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“It’s lifesaving”: B.C. dispatcher encourages hikers, skiers to download new app
VANCOUVER – As winter weather approaches, North Vancouver RCMP emergency dispatcher Jodie Cohan is encouraging…
Vancouver police charge alleged gang member with uttering threats
Vancouver police say charges against a 29-year-old Vancouver man for allegedly uttering threats have been…
COVID-19 vaccine registration open for kids aged 5-11, say B.C. health officials
VANCOUVER – B.C. health officials say parents can now register their children aged five to…
Up to 15 cm of snow expected on B.C.’s Interior highways Sunday: Environment Canada
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is cautioning people travelling to the province’s Interior over Thanksgiving weekend…
Lockdown comes as First Nation in central B.C. declares COVID-19 emergency
BURNS LAKE, B.C. – The Lake Babine Nation has declared a COVID-19 state of emergency,…
B.C. leads in job creation numbers, but more work ahead, says recovery minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia posted the top job recovery rate in Canada last month and…
B.C. teachers urged to get vaccinated as union calls for provincial mandate
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Teachers Federation is urging members to get vaccinated as it calls…
Metro Vancouver park renamed to reflect Indigenous history
BELCARRA, B.C. – A Metro Vancouver park has been renamed to include the site’s Indigenous…
Letter signed by 200 leaders seeks protection for B.C.’s old-growth forests
VANCOUVER – More than 200 people including scientists, Indigenous leaders, politicians, actors and artists, have…
Homicide detectives say fatal Surrey, B.C., shooting was targeted, linked to gangs
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide detectives say a deadly shooting in Surrey, B.C. on Tuesday was…
‘I can’t back down’ on COVID-19 vaccine message, says threatened B.C. politician
VANCOUVER – Politicians accustomed to sparring in British Columbia’s legislature have joined forces outside the…
Opposition Liberals grill New Democrat responses to wildfire recovery, heat wave
VICTORIA – The plight of the residents of the British Columbia village of Lytton that…
Mandatory vaccination for B.C. school staff up to boards, says Premier Horgan
VICTORIA – Vaccine mandates for workers in British Columbia’s schools are a last resort and…
B.C. reaches $65M funding deal with First Nation after Supreme Court ruling
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has signed an agreement with a First Nation to provide…
No response from PM to Kamloops invitation an ‘insult’: B.C. First Nation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “missed…
Vancouver council narrowly rejects climate emergency parking, vehicle levies
VANCOUVER – City councillors in Vancouver have narrowly rejected a proposal for citywide parking permits…
Lululemon joins new generation of home gym equipment retailers with launch of Mirror
VANCOUVER – Lululemon Athletica Inc. is joining the booming personalized at-home exercise trend with the…
B.C. records 752 more COVID-19 cases, nine more deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded 752 more cases of COVID-19 as nearly 82 per…
Seniors advocate calls for sick pay improvements, more staff at B.C. care facilities
VICTORIA – Forty per cent of British Columbia’s long-term care staff who were surveyed by…
New B.C. training program for commercial truckers boosts skills, safety: ministry
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says truck drivers will be safer and more skilled…
Integrated Homicide Investigation Team working with Surrey RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – One person is dead after a shooting in Surrey Tuesday night. RCMP…
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA – Social workers, sheriffs and administrative assistants are among an estimated 30,000 government employees…
B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government’s inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer…
One person killed as helicopter goes down on Sunshine Coast north of Vancouver
SECHELT, B.C. – One person has been killed in a helicopter crash on British Columbia’s…