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HIV spike among B.C. drug users associated with COVID-19 lockdown, research says
VANCOUVER – A new study says reduced access to HIV services during early COVID-19 lockdowns…
Fees in licensed child care in B.C. to drop by up to $550 a month by Dec. 1, says NDP
BURNABY, B.C. – Families with young kids in licensed child care in British Columbia will…
Knife-wielding patient arrested at B.C. hospital after staff hid on ward: police
Vancouver Police say an investigation is underway after a patient allegedly armed with a knife…
B.C. has Canada’s lowest financial support for seniors, says advocate
VICTORIA – A report by British Columbia’s seniors advocate says the province ranks last in…
RCMP arrest three B.C. residents, alleged associate linked to Japanese Yakuza
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland say an investigation into an international…
B.C. man on the run from kidnap sentence found by police working different case
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Coquitlam RCMP say a British Columbia man who was on the run,…
B.C. adds $2 million to enhance suicide prevention, patient care
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s minister of mental health and addictions has announced $2 million in…
Poaching fears as Fraser River salmon are dumped to rot, even as returns slump
VANCOUVER – Rodney Hsu says he has found too many Fraser River sockeye in places…
B.C. report on prolific offenders says hardline enforcement is not the answer
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is moving to immediately implement some of the recommendations…
‘Lightly felt’ earthquake with 3.4 magnitude is recorded near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A minor earthquake has shaken Prince George, B.C., but authorities say…
Couple who survived deadly torrent released from B.C. dam sues regional district
VANCOUVER – A woman who clung to a tree and whose husband saw a “wall…
Police say man found dead in running vehicle in Surrey, B.C., was fatally shot
SURREY, B.C. – An Alberta man has been identified as the victim of the latest…
Teck Resources cutting steelmaking coal sales guidance after equipment failure
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. is cutting its steelmaking coal sales guidance after an equipment…
B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in care
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s representative for children says she’s concerned that neither the province nor…
Sentencing hearing delayed for harasser of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A sentencing hearing for the Dutch man found guilty of harassing…
As wildfire risk fades, the last remaining campfire ban is lifted in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Campfires are now permitted in all six of British Columbia’s fire centres, as…
Amber Alert cancelled for missing Vancouver child, found in Alberta
VANCOUVER – An Amber Alert has been cancelled for the child who authorities say was…
Canfor temporarily reducing production capacity in B.C. due to market conditions
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is temporarily cutting production in British Columbia due to what it…
Amber Alert issued for three-year-old boy last seen at Vancouver hospital
VANCOUVER – An Amber Alert has been issued for a three-year-old boy who Vancouver police…
Criminal probe begins after violence, arrests at music festival in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Seven people were arrested and a criminal investigation is underway after a disturbance…
Queen honoured in procession, commemorative service in Victoria, B.C.
VICTORIA – Dignitaries including British Columbia’s premier and lieutenant-governor joined a commemorative service Monday in…
B.C. police watchdog called to investigate serious collision involving stolen vehicle
AGASSIZ, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called to investigate after a serious…
Restoring the culinary and cultural bounty of ancient Indigenous sea gardens in B.C.
SALT SPRING ISLAND, B.C. – A family of sea otters emerges from the ocean and…
Evacuation order rescinded for Battleship Mountain wildfire in northeastern B.C.
HUDSON’S HOPE, B.C. – An evacuation order for British Columbia’s largest wildfire has been rescinded,…