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Vote-by-mail packages should be posted by Saturday for B.C. election
VANCOUVER – The more than 700,000 people who have asked for a vote-by-mail package in…
B.C. Liberal candidate out over eugenics comments
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Liberal candidate is no longer representing the party after making…
Man who pleaded guilty to 4 murders in B.C. eligible for parole in 25 years
KELOWNA, B.C. – A man who pleaded guilty to murdering four people will have to…
B.C. confirms first case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a child
VICTORIA – B.C. has recorded its first confirmed case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in a…
Man who spent hours in chilly Victoria harbour is rescued, then arrested
VICTORIA – A three-hour search for a man who was pulled out of Victoria’s Inner…
Horgan, Wilkinson trade insults in feisty radio debate over past, present governments
VANCOUVER – The records of past and present British Columbia governments and their roles in…
Central banks must have digital currency alternative if Facebook’s Libra blocked: BoC
OTTAWA – A senior official at the Bank of Canada says central banks should have…
European lawmakers won’t be back in Strasbourg this month
BRUSSELS – European lawmakers won’t be returning to the French city of Strasbourg for next…
Rink grant, more funds for veterans services on Sask. Party election agenda
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Leader Scott Moe is promising to bring back a grant program…
Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
JOTOLCHEN, Mexico – The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the…
Three hour search ends successfully as man pulled alive from Victoria’s harbour
VICTORIA – A man has been pulled alive from Victoria’s Inner Harbour after spending what…
Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains
JOTOLCHEN, Mexico – The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the…
B.C. man pleads guilty, says he killed four people who picked on his ex-wife
KELOWNA, B.C. – A man who pleaded guilty to four murders last year in Penticton,…
Horgan says he misspoke at debate about white privilege, regrets alienating people
VANCOUVER – NDP Leader John Horgan says he regrets making hurtful comments in answering a…
Aritzia posts quarterly loss as it recovers from pandemic prompted store closures
VANCOUVER – Fashion retailer Aritzia Inc. has reopened all the stores it closed due to…
B.C. Greens pledge support for basic income, education system in election platform
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – B.C.’s Green party leader took aim at previous provincial governments during…
B.C. reports 158 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths
VICTORIA – The number of active cases of COVID-19 has ticked up to just under…
B.C. Supreme Court tosses parents’ challenge of province’s school reopening plans
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by…
BoC deputy: pandemic means central banks must ‘move faster’ on digital currency plans
OTTAWA – Pandemic-related shifts in how people shop, sending more people into cyberspace than a…
‘Probable’ case of COVID-19 came back as negative, Yukon officials say
WHITEHORSE – Yukon’s top doctor says a probable case of COVID-19 flagged over the weekend…
Leaders of B.C.’s three main political parties clash on pandemic response, recovery
VANCOUVER – John Horgan was held to account for his decision to call a snap…
The latest developments form the B.C. leaders televised election debate
VANCOUVER – The latest developments from Tuesday night’s televised leaders debate in the B.C. election…
B.C. man tells Appeal Court he didn’t kill toddler 37 years ago
VANCOUVER – A man who spent nearly 40 years in prison for the murder of…
B.C.’s top doctor asks sports parents to stay away to prevent COVID spread
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says a recent increase in COVID-19 cases is linked…