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Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866
VICTORIA – The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and…
Dr. Bonnie Henry says the seven-day average of cases in B.C. is creeping up
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer is warning that COVID-19 cases and test positivity…
Mayors of Vancouver and Surrey to pursue handgun ban amid uptick in gang violence
VANCOUVER – The mayors of Vancouver and Surrey say they will ask their councils to…
Simon Fraser University reports cyberattack, some personal information exposed
BURNABY, B.C. – Simon Fraser University says a cyberattack on a school server has exposed…
Delivering COVID-19 vaccine to B.C. First Nations by goal still possible: officials
VANCOUVER – The top doctor at British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says active cases…
B.C.-based legal group urges Canadian Bar Association to take climate leadership
VICTORIA – A group of lawyers wants the Canadian Bar Association to adopt a climate…
Whistler-area avalanche conditions ‘tricky,’ says expert after two recent deaths
VICTORIA – Cold winds followed by snowfall in British Columbia’s south coastal region has produced…
B.C. Mountie sustained serious injuries after vehicle hit ice en route to call: RCMP
NANAIMO, B.C. – The RCMP says an officer was taken to hospital with serious injuries…
Vancouver police say woman tackled by stranger was ‘minding her own business’
Vancouver police say they’re investigating after a man grabbed and tackled a woman who was…
B.C. police watchdog investigating after man found to have injuries following arrest
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – The RCMP say a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries…
Weather warnings remain for parts of B.C., but forecasters say snow to change to rain
VANCOUVER – Snowfall and winter storm warnings remain posted for British Columbia’s inner south coast…
Judge questions court role in managing health orders banning church gatherings
VANCOUVER – The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the provincial government…
Police say burned vehicle found after shots fired in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. – Police believe a targeted shooting in Delta, B.C., is linked to a…
Marchers gather for annual B.C. event to honour missing, murdered women
VANCOUVER – Despite the hurt and emotional trauma of reliving her sister and niece’s death,…
Snowboarder dies after avalanche near Whistler, B.C., RCMP say
WHISTLER, B.C. – A snowboarder has died from their injuries after being caught in an…
Second snow storm forecast to hit south coast of British Columbia
VANCOUVER – People living on British Columbia’s south coast are being told to prepare for…
One dead, one firefighter injured after multiple fires in Vancouver
Vancouver Fire Rescue Services says one person has died after an apartment fire Friday night.…
B.C.’s top doctor says Nigerian variant identified in B.C.
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says 47 cases of COVID-19 variants have been identified…
Indigenous couple sues B.C. health authority over treatment, death of baby
TERRACE, B.C. – An Indigenous couple in northern British Columbia is suing a health authority,…
B.C. approves single-use plastics bans in Surrey, Nanaimo, Rossland and Esquimalt
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has approved single-use plastics bans in four more communities.…
Man arrested, charged after long list of weapons found in a Vancouver home
VANCOUVER – A man has been charged after police in Vancouver seized a large number…
Man dead in Burnaby after Metro Vancouver’s latest deadly shooting
BURNABY, B.C. – Homicide detectives say the latest fatal shooting in Metro Vancouver is not…
Court imposes $7M damage award against Kamloops, B.C., man who severely beat teenager
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A British Columbia teenager who suffered a catastrophic brain injury after being…
Snowbirds in pandemic hot seat with Canada’s latest travel rules
VANCOUVER – The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds…