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Langford, B.C., offers residents down payment grants to spur homebuyer affordability
LANGFORD, B.C. – The Victoria-area city of Langford is offering a helping hand to those…
Canadian ski resorts face labour shortage, government slow to issue working visas
VANCOUVER – Canadian ski resorts that rely heavily on international workers are steadying themselves for…
B.C. school boards told to determine their own vaccine policy for staff
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Education Ministry has released new guidelines to help school boards with…
B.C. Liberals deny leadership bid by Aaron Gunn for views “inconsistent” with party
VANCOUVER – A prospective candidate for leadership of British Columbia’s Liberal party has been denied…
Unionized LifeLabs workers in British Columbia to take job action
BURNABY, B.C. – The union representing some workers at LifeLabs, the largest provider of medical…
B.C. woman loses appeal of murder conviction for suffocating eight-year-old daughter
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed the case of a mother…
Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council seeks safety upgrade for B.C. harbour after crashes
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – The council that advocates for 14 First Nations on Vancouver Island…
B.C. residents to require two vaccine cards, Health Ministry says
VICTORIA – British Columbia residents will need to carry two proof of COVID-19 vaccination cards,…
B.C. Forest Practices Board chair says proposed changes to forestry policy ‘a start’
VANCOUVER – The chair of British Columbia’s forest watchdog says he was pleased to see…
B.C. premier defends application fee for freedom-of-information requests
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier is defending a proposed $25 fee for non-personal freedom-of-information requests…
Vancouver Police Board told to change handcuff rules after arrest of Indigenous man
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Board is to hear a report Thursday recommending the force…
B.C. forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and…
B.C. doctors group calls on province to focus on COVID-19 aerosol transmission
VANCOUVER – A group of doctors in British Columbia is calling on the province to…
Microplastics making their way up to belugas in Arctic through prey, says new study
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of thousands of tiny bits of plastic waste have been found in…
Job action threatened as unionized staff at B.C. LifeLabs outlets issue strike notice
VANCOUVER – The union representing some workers at LifeLabs, the largest provider of medical laboratory…
A&W increases distribution rate as restaurants reopen, same-store sales grow
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund says its same-store sales grew nearly 17 per…
Health authority takes over Vancouver care home, site of deadly COVID-19 outbreak
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is taking over operations of a Vancouver care…
Hockey games, weddings, concerts in B.C. back to 100 per cent for fully vaccinated
VICTORIA – Indoor and outdoor organized events in British Columbia will soon be able to…
Lawyers say they should be excluded from money laundering policies in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Two groups representing lawyers say their profession should be excluded from any government…
Tk’emlúps leaders’ letter sets steps for PM to prove commitment to reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Senior members of a British Columbia First Nation have issued an open…
Family of beavers to be relocated from Cranbook, B.C., park, but not until spring
CRANBROOK, B.C. – A family of annoyingly busy beavers won’t be evicted from a city…
Victoria police take man into custody after hours-long standoff at apartment building
VICTORIA – An hours-long barricade at a Victoria apartment building ended peacefully Monday night, with…
British Columbia appoints former Calgary police deputy chief as sergeant-at-arms
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has appointed a new sergeant-at-arms in the legislature nearly three…
B.C. money laundering inquiry hears plea for whistleblower protections
VANCOUVER – A lawyer representing British Columbia government workers has urged a public inquiry into…