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Carved stone pillar found on B.C. beach identified as Indigenous artifact
VICTORIA – A carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria…
B.C. premier says jumping COVID-19 vaccine line ‘un-Canadian,’ no penthouse parties
VICTORIA – Most people in British Columbia are doing their best to follow public health…
Vancouver mayor says he’s hopeful Ottawa wants to discuss decriminalization of drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he’s encouraged by the federal health minister’s commitment to work…
Homicide investigators scour Langley, B.C., neighbourhood after suspected attack
LANGLEY, B.C. – Homicide investigators confirm one person has died and a second has been…
RCMP investigate after driver launches car airborne in Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – The RCMP say a stunt that involved an airborne car in…
Police officer’s leg broken, assault charges sought after dispute over mask order
Vancouver police say an officer broke his leg in a confrontation after a man refused…
Complicated, dangerous rescue saves man caught in avalanche near Vancouver
VANCOUVER – An out-of-bounds snowboarder is recovering in hospital from various injuries including a possible…
B.C. ramping up screening for faster-spreading COVID-19 ‘variants of concern’
VANCOUVER – There’s a race between COVID-19 and the rollout of vaccine as researchers and…
Canadian crews assist U.S. Coast Guard in search for downed plane after distress call
VICTORIA – Canadian rescue crews are helping to search for a small plane off of…
Ex-lottery VP testifies money laundering ‘politically charged,’ gets emotional
VANCOUVER – A former executive with British Columbia’s lottery corporation became emotional Tuesday after two…
B.C. records 407 new cases of COVID-19; officials repeat calls to bend the curve
VICTORIA – Health officials say more COVID-19 cases have been linked to community clusters related…
Man with bow and arrow pushed past city hall staff, locked self in office: B.C. RCMP
ROSSLAND, B.C. – RCMP say a man armed with a bow and arrow pushed past…
Man accused of trying to kill his mother pleads to assault in a Kelowna, B.C., court
KELOWNA, B.C. – An attempted murder trial came to an abrupt end Tuesday when a…
ICBC promotes changes to auto insurance with improved online estimator tool
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public safety minister says an improved online estimator tool will help…
Couple accused of flying to Yukon for vaccine ‘despicable’: B.C. minister
VANCOUVER – Public condemnation grew Tuesday of a Vancouver couple accused of flying to a…
Family of man missing in B.C. marks second anniversary with information appeal
MERRITT, B.C. – Family members of a man missing in British Columbia’s southern Interior are…
Growing flocks of Canada geese in Vernon, B.C., prompt city council to approve a cull
VERNON, B.C. – Non-native, resident Canada geese in British Columbia’s north Okanagan have overstayed their…
Cougar euthanized in B.C. after severely mauling a man north of Vancouver
WHISTLER, B.C. – A cougar has attacked and severely mauled a man in British Columbia.…
Ex-lottery VP says Eby ‘disinterested’ in corporation’s anti-money laundering efforts
VANCOUVER – Attorney General David Eby appeared “disinterested” during an anti-money laundering briefing by top…
B.C. to stretch second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to day 42 amid production delay
VICTORIA – British Columbia is extending the interval between the two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech…
British Columbia long-term care home report reveals confusion, mixed messaging
VANCOUVER – A third-party report examining how the British Columbia government responded to COVID-19 in…
First Nation calls for release of Site C report in open letter to premier
MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. – A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government…
Telus International prices public offering in bid to expand digital business
Telus Corp. will hit the road on Monday to try and woo investors for its…
Most warnings lifted as heavy snow eludes much of B.C.’s south coast
VANCOUVER – A weekend of Environment Canada warnings about snow over the south coast of…