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41 charges laid in anti-gang investigation on Vancouver Island: police
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s anti-gang unit says federal prosecutors have approved 41 criminal charges…
Richard Wagamese’s novel ‘Ragged Company’ secures film adaptation
WHISTLER, B.C. – Richard Wagamese’s novel “Ragged Company” is being turned into a feature film.…
B.C. teachers strongly approve three-year contract with pay boost, added benefits
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public school teachers have ratified a new three-year contract. Nearly 50,000…
Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver turns 45-minute commute into 12-hour frustration
VANCOUVER – When Bharanisai Madhusudhan stopped at the grocery store on his way home from…
Vancouver police investigating two homicides on Downtown Eastside in span of one week
Vancouver police say they’re investigating the deaths of two men in their 60s who died…
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people,…
Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products Inc. says it will temporarily reduce its lumber production levels…
UN declaration is focus of government, First Nations meetings in B.C.: grand chief
VANCOUVER – Health care, homelessness, land and resources are among the key topics to be…
Vancouver trustees reinstate police liaison program in city’s public schools
VANCOUVER – School trustees in Vancouver have resurrected a program that assigns police to public…
Storm brings arctic chill, heavy snow and punishing winds to parts of coastal B.C.
VANCOUVER – Snowfall, winter storm and arctic outflow warnings now cover most of coastal British…
Mother of Cree teen who died in B.C. group home testifies at coroner’s inquest
BURNABY, B.C. – In the days after her son disappeared, Samantha Chalifoux said she knocked…
Human rights commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schools
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s human rights commissioner is calling for the end of liaison officer programs…
New B.C. medical school at Simon Fraser to train next generation of doctors: premier
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia is getting a new medical school, but it will be…
Cold air pushes into southern B.C., bringing wind, snow and arctic chill
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has updated special weather statements, warning of strong winds, sub-zero temperatures…
Hundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that…
B.C. announces measures to license more internationally trained doctors
RICHMOND, B.C. – A series of new measures to bring more internationally trained doctors to…
Indo-Pacific strategy launch boosts military spending and visa processing in region
OTTAWA – The Liberal government unveiled its long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, announcing more military…
B.C. retracts plan to scrap individualized autism funding
VICTORIA – A government plan to phase out individualized funding for children diagnosed with autism…
Snowfall warnings, storm watches issued for southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a dozen snowfall warnings or winter storm watches for…
B.C. forecasts surplus of $5.7 billion, but ‘shock rebound’ may not last: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s budget forecast shows a surplus of $5.7 billion, dwarfing the previous…
Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner’s inquest
VICTORIA – The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer…
Crews find wreckage of fatal B.C. plane crash, TSB team deployed to the site
PORT HARDY, B.C. – The wreckage of a Cessna float plane has been found in…
Gang dispute believed to be behind double murder in Coquitlam, B.C.: police
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police in Metro Vancouver say they believe the shooting deaths of two…
B.C. ready to cancel surgeries as respiratory cases flood overcrowded hospitals
VICTORIA – Plans to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses by cancelling surgeries are…