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Highway swept away in 2021 floods reopens between Merritt and Spences Bridge, B.C.
VICTORIA – A highway that washed out in more than two dozen places has reopened…
Jury makes seven recommendations after man who stabbed officer shot 9 times by police
BURNABY, B.C. – Better training for staff selling firearms and a better process for booking…
Homicide team probes two suspicious deaths after bodies found in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of two bodies in a home…
Mountie pleads guilty to assault on student in Kelowna, B.C., during wellness check
KELOWNA, B.C. – A British Columbia woman who was assaulted by an RCMP officer during…
Health funding talks end with no agreement as feds walk away, blaming premiers
VANCOUVER – Ministers who gathered for meetings to address the national health crisis left Tuesday…
David Eby to be sworn in as B.C. premier at Vancouver Musqueam centre
VICTORIA – David Eby will be sworn in as British Columbia’s new premier by Lt.-Gov.…
Health Minister Duclos says kids’ painkiller supplies increasing, but not fast enough
VANCOUVER – Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says supplies of children’s painkillers are increasing rapidly,…
B.C. agriculture minister says sector is recovering well on flooding anniversary
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Many British Columbia farmers had “an emotional year” as they worked to…
Safety knowledge, maintenance partly to blame for deadly sinking in B.C.: report
RICHMOND, B.C. – An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board into the sinking of a…
B.C. regional district seeks emergency extension as winter water supply ‘uncertain’
SECHELT, B.C. – British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast Regional District says continued “uncertainty” about its water…
Provinces and territories need details on federal money for health care: minister
VANCOUVER – Canada’s health ministers are hoping for “serious engagement” by the federal government after…
Ken Sim sworn in as Vancouver’s first Chinese Canadian mayor, promises co-operation
VANCOUVER – Ken Sim has made history after being sworn in as Vancouver’s first Chinese…
Another 171 overdose deaths in B.C. for September from toxic drug supply: coroner
VICTORIA – Nearly six people a day are dying of overdoses in British Columbia, a…
Minister links chronic pain with toxic drug overdoses, commits $5M to pain network
VANCOUVER – The federal government is putting $5 million toward chronic pain resources in what…
Arctic chill, more snow for parts of B.C., following powerful weekend storm
VANCOUVER – Repair crews have made progress restoring electricity to the hundreds of thousands of…
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers buying IAA in deal worth US$7.3 billion, including debt
VANCOUVER – Shares in Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. plunged nearly 20 per cent after it…
Climate Changed: How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world
VANCOUVER – The two-storey family home with a classic design and wooden cladding blends in…
Doctors, nurses call for action on crumbling care, health ministers meet in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A family doctor who works in British Columbia and Alberta says patients who…
Thousands remain without power after B.C. windstorm, snow in the forecast
VANCOUVER – Tens of thousands of homes remained without power heading into Saturday evening after…
Bears that attacked two women in Squamish, B.C., won’t be captured
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Conservation officers say they don’t plan to capture a pair of bears…
Two-fifths of TV episodes and films shot by women, directors’ guild says
VANCOUVER – A new report from the Directors Guild of Canada suggests that roughly two-fifths…
B.C. health science workers reach contract agreement with province
VICTORIA – A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the British Columbia government and…
Homicide detectives probe one of two Thursday shootings in Metro Vancouver
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say homicide detectives have taken over the case…
Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some B.C. areas as forecasters watch rising rivers
VANCOUVER – Drought levels across southern British Columbia have been scaled back for the first…