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B.C.’s top doctor says surge in COVID-19 cases could bring more restrictions
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says social gatherings like weddings are fuelling a…
Suspect charged in stabbing death of B.C. woman and aggravated assault of child, man
SURREY, B.C. – Multiple charges have been laid against a suspect after the stabbing death…
B.C. NDP takes snap election risk during pandemic in quest for majority government
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s New Democrats took a risk calling a snap election during a…
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
VANCOUVER – The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in…
B.C. Liberal Leader maintains confidence as campaign tests party identity
VANCOUVER – B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he’s feeling confident and optimistic as British…
B.C. reports 203 cases of COVID-19, sets new daily record
VICTORIA – British Columbia health officials are reporting the highest-ever daily number of new COVID-19…
Stabbing in Surrey, B.C., leaves woman dead, man and child injured
SURREY, B.C. – A woman is dead and a man and two-year-old child were injured…
British Columbia man dies during ski trip near glacier west of Calgary
CALGARY – A man has died while skiing on a backcountry trail near the Robertson…
B.C. records 127 overdose deaths in September, down from sharp increase in June
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service says 127 people fatally overdosed on illicit drugs in…
B.C. election is in the final stretch before voters head to the polls on Saturday
B.C.’s political leaders are campaigning in Metro Vancouver in the final few days of the…
Rural residents near Saanich, B.C., warned to protect pets after bear attacks llama
SAANICH, B.C. – A black bear is believed to have killed a llama on Vancouver…
B.C. officials find no threat of tsunami in B.C. after earthquake shakes Alaska
VICTORIA – An earthquake in Alaska caused officials to assess the possibility of a tsunami…
Top doctor says B.C. can control the trajectory of its second wave of COVID-19
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reported 499 cases of COVID-19 as more than 150 cases…
B.C. NDP leader ‘disappointed’ in high-profile candidate as chiefs call for removal
VICTORIA – NDP Leader John Horgan says he’s disappointed that a former member of Parliament…
Police in Vancouver investigate the city’s 15th homicide of the year
VANCOUVER – Police say they’re investigating the 15th homicide of the year in Vancouver after…
Surrey RCMP respond to drug overdose involving five people
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say naloxone was used to help five people who overdosed…
Fraser Health reports new COVID-19 outbreaks at care home and meat packing facility
SURREY, B.C. – Fraser Health has declared new outbreaks of COVID-19 at a meat processing…
B.C.’s snap election means 700k ballots will be counted manually, delaying results
VANCOUVER – British Columbia residents won’t learn the results of next Saturday’s snap election for…
Emergency personnel respond to multi person drug overdose inside Surrey residence
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP say officers found five people unresponsive in a Surrey, B.C.,…
Anti-mask group disrupts BC Ferries sailing from Nanaimo to West Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police in West Vancouver were called to meet a BC Ferries vessel as…
Horgan highlights views of other Liberal candidates after Throness resignation
PITT MEADOWS, B.C. – The resignation of a B.C. Liberal candidate in the provincial election…
COVID cluster prompts closure of Tim Hortons in Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, B.C. – An outbreak of COVID-19 at the main Tim Hortons restaurant in Merritt,…
B.C. Green party says October fundraising shatters its previous records
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Green party says October has been the best fundraising month…
Ousted B.C. Liberal says he’ll run as an Independent in provincial election
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – A candidate who stepped aside as a B.C. Liberal over comments he…