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Canadian consumers lose trust in big brands during pandemic: study
VICTORIA – Consumer trust for big brands dropped during the pandemic amid concerns about how…
Two B.C. student-aid websites shut down after possible hacking: ministry
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training says it has temporarily shut…
Fireworks festival cancelled in Vancouver for second year due to COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER – One of the largest and most popular summer celebrations in Vancouver has been…
Tilray-Aphria deal closes, company to control biggest share of Cdn pot market
NANAIMO, B.C. – Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. say their merger deal has now closed…
Police hunt for motive after identifying corrections officer as fatal shooting victim
DELTA, B.C. – A provincial corrections officer has been identified as the victim of a…
One person shot in Delta, B.C., parking lot, police say
DELTA, B.C. – Police in Delta, B.C., say one person has been shot following an…
Foul play suspected after human remains identified as missing B.C. woman
PORT MOODY, B.C. – Police say a search for a missing person has turned into…
Former B.C. cabinet minister denies saying government knew about casino crime
VANCOUVER – A former cabinet minister bluntly denied telling a gaming investigator members of the…
COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases
VANCOUVER – Efforts by British Columbia health officials and residents are managing to suppress infections…
Pacific National Exhibition at risk due to financial impacts of COVID-19 closures
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic threaten…
Only B.C. drivers, not passengers, to be asked about non-essential travel: minister
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s solicitor general says police conducting checks will only ask drivers and…
Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man’s body from British Columbia
VANCOUVER – The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to…
Most people moved inside after Vancouver park encampment shut down: city
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver says a tent encampment in Strathcona Park has come…
International effort thwarts $20,000 fraud aimed at Vancouver senior
VANCOUVER – An alert nephew and the co-ordinated efforts of police departments in Vancouver and…
Old-growth forest activists to appeal B.C. court injunction against blockades
VANCOUVER – A group of activists maintaining blockades aimed at preventing old-growth trees from being…
‘Great champion of Indigenous Peoples,’ B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies
VANCOUVER – Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led…
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s housing minister says campers in Vancouver’s Strathcona Park can either choose…
Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to ‘catastrophic’ overdoses: advocate
VANCOUVER – A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a…
B.C. pop-up vaccine clinics not successful, face challenges, say health officials
VICTORIA – Pop-up vaccine clinics in Metro Vancouver COVID-19 hot zones are an experiment that…
Canadian PPE manufacturers team up to lobby government to build industry standards
KELOWNA, B.C. – Some of Canada’s largest medical mask manufacturers have joined forces to lobby…
Canfor posts $427.8M Q1 profit compared with a loss a year ago as lumber prices soar
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. reported a first-quarter profit of $427.8 million compared with a loss…
Worker fears getting COVID-19 without sick leave, wants B.C. to act
VANCOUVER – Avtar Badesha says he fears getting COVID-19 or being exposed to the virus…
Former B.C. gaming minister asked to reflect about B.C. money laundering issue
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s longest-serving gaming minister was asked Wednesday if he would have done…
B.C. judge says man’s COVID rule breaking was like dealing fentanyl on the street
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia provincial court judge compared a man’s actions on breaking COVID-19…