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RCMP investigate the stabbing of two men in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. – The Kelowna RCMP are investigating a double-stabbing in the city’s downtown core.…
Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in B.C. on sombre OD anniversary
VANCOUVER – Families whose loved ones have fatally overdosed in British Columbia are calling for…
Omicron remains the most common COVID-19 variant among B.C. residents
VICTORIA – British Columbia recorded another 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the week ending…
B.C. commits $53.6M in recovery funding for 10 local communities affected by floods
VICTORIA – Ten communities still recovering from November’s disastrous flooding in British Columbia are receiving…
Shelters for abuse victims report effects of COVID-19 on operations to StatCan
VANCOUVER – A new report from Statistics Canada says one in three shelters for people…
B.C. ferry needs tug after breakdown, prompts cancellations before long weekend
VANCOUVER – Travellers aboard a B.C. ferry heading to Nanaimo endured an epic late-night sailing…
Confirmed case of avian flu at British Columbia poultry farm in north Okanagan
VICTORIA – A positive case of avian influenza has been confirmed on a British Columbia…
Settlement services offered to Ukrainians arriving at three airports in Canada
VANCOUVER – Settlement agencies across the country have joined forces to support Ukrainians arriving through…
Vancouver mayor aims to increase empty homes tax to fund affordable housing
Vancouver’s mayor has announced a plan to boost the empty homes tax rate to five…
Canada Post deliveries paused in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside over safety concerns
VANCOUVER – Canada Post says it has temporarily suspended mail delivery along two blocks in…
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER – Canada’s finance minister says it’s not the federal government’s job to build all…
More than $2.6M lost to cryptocurrency frauds in less than four months: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say they have received 22 reports of alleged…
LNG Canada joint-venture names Jason Klein as new chief executive
VANCOUVER – The joint-venture building a major liquefied natural gas terminal at Kitimat, B.C. has…
Person dies after tree falls across Vancouver road, crushing one vehicle
VANCOUVER – One person has died after a large tree fell across a busy road…
B.C. government worker union says contract talks with province at impasse over wages
VICTORIA – The union representing more than 33,000 British Columbia government employees says contract talks…
Crews search waters for man who fell off a sailboat near Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP say a search was underway in the waters off Nanaimo,…
Officials working to find housing for 144 people displaced by fire in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A building that was reduced to a shell by a fire in Vancouver’s…
B.C. coroner wants ‘urgent action’ on safer drug supply six years into OD crisis
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s chief coroner says 9,400 people in the province have died of…
Five people in hospital after fire in residential building in Vancouver: chief
VANCOUVER – Five people were taken to hospital and officials were trying to account for…
B.C. mayors dealing with flooding and wildfire damage call on feds to deliver funds
VANCOUVER – British Columbia mayors whose communities were devastated by last year’s flooding and wildfires…
Trudeau wants more electric vehicles across Canada; does not rule out nuclear power
VICTORIA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he wants to make it easier for more…
Association of friendship centres to steer $5M fund for Indigenous safety planning
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government’s decision to put a fund for Indigenous safety planning in…
Teck Resources says Q1 steelmaking coal sales fell slightly below guidance
VANCOUVER – Teck Resources Ltd. says its steelmaking coal sales in the first quarter came…
B.C. court denies interim request by mink farmers ahead of their COVID-19 challenge
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a request by mink farmers…