash parts…
Stó:lo author Lee Maracle, a leading voice in Indigenous literature, dies at 71
Stó:lo writer Lee Maracle, who championed the stories of Indigenous women to change the face…
Thousands attend Remembrance Day ceremony at B.C. legislature in Victoria
VICTORIA – A larger than expected crowd turned out for a Remembrance Day ceremony at…
105 containers that fell from cargo ship near B.C. believed to have sunk: coast guard
VICTORIA – The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of…
11 more people have died in B.C., while vaccination rate inches upward
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 death toll has increased by 11 people in British Columbia for…
University of Victoria launching plan to replace diesel with wind energy buoy
VICTORIA – Researchers at the University of Victoria are floating a new idea that could…
Log fire at Quesnel, B.C., mill could burn for days, but mill undamaged: West Fraser
QUESNEL, B.C. – Logs stored in the yard of a Quesnel, B.C., wood products mill…
B.C. study shows sustainable management of salmon fishery before colonization
VANCOUVER – A new study confirms what Michelle George’s family has told her about their…
B.C. to offer single-dose J&J vaccine to unvaccinated health-care workers first
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s unvaccinated health-care workers will be given the first opportunity to receive…
Environment Canada confirms low-grade tornado hit Vancouver over the weekend
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada says a tornado with wind speeds up to 110 kilometres per…
Logging truck collides with RCMP vehicles headed to enforce B.C. injunction
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – Mounties on southern Vancouver Island say three officers were hospitalized with…
Over 1,500 toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. in first nine months of 2021: coroner
VICTORIA – British Columbia has set another record for illicit drug deaths, reaching a new…
Baby strapped in car seat taken during vehicle theft in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties say a child abducted when a vehicle was stolen in Surrey,…
Study shows Metro Vancouver overconfident, underprepared for storm-related power loss
VANCOUVER – BC Hydro says storm-related outages are more frequent in British Columbia due to…
B.C. reports 1,438 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, 17 more deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reported 1,438 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed over a three-day…
Man who’s sorry for burning B.C. Masonic buildings gets 2.5 years with time served
VANCOUVER – A man who caused more than $2.5 million in damage by setting fire…
James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize as British Columbia’s most distinguished artist
VANCOUVER – British Columbia carver James Hart, hereditary chief of the Eagle Clan of the…
Four fines issued after unprotected worker falls to his death from B.C. bridge
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Two companies and two supervisors have been fined in provincial…
Inquest concludes into police-involved deaths of mother and son in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. – A coroner’s jury examining the police-involved shootings of a mother and her…