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Council to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-fuelled garden tools in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. – Gas-powered leaf blowers and other landscaping tools fuelled by gas will…
Former B.C. legislature clerk to be sentenced July 4 for $1,900 in misspending
VANCOUVER – A former clerk of the B.C. legislature is set to be sentenced on…
Fresh manure dumped at B.C. premier’s community office, police say
LANGFORD, B.C. – Police say they are investigating manure left at the front doors of…
B.C. documents outline case to build new provincial museum in Victoria at $800M cost
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government chose to replace the Royal B.C. Museum for about…
Court date for man who brought bags with inert explosives to Victoria airport: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – The RCMP say a man who was carrying luggage with suspicious…
B.C. launches Canada’s first lung cancer screening program for high-risk residents
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has launched the country’s first provincewide lung cancer screening program for…
TransLink says ridership recovery outpacing other North American systems
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Metro Vancouver’s transportation authority says its recovery of ridership that plummeted…
Flood-stricken B.C. farmers given more time to apply for disaster assistance
VICTORIA – British Columbia has extended the deadline to apply for recovery help for farmers…
Trevali says bodies of four missing workers found, four more still missing
VANCOUVER – Trevali Mining Corp. says the bodies of four workers missing since its Perkoa…
Victoria airport reopens after RCMP investigate suspicious device in luggage
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. – The Victoria International Airport has reopened after all commercial flights were…
Trudeau cancels appearance at event in B.C. after protesters hurl racial slurs
SURREY, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to cancel plans to attend a…
Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say a body has been recovered by emergency…
Police-involved shooting in Surrey leaves woman injured: B.C. RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say a woman was shot and injured during…
‘They have a right to be angry’: Trudeau says residential school legacy ongoing
VANCOUVER – It’s been a difficult year for many since the discovery of unmarked graves…
Indigenous-owned resort in B.C.’s Shuswap region damaged in fire but band to rebuild
CHASE, B.C. – Fire has destroyed part of an Indigenous owned and operated lodge in…
Farms in B.C. and Alberta latest to have confirmed outbreaks of avian influenza
VANCOUVER – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed two more outbreaks of avian influenza…
Trudeau faces chants, pounding drums as he walks through crowd at Kamloops memorial
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An unmarked burial ground at the former Kamloops, B.C. residential school set…
More than 500 animals and birds could be lost or extinct, says study
VANCOUVER – A study shows a less colourful and quieter world with the possible loss…
RCMP searching for suspect after victim sexually assaulted during break-and-enter
SURREY, B.C. – Police in Surrey are looking for a suspect following an alleged sexual…
Vancouver police investigate possible hate crime after man attacked with bear spray
Vancouver police are investigating a possible hate crime after a senior citizen was bear-sprayed in…
B.C. RCMP say one man was injured in shooting at Surrey home
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say they are investigating a shooting at a…
B.C. commits $100 million to Japanese Canadians in recognition of internment history
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia is giving $100 million in funding to address the historical…
Police-involved shooting in Barriere leaves one man injured: B.C. RCMP
BARRIÈRE, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia say a man was shot and injured during…
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of Kamloops school
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The nightmares started last May, said Harvey McLeod, chief of the Upper…