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Minister flags ‘creative’ plan for repeat offenders after being called soft on crime
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s attorney general says he is poised to announce a “creative” plan…
Alert Ready system expands to floods, fires in B.C., not heat domes
VICTORIA – An automated alert system will be ready to warn British Columbians of spring…
Corrections officer mistakenly killed in B.C.’s gang war: Delta police
DELTA, B.C. – Police say an off-duty corrections officer who was gunned down in a…
RCMP investigate after two suspicious wildfires sparked in B.C.’s north Okanagan
VERNON, B.C. – RCMP in British Columbia’s north Okanagan say they are “incredibly concerned” that…
B.C. finance minister says ‘over my dead body,’ will abortion access change
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister says she will fight to ensure abortion access rights…
B.C. sees decrease in overdose deaths in March, but drug users face risks: coroner
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s chief coroner says a recent dip in the number of overdose…
Strong lumber prices boost Canfor Q1 profits 25 per cent despite pulp losses
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. is reporting a 25 per cent increase in net profits in…
Cannabis company Choom obtains creditor protection, interim financing from Aurora
VANCOUVER – Choom Holdings Inc. and some of its subsidiaries have obtained creditor protection from…
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales down
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region…
Highway blockades over old-growth logging aimed at forcing a dialogue, activists say
VANCOUVER – The activists behind road blockades and hunger strikes calling for an end to…
B.C. tables data collection law to help dismantle systemic racism, says premier
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced data collection legislation to help dismantle systemic…
Vancouver officers busy with violent crimes, robberies over the weekend: police
VANCOUVER – A teenager has been arrested after what Vancouver police say was a series…
B.C. PharmaCare program approves additional drugs, expands coverage
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Health says thousands of eligible British Columbians are benefiting from…
Sandstorm Gold signs pair of acquisitions worth a total of US$1.1 billion
VANCOUVER – Sandstorm Gold Ltd. says it has signed a pair of acquisitions worth a…
Bomb experts disable ‘suspicious device’ along Vancouver marathon route: Police
VANCOUVER – Police say the BMO Vancouver Marathon was delayed Sunday so explosives experts could…
Pickleball’s growth raises a racket in Victoria, amid bans over noise complaints
VICTORIA – Pickleball players readily admit their sport makes noise, but complaining about the sound…
BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon wins seat in legislature through byelection
VANCOUVER – The leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he will use his new…
RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say incident at mosque not a racially-motivated hate crime
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say an episode involving a vehicle outside a…
B.C. premier stresses importance of co-operation within forestry sector
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s premier says the only way the provincial forest industry will grow…
Third B.C. poultry flock tests positive for avian flu in Kootenay region
VICTORIA – A small poultry flock in British Columbia’s Kootenay region has tested positive for…
B.C.’s coroner says inquest into Indigenous teen’s death is in public interest
VICTORIA – An inquest will be held to try to determine what happened to a…
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
VANCOUVER – British Columbia has ditched a controversial plan forcing youth to undergo treatment for…
B.C. disaster program upgraded to help flood victims, quickly aid in other disasters
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is overhauling its program that provides assistance after a…
Canadian faces deportation for alleged naked dance on sacred Bali volcano
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver man is facing deportation from Bali, Indonesia, over allegations that he…