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Work underway for forensics experts to identify and repatriate B.C. school remains
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Plans are being made to identify and return home the remains of…
‘It was devastating,’ chief recalls after remains of 215 children found in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Hundreds of pegs, each marking the possible site of a child’s remains,…
137 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – The Mounties say four people were arrested Friday as they enforced…
B.C. health officials report outbreak of COVID-19 at long-term care in Surrey
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials say COVID-19 is still spreading with new cases and…
CN Rail fined $100,000 by court for spraying pesticide on its B.C. tracks
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service says Canadian National Railway has entered…
Reaction to the discovery of remains on the site of a former B.C. residential school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The remains of 215 children have been discovered at the site of…
B.C. expands fund by $10 million for sexual assault response
VICTORIA – A program that provides support services for survivors of sexual assault in British…
B.C.’s police complaint commissioner to oversee VPD response to handcuffed judge
VANCOUVER – The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner in B.C. says it has asked…
Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site…
Racism key barrier to getting Indigenous people help in B.C. overdose crisis: agency
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15…
B.C. aims for end of summer for second vaccine shot for all, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says she’s set an end-of-summer target for everyone in…
Trans Mountain pipeline begins construction of tunnel in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – Construction has begun on the 2.6-kilometre tunnel in Burnaby, B.C., for the…
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER – A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at…
Victim of fatal stabbing in Vancouver identified by homicide investigators
VANCOUVER – Police have named the victim of Vancouver’s seventh homicide of 2021. They say…
UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test clinic and trial for students and others on campus
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic…
Counsellors help grieving Kelowna, B.C., students deal with loss of three classmates
KELOWNA, B.C. – Members of a critical incident response team are working at a Kelowna,…
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Police say 58 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a…
Officials ask public to keep social groups small as B.C. reports 250 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister and provincial health officer are encouraging residents to limit…
Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study
VICTORIA – Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from…
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is ‘appalled’ at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER – The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is “appalled and horrified”…
B.C. deploys crews to Manitoba to assist with several aggressive wildfires
VICTORIA – A crew of firefighters is heading to Manitoba to help with wildfires in…
B.C. ombudsperson urges caution if governments adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports
VICTORIA – As British Columbia lays out plans to shed COVID-19 restrictions, the person who…
B.C. outlines plan to end COVID-19 restrictions; eyes September return to normal
VICTORIA – A four-step plan in British Columbia to ease out of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
NANAIMO, B.C. – A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three…