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Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its…
Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of B.C.
AGASSIZ, B.C. – An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the…
Outgoing B.C. Premier Horgan makes pitch to provinces and PM to end health gridlock
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s outgoing premier says he has offered a helping hand in resolving…
Ballard receives order for 25 fuel cell engines from European company
VANCOUVER – Ballard Power Systems says it has received an order for 25 hydrogen fuel…
Incoming B.C. premier Eby vows to make Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside healthy, safe
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s incoming premier says he will lead a government push to transform…
Man accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
VANCOUVER – The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made…
Top doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says masks should be worn in crowded public places,…
B.C. Liberal Party members approve name change to ‘big tent’ BC United: Falcon
VICTORIA – British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party’s name to…
B.C. woman’s remains found decades after her killer was convicted
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The remains of a woman have been found in Prince George,…
Surrey Police Service to keep hiring despite council vote to go with RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – The Surrey Police Service says it will continue hiring and deploying officers…
Bird flu fighters in B.C. face unprecedented challenge, as H5N1 spread across Canada
VANCOUVER – By some measures, the ongoing outbreaks of avian flu in British Columbia pale…
Two men who escaped Vancouver Island prison plead not guilty to murder
VANCOUVER – Two men accused of killing a man the day after escaping a minimum-security…
Vancouver police identify suspects who poured maple syrup on Emily Carr painting
Vancouver police say they’ve identified the suspects who threw maple syrup on an Emily Carr…
Surrey council considers report that could end transition to municipal police service
SURREY, B.C. – Councillors in Surrey are set to consider a staff report that contains…
B.C. flood recovery tempered by fears of new climate disasters looming on horizon
VICTORIA – When a dike was breached and floodwaters started to flow across British Columbia’s…
Independent investigation launched after B.C. woman dies in police shooting incident
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s independent police watchdog has launched an investigation after the death…
Policing in flux across B.C., as political pledges prove complex to implement
SURREY, B.C. – When Novi Jette left her job with the Vancouver Police Department to…
Activists throw maple syrup at Emily Carr painting at Vancouver art gallery protest
VANCOUVER – Climate activists calling for an end to a gas pipeline project in northern…
B.C. Remembrance Day ceremony draws those with families touched by war
VANCOUVER – The legacy of war has touched Andrew White’s family in ways that give…
Ex-nurse donates $3.8M for health unit in Downtown Eastside where she worked in 1950s
VANCOUVER – Lily Lee’s first contribution to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Chinatown neighbourhoods was as…
94% of municipal police in Surrey, B.C., sign vow not to join ‘toxic’ RCMP: union
SURREY, B.C. – The union representing members of the fledgling Surrey Police Service says its…
Repair of Abbotsford dike breached in 2021 B.C. flood to finish this month: minister
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – B.C. Emergency Preparedness Minister Mike Farnworth says permanent repairs to a dike…
Mayor says VPD report on social spending isn’t useful, minister calls it ‘misleading’
VANCOUVER – A report commissioned by the Vancouver Police Department that concludes $5 billion a…
Crown says former B.C. mayor intentionally misled police with false allegations
SURREY, B.C. – A decision in the trial of former Surrey, B.C., mayor Doug McCallum…