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Victoria police officer in hospital after being struck by vehicle, driver arrested
VICTORIA – A Victoria police officer has been seriously injured after being struck by a…
Vancouver Park Board considers ban on feeding any wild animal, bird, in city parks
VANCOUVER – Park board commissioners in Vancouver are preparing to vote on a proposal that…
Ritchier Bros. Auctioneers to buy U.S. company SmartEquip for US$175 million
VANCOUVER – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers says it has signed a deal to buy U.S. company…
Two 18-year-old UBC students die after hit by vehicle while walking early Sunday
VANCOUVER – University RCMP says two young students at the University of British Columbia are…
Man dies in ATV accident near Kelowna, second man seriously injured: RCMP
KELOWNA, B.C. – One man is dead and another is in hospital following an all…
IHIT investigating after body found in burned-out truck near Maple Ridge. B.C.
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – British Columbia’s homicide team is investigating the discovery of a body…
Fishers, experts await details on Ottawa’s latest plan to save Pacific salmon
VANCOUVER – As a teenager, Murray Ned was accustomed to fishing for salmon three days…
Tight B.C. races give Liberals Richmond Centre riding, NDP takes Nanaimo-Ladysmith
VICTORIA – The Liberals and New Democrats have been declared the winners in two hotly…
Kovrig and Spavor on way back to Canada after nearly three years detention in China
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were free and bound for home late Friday after…
80% of B.C. residents fully vaccinated, while most in hospital not fully immunized
VICTORIA – British Columbia has hit the 80 per cent mark with the number of…
B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia’s supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some…
Three Vancouver police officers charged with assault in 2017 arrest
VANCOUVER – Three Vancouver police officers have been charged after an arrest where a male…
Elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C., temporarily closed over COVID-19 outbreak
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – An elementary school in Chilliwack, B.C., has been temporarily closed due to…
B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise
VICTORIA – COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province’s vaccination rate…
Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds
VANCOUVER – A new study has found homes close to where fracking was used to…
Massive B.C. wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage
VANCOUVER – A wildfire that began on Aug. 2 in British Columbia and grew to…
B.C. must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Upgrades to communications systems in British Columbia’s wildfire zones are needed to…
COVID-19 cases rise is B.C., as 10 more die and 157 are in intensive care
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 death toll in British Columbia jumped to 1,910 as another 10…
Murder charge laid in deadly shooting near Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. – A man has been charged with second-degree murder after a fatal shooting…
Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in eastern B.C.: Parks Canada
FIELD, B.C. – A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of…
North Van stabbing suspect charged with 5 counts of attempted murder in March attack
VANCOUVER – Homicide investigators say more charges have been laid against the suspect in a…
Death of endangered orca matriarch off B.C. could threaten whole pod: scientists
VANCOUVER – Scientists are reporting another challenge to the population of critically endangered southern resident…
Concerns prompt B.C. to return to notifying schools, parents about COVID exposures
VICTORIA – British Columbia is reversing course on notifying parents about COVID-19 exposures at schools…
Jagmeet Singh defends NDP’s election showing despite little caucus growth
Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he feels secure in his leadership despite the NDP’s seat count…