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Charges laid in 2021 Vancouver crash that killed a toddler, injured her father
VANCOUVER – Charges have been laid in a crash that killed a toddler and severely…
Overdose deaths for May reach new heights in B.C., says chief coroner
VICTORIA – The British Columbia chief coroner says the province is on pace to lose…
Old computer technology points the way to future of quantum computing
VANCOUVER – Researchers have made a breakthrough in quantum technology development that has the potential…
City of Kamloops, B.C., says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The City of Kamloops says crews are investigating a train derailment in…
Ottawa wants to make sure health spending delivers ‘tangible results,’ Trudeau says
The federal government wants to make sure billions of dollars transferred to the provinces and…
Haida village of Queen Charlotte, B.C., gets its ancestral name back
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has confirmed that the village of Queen Charlotte on…
University of B.C. president Santa Ono named as president at U. of Michigan
VANCOUVER – University of British Columbia president and vice-chancellor Santa Ono is leaving his post,…
Premiers want Ottawa along for ‘generational opportunity’ to modernize health care
VICTORIA – Canada’s premiers want the federal government to stop “quibbling” about its share of…
First anniversary of Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse marked by memorial, investigations
KELOWNA, B.C. – RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., have released a statement marking the first anniversary…
Horgan urges federal government to carry half the health-care load as premiers meet
VICTORIA – Canada’s provinces and territories need a partner that will share half the financial…
Two police officers remain in hospital after a shootout outside a B.C. bank
VICTORIA – A police officer is out of intensive care after being injured in a…
Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni, B.C.
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – A Vancouver Island First Nation says the first phase of scanning…
Canada’s premiers start summer meeting with First Nations gathering
VICTORIA – Canada’s premiers are starting their summer gathering at a Victoria-area First Nation where…
Researchers name newest baby orca spotted in B.C. waters
VICTORIA – A young southern resident killer whale spotted swimming in the waters off the…
B.C. to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this…
Former clerk of B.C. legislature to serve three months’ house arrest
VANCOUVER – The man who was once the senior officer of the B.C. legislature has…
U.S. removing tariffs on Canadian solar panels, as USMCA trade reps meet in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to remove American tariffs…
AFN starts reviews into finances, bullying in chance to heal, clean up: Archibald
VANCOUVER – The Assembly of First Nation’s annual meeting boiled over with accusations of corruption,…
Aritzia Q1 profit surges 86 per cent to $33.3 million on big boost in revenue
VANCOUVER – Clothing retailer Aritzia Inc. put together another attractive quarter as net profits soared…
Hospital ‘nightmare’ in B.C. for Quebec patient denied surgery: father
VANCOUVER – A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone…
Vancouver Street Church destroyed in fire on Downtown Eastside, no major injuries
VANCOUVER – Fire has swept through two buildings on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside including one that…
Chiefs’ ‘squabble’ over leadership diverts AFN focus from real issues: youth leader
VANCOUVER – Politics and disagreementsaround leadership at the annual gathering of the Assembly of First…
Three die in head-on crash along Trans-Canada Highway through B.C.’s Shuswap region
CHASE, B.C. – RCMP are investigating a head-on crash in British Columbia’s Shuswap region that…
B.C. cabinet minister bows out of NDP leadership race before it starts
VICTORIA – A New Democrat cabinet minister has taken himself out of the party’s leadership…