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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…
Unsettled B.C. weather prompts flash floods, complicates river level forecasts
VANCOUVER – The city of Prince George is the latest to feel the lash of…
B.C. police officers recovering after bank shootout overwhelmed by support
SAANICH, B.C. – An officer who was injured in a deadly shootout outside a bank…
Assembly of First Nations delegates reject resolution calling for chief’s suspension
VANCOUVER – An emergency resolution before the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting to reaffirm…
Job action looms in B.C. as talks collapse with B.C. General Employees Union
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it is offering public service workers a new…
Vancouver’s June home sales down 35% from last year, 16% from May: board
Last month’s Greater Vancouver area home sales dropped by about 35 per cent since last…
Port of Vancouver truckers warn of strike over changes to upcoming ban on older rigs
VANCOUVER – The United Truckers Association says its members have voted unanimously in favour of…
Man dead in what RCMP say is a suspected targeted shooting in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – A man is dead after what RCMP say is an apparent targeted…
Hecla Mining signs all-stock deal for Alexco Resource
VANCOUVER – Hecla Mining Co. has signed a deal to buy the shares in Alexco…
Crash between bus, delivery van in B.C., kills young Quebec student
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – A college in British Columbia says a teenage student visiting from Quebec…
Crown wants jail term for former clerk of the B.C. legislature for breach of trust
VANCOUVER – The actions of the former clerk of British Columbia’s legislature require “unequivocal denunciation”…
B.C. health minister says province preparing for fall COVID-19; urges vaccinations
SURREY, B.C. – Preparations are underway to help British Columbia fight any potential surges in…
FortisBC, Suncor to partner on Port Moody hydrogen pilot project
SURREY, B.C. – FortisBC Energy Inc. says it will partner with Suncor Energy Inc. and…
Flood watch near Kelowna, B.C., as rain, thunderstorms persist in south, southeast
VANCOUVER – The River Forecast Centre has issued another flood watch as heavy rains swell…
Police clear and reopen area around scene of B.C. bank shooting
SAANICH, B.C. – Police in Saanich, B.C., say they’ve cleared and reopened the area around…
Unsettled weather and severe thunderstorms expected across southern British Columbia
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning with a possibility of strong…
B.C. RCMP identify twin brothers as B.C. bank shooting suspects
VICTORIA – Twin brothers in their early 20s were responsible for the shooting that injured…
B.C.’s River Forecast Centre downgrades flood watch for the Upper Fraser River
VANCOUVER – The River Forecast Centre has downgraded its flood watch in the Upper Fraser…
Squamish Hospital maternity patients diverted to other facilities amid staff shortage
SQUAMISH, B.C. – The health authority for the Vancouver area says expectant parents in Squamish,…
‘Sense of future’ for Lytton if homes rebuilt by this time next year: B.C. minister
LYTTON, B.C. – When a wildfire swept through Lytton, B.C., during a record-setting heat wave,…
Police describe car with ‘multiple’ explosives involved in B.C. bank shooting
SAANICH, B.C. – RCMP have described a vehicle linked with two robbery suspects killed in…
Engine problems with BC Ferries vessel snarl start of holiday weekend travel
VICTORIA – BC Ferries says an engine problem on a major vessel travelling between Vancouver…