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Chilly conditions break century-old temperature records in parts of southern B.C.
VANCOUVER – Highways through southern British Columbia’s mountain passes looked more like mid-winter than mid-May…
Researchers in B.C. to map landslides in Fraser River, help protect salmon
VANCOUVER – British Columbia geoscientists are returning to the scene of a massive landslide on…
Number of people in hospital with COVID-19 increases in B.C.
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is seeing an increase in the number of hospitalizations of patients…
Former B.C. premier says Canada has taken a back seat to others in LNG market
VANCOUVER – Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says Canada’s natural gas industry is losing…
Higher interest rates push homes sales in B.C. back toward normal: association
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Real Estate Association says the sharp increase in mortgage rates…
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER – A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two…
Mediated talks collapse, strike continues in lengthy Sea-to-Sky transit dispute
VANCOUVER – A quick return of bus service in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky corridor from Squamish to…
Small flock in Comox Valley is B.C.’s 7th to test positive for avian influenza
VICTORIA – A small poultry flock in British Columbia’s Comox Valley has tested positive for…
B.C. drops 24 tickets against pastors issued for violating COVID-19 orders
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia’s Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed it dropped two dozen COVID-19…
Marriage proposal in B.C. legislature gets a ‘Yes’ from fiancée, cheers from MLAs
VICTORIA – Politicians ask a lot of questions in British Columbia’s legislature, but for New…
Police probe homicides of husband and wife in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police have identified a husband and wife, both in their 70s, as…
B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found a man who suffers from…
Delayed snowmelt, potential rain and warm weather raises flooding risk in B.C.
VANCOUVER – A hydrologist with the River Forecast Centre says he’s “quite worried” about the…
B.C.’s physicians and surgeons are highest COVID-vaccinated group, naturopaths lowest
VICTORIA – Vaccination information on British Columbia’s health-care professionals shows most are fully immunized, though…
Homicide team probing discovery of two bodies found in Abbotsford, B.C., home
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Homicide detectives are investigating two suspicious deaths in Abbotsford, B.C. Police in…
Pilot involved in Ontario plane crash reported for improper registration: instructor
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A British Columbia flight instructor alleges the pilot of a plane that…
Smelly spill in ditch has B.C. farming community concerned about fumes, livestock
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – The Peace Valley Regional District says a strong odour from a…
Pipeline builder fined thousands over erosion and sediment control on B.C. project
VICTORIA – Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. has been fined more than $170,000 after inspectors found…
Ritchie Bros. reports revenues up, supply still a challenge
VANCOUVER – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. says its revenues rose in the first quarter compared…
B.C. boy’s mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in ‘tragic’ case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are…
Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver’s fourth homicide
VANCOUVER – Police say a 26-year-old has been charged in the death of a man…
Homicide team deployed after fatal stabbing near Coquitlam school
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say one man has died following a stabbing in Coquitlam on…
Mother goose nests safely outside Vancouver Convention Centre on Mother’s Day
VANCOUVER – A soon-to-be mother goose will nest safely this Mother’s Day thanks to the…
Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER – Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs,…