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Castlegar, B.C., man charged with manslaughter in death of off-duty police officer
NELSON, B.C. – A manslaughter charge has been laid following an investigation into the death…
Federal, B.C. governments announce $517-million rent aid program to help vulnerable
VICTORIA – Vulnerable people in British Columbia struggling to make monthly rent payments or find…
Construction starts on new St. Paul’s Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Construction has kicked off for the new St. Paul’s Hospital at the Jim…
B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA – Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the…
A quick look at recently implemented changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA – Changes to the federal Divorce Act went into effect on March 1. Here…
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA – Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two…
Major crime unit investigates shooting death of 37-year-old Victoria-area man
METCHOSIN, B.C. – The Vancouver Island Major Crime Unit is investigating a shooting death of…
Judge reserves decision in church challenge of B.C. public health rules
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on a request…
Two injured in helicopter crash on Bowen Island, B.C.: emergency health services
VANCOUVER – Two people were transported to hospital in serious but stable condition after a…
Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to…
B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1
VICTORIA – Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will…
B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the…
Several patients on new unit at Vancouver General Hospital test positive for COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Health officials are reporting a COVID-19 outbreak in a fourth unit of Vancouver…
‘Leave the politics to the politicians,’ Crown lawyer urges judge in Meng case
VANCOUVER – A Crown lawyer is urging a B.C. Supreme Court judge to ignore the…
B.C. to determine which essential workers will receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to first…
B.C. eases requirements, extends deadline for small business recovery grants
VICTORIA – The B.C. government haseased the eligibility requirements and extended the deadline for small…
Health orders aim for balance on curbing COVID-19 spread and religious freedoms: B.C.
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government says the provincial health officer has to strike a…
TransLink study shows copper kills almost all bacteria on high-touch surfaces
VANCOUVER – Results of a study led by Metro Vancouver’s transit operator reveal copper on…
Vancouver residents told to avoid feeding Canada geese, report nests as flocks grow
Vancouver’s parks board is taking action to control the increasing numbers of messy and aggressive…
Four demonstrators arrested after blocking access to Vancouver port for 24 hours
VANCOUVER – Indigenous youth calling themselves Braided Warriors temporarily blocked and forced the shutdown of…
Avalanche Canada special warning for mountains in western Alberta, eastern B.C.
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Avalanche Canada has issued a special warning to people who use the…
Judge questions whether B.C.’s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s top doctor understands the importance of balancing any COVID-19 restrictions against…
Trump comments about Meng a ‘salvo’ in trade war with China, her lawyer says
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou accused former U.S. president Donald Trump…
Winter supply of Chinook salmon critical to survival of orcas, says study
VANCOUVER – Endangered southern resident killer whales would have a much better chance of survival…