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Trudeau visit to Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc a chance to rectify Tofino mistake: chief
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Justin Trudeau’s visit was a chance to move forward, Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc…
City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations
VERNON, B.C. – The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake…
B.C. regional district cancels wastewater treatment plant deal after delays
VANCOUVER – The head of the Metro Vancouver Regional District says it has lost confidence…
Closing submissions in B.C. money laundering inquiry include call to work together
VANCOUVER – The commissioner of British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering was urged to…
B.C. reports 667 cases of COVID-19, 13 deaths in wake of northern B.C. restrictions
VICTORIA – British Columbia reported 667 new cases of COVID-19 after new health restrictions in…
Two B.C. women file constitutional challenge of vaccine card
VANCOUVER – Two British Columbia women who say doctors advised them against getting COVID-19 vaccines…
Weather systems to bring ‘river’ of rain to B.C.’s south coast: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Two successive frontal systems will bring an “atmospheric river” to British Columbia’s south…
Top doctor brings in more rules for northern B.C. as COVID spreads
VICTORIA – New restrictions for British Columbia’s northern health region are being put in place…
No evidence freight train set off wildfire in Lytton, B.C.: safety board
LYTTON, B.C. – The head of the Transportation Safety Board says there’s no evidence that…
B.C. school once slated to be built on cemetery offers reconciliation hope: advocate
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The relocation of the construction of a secondary school in New…
Government-funded iPhones to connect B.C.’s youth in care to services, technology
VICTORIA – Thousands of youth in care across British Columbia will receive an Apple iPhone…
Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors
VANCOUVER – COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only…
TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its…
B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over solitary confinement
VANCOUVER – A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over…
Tofino, B.C., hospital the latest to declare a COVID-19 outbreak
VICTORIA – Tofino General Hospital on Vancouver Island has joined the list of 19 acute…
Aritzia beats expectations as Q2 profit nears $40 million on surging revenues
VANCOUVER – Aritzia Inc. beat expectations as its profits soared in its latest quarter on…
British Columbia spends $132 million on treatment services
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says a $132-million program that adds staff, beds and…
Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into…
B.C. ready to vaccinate thousands of children when Health Canada gives OK: top doctor
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor has issued an order requiring children five and older…
Vancouver park that was a homeless encampment reopens to the public
VANCOUVER – The site of a former homeless camp in Vancouver reopened Tuesday for its…
West Fraser Timber expanding U.S. operations with US$300M purchase of Texas sawmill
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is expanding its U.S. operations after reaching an…
RCMP assess enforcement resources after court reinstates logging injunction in B.C.
VICTORIA – The RCMP are reviewing the department’s resources following the temporary reinstatement of an…
Vancouver police investigate fatal crash near Jericho Beach
Vancouver police are investigating a crash that has claimed the life of a man near…
Vancouver police gang task force arrest alleged ‘Top Six’ gang member
Vancouver police say charges have been approved against a 22-year-old alleged gang member who police…