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Suspect arrested in fatal north Okanagan shooting near Vernon, B.C.: RCMP
VERNON, B.C. – One person has been killed in a shooting near Vernon, B.C. RCMP…
Schools in Salmon Arm, B.C., maintain some safety measures after anti-vax protest
SALMON ARM, B.C. – The main doors of many public schools in Salmon Arm, B.C.,…
B.C. records 1,692 COVID cases and 11 more deaths over three days
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded another 1,692 cases of COVID-19 over the last three…
Special prosecutor appointed after B.C. mayor says he was ‘run over’ outside store
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s prosecution service says a special prosecutor has been appointed to…
Protest undermines B.C. healing ceremony for Indigenous woman, family seeks refocus
VICTORIA – Family of a Vancouver Island Indigenous woman killed during a police wellness check…
B.C. man faces charges related to 2020 fire in Prince George that killed three
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Charges have been laid in connection with a fire that killed…
UBC Investment Management Trust invests $120M in reduced carbon investment fund
VANCOUVER – UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. says it is committing $120 million to a…
B.C. health authority issues alarm over nurse shortage in Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – A British Columbia health authority says it is facing a…
RCMP investigating after woman’s body found near Kelowna highway
KELOWNA, B.C. – Mounties in Kelowna, B.C., say they’re investigating after discovering a woman’s body…
Five arrested after liquid poured on B.C. police chief at memorial for Chantel Moore
VICTORIA – Five people were arrested after the chief of the Victoria Police Department had…
B.C. school district to lock doors during class after COVID-19 protests
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A British Columbia school district says it will begin locking its…
Ongoing protests, arrests at Fairy Creek over logging ‘not working,’ says judge
NANAIMO, B.C. – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge suggested Thursday he will consider new…
Fairy Creek’s old-growth logging protests injunction remains temporarily: judge
NANAIMO, B.C. – A court injunction against old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island will remain…
B.C. willing to help Alberta in COVID-19 battle, but needs hospital space: Horgan
VANCOUVER – Premier John Horgan says the province is willing to help Alberta when it…
B.C. warns of landslide risk during heavy rain over wildfire-scorched areas
LYTTON, B.C. – Heavy rainfall that has increased the risk of landslides caused the B.C.…
Alaska cruise ship bill would have ‘devastating’ economic impact: B.C. port official
VANCOUVER – Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound…
Tk’emlúps Nation extends invitation to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A First Nation that announced more than 200 unmarked graves had been…
No injuries as fire tears through logs stored at West Fraser mill in Chetwynd, B.C.
CHETWYND, B.C. – Fire has charred huge piles of logs stored at a northeastern B.C.…
British Columbia won’t take COVID-19 patients from Alberta: Dix
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the province won’t be taking COVID-19 patients from…
Homes listed for sale in Metro Vancouver have fallen to lows not seen since 2016
VANCOUVER – The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales have plateaued after…
CN fined $2.5 million for spraying pesticides near the Skeena River in B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Canadian National Railway Co. has been fined $2.5 million for spraying…
Vancouver police say fatal daylight shooting in downtown hotel parkade was targeted
VANCOUVER – A man has been shot and killed in what Vancouver police say was…
Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. – Public concerns over climate change should play a large part in deciding…
B.C. reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia officials reported 661 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths…