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Cooler weather could offer respite to crews battling wildfire near Penticton, B.C.
VANCOUVER – Snow-making machines from a British Columbia mountain resort are being used for the…
Fewer people buying pot from unlicensed shops last year than in 2018: B.C. study
VANCOUVER – A new study shows the number of consumers who turned to unlicensed stores…
Ice cream truck operator says inflation is chilling business, despite summer swelter
VANCOUVER – It’s been a scorching summer across much of Canada, but that is cold…
Man charged with aggravated assault after alleged attack on Vancouver police officer
Vancouver police say a man has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with an…
Two of three victims in shooting at Surrey, B.C. sports park now dead, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Police say what appears to be a targeted shooting of three men…
Surrey RCMP investigate shooting: one dead, two suffering serious wounds
SURREY, B.C. – One man is dead and two others are in hospital with life-threatening…
Police shoot man after officer wounded with weapon in rough Vancouver neighbourhood
VANCOUVER – Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was…
Man faces first-degree murder charge in death of Abbotsford, B.C. woman, say police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 48-year-old man faces a…
Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow
VANCOUVER – When torrential rain caused widespread flooding and washed out major highways across British…
Deleted bookmark led to child pornography that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A hard drive seized from the home of the Dutch man…
B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says monkeypox vaccine is being made available to eligible…
Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Lightning strikes have peppered British Columbia’s southern Interior, raising wildfire concerns as yet…
Crown links B.C. teen to alleged harasser through video file, phone number, photo
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Crown attorneys have described a series of links they say connect…
Old growth protest group says it spray-painted Vancouver landmarks
VANCOUVER – An activist group opposed to old growth logging in B.C. says it has…
BCCLA calls on other governments to join B.C. in ending immigration detention
VANCOUVER – A civil liberties group says the British Columbia government’s decision to end immigration…
Police identify two people killed in series of shootings in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb…
More B.C. heat records fall, conditions prompt flood watch, but no heat emergency
VANCOUVER – Temperature records are melting across British Columbia as a prolonged heat spell grips…
Two people arrested in murder of Ripudaman Singh Malik: homicide team
SURREY, B.C. – The son of Ripudaman Singh Malik says the announcement of first-degree murder…
Heat warnings cover most of B.C., as records set, Metro Vancouver air quality falls
VANCOUVER – High temperatures across much of British Columbia this week have seen communities step…
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posts net profit of US$762 million in its second quarter
VANCOUVER – West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. posted a net profit of US$762 million in…
B.C. teen feared extortion would continue for the rest of her life, Crown tells jury
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd feared that the person who was…
Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack
VANCOUVER – A “vulnerable” woman has serious burns after a man poured a flammable liquid…
Teck Resources posts record quarterly profit, CEO Don Lindsay stepping down
VANCOUVER – The long-running chief executive of Teck Resources Ltd. is stepping down from the…
Ground-level ozone advisory issued for parts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER – An air quality advisory has been issued for the eastern parts of Metro…