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B.C. legwork positions it to capitalize on Ottawa’s support on child care: Advocates
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is well positioned for the widespread expansion of its goal of…
B.C. offers Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to people age 30 and up
VICTORIA – People age 30 and older may now receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in…
B.C.’s Playland pushes back opening to May 25 over COVID travel restrictions
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver amusement park has delayed its opening until after the May long…
B.C.’s $500-million investment fund to help small, medium-sized businesses
VICTORIA – British Columbia has introduced legislation to convert an investment initiative into a Crown…
Avalanche safety efforts on B.C. highways get solid marks from auditor general
VICTORIA – British Columbia is effectively managing highway avalanche risks, says a report by the…
Trustees vote to end program assigning uniformed police officers to Vancouver schools
VANCOUVER – Uniformed police officers will no longer be assigned to Vancouver public schools after…
Vancouver police alarmed by social media posts after teen fatally stabbed
VANCOUVER – Police say they’re alarmed by “social media chatter” in the aftermath of a…
B.C. reports 17 deaths and nearly 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 over three days
VICTORIA – British Columbia has confirmed that COVID-19 was a factor in the death of…
B.C. attorney general tells inquiry about money laundering gaps between B.C. groups
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s attorney general says he left high-level meetings about money laundering confused…
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER – Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the…
B.C. expands child and youth mental health teams for early support
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s mental health and addictions minister says the province will expand services…
Boy, 15, dead, 14 year-old charged, after two groups fight in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A 14-year-old was in custody and awaiting a bail hearing Monday after a…
Teen badly hurt in crash after ignoring order to stop, say Abbotsford, B.C., police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – An 18-year-old woman has been critically hurt after police in Abbotsford, B.C.,…
Animals at risk as B.C. falls behind in educating veterinarians: society
VANCOUVER – A shortage of veterinarians in British Columbia threatens food security and is responsible…
Police say teen has critical injuries in Vancouver stabbing
VANCOUVER – A teenager has been critically hurt in fight in Vancouver. Police say they…
Charges laid in targeted killing in busy Vancouver neighbourhood: police
VANCOUVER – A first-degree murder charge has been laid in what Vancouver police say was…
Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province’s homicide investigation team’s “systemic,…
Former cabinet minister says B.C. Liberal government took money laundering seriously
VANCOUVER – A former finance minister says generating higher gaming revenues at the British Columbia…
Police union concerned about B.C.’s provincial travel ban
VICTORIA – Non-essential travel is being restricted between three regional zones in British Columbia to…
Man arrested after teen badly injured in attack at Victoria tent encampment
VICTORIA – Police say a suspect has been arrested following an incident at a Victoria…
Former minister tells inquiry money laundering on B.C. radar, but so were guns, gangs
VANCOUVER – Reports of money laundering at British Columbia casinos had the attention of the…
B.C. cancels scheduled surgeries in nine hospitals as COVID patient count jumps
VICTORIA – Hundreds of scheduled surgeries in British Columbia have been postponed as the number…
Man who stabbed two students in Abbotsford, B.C., found criminally responsible
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Family and friends of a 13-year-old who was fatally stabbed by…
Police report 15 gang-linked killings in Metro Vancouver in 2021 after dip since 2017
SURREY, B.C. – The man fatally shot outside a sports complex in Langley, B.C., has…