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B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says system in crisis since 2020 must be transformed
WHISTLER, B.C. – British Columbia has been in a health-care crisis since at least the…
B.C. police watchdog called to investigate fatal shooting during arrest
KEREMEOS, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called to investigate after a man…
Study co-authored by B.C.’s top doctor says 80% of kids, youth have had COVID-19
VANCOUVER – A study co-authored by British Columbia’s top doctor says at least 70 to…
Wildfire smoke from B.C. and U.S. spreads east as several blazes still uncontained
VANCOUVER – Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting…
37 B.C. mayors win by acclamation after standing unopposed
VANCOUVER – Municipal elections are still more than a month away, but mayors for dozens…
Out-of-control wildfire just kilometres away from B.C. community: wildfire service
An aggressive and out-out-control wildfire is burning just eight kilometres outside the community of Hudson’s…
B.C. financial outlook improving for now, surplus forecast, says minister
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s financial bottom line is showing signs of improvement, with a surplus…
Female pedestrian injured in Surrey hit-and-run
SURREY, B.C. – Surrey RCMP are looking for a driver involved in a hit-and-run with…
B.C. man convicted in young girl’s murder in 1978 loses appeal
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man found guilty in the death of a young girl…
Wildfire in B.C.’s Peace region doubles, no rain expected for relief
HUDSON’S HOPE, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service says a fire in British Columbia’s Peace…
Smoky skies persist in Vancouver and surrounding areas due to wildfires
VANCOUVER – Regional officials say air quality is expected to worsen in parts of the…
River mystery: what is killing the giant sturgeon of B.C.’s Nechako River?
VANCOUVER – Fisheries scientists in British Columbia have recovered the bodies, but have few other…
B.C. Liberals hold on to Surrey South riding in byelection
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s Liberal Party has retained a seat in the riding of…
Police announce charges in death of young B.C. mom killed five years ago
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Charges have been laid in the death of a 22-year-old woman whose…
Air quality advisory issued due to B.C., U.S. wildfires and blaze in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – An air quality advisory has been issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser…
Low spirits over high tea in Victoria, B.C., as Empress patrons mourn the Queen
VICTORIA – Afternoon sunshine streams into the Fairmont Empress Hotel’s iconic high tea room in…
Steller sea lion pup in Vancouver aids research to rebuild species in Alaska
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium says one of its Steller sea lions has given birth…
Trudeau, Horgan meet after Liberal cabinet retreat marked by Queen’s death
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Columbia Premier John Horgan met over lunch…
Wildfires in B.C. and U.S. prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Haze from wildfires burning in Washington state, Idaho and the British Columbia Interior…
Queen Elizabeth’s legacy to live on in B.C.: Premier John Horgan
VICTORIA – The life of Queen Elizabeth is being celebrated in British Columbia upon news…
Liberals plan cost-of-living help, but delay announcement due to Queen’s death
VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was set to tell Canadians about new measures to…
Impaired driving charges laid in crash that killed two students at University of B.C.
VANCOUVER – Charges have now been laid against a Vancouver man following the deaths of…
Vancouver fire that destroyed Downtown Eastside street church in July now ruled arson
VANCOUVER – A fire that destroyed a street church on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and displaced…
B.C. offers buffer against inflation with rent cap, increased benefits
LANGFORD, B.C. – The British Columbia government says it will tackle rising costs of food,…