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Daughter remembers Vancouver man who died of COVID-19 with memorial
VANCOUVER – The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him…
B.C. First Nations ask privacy watchdog to force release of more COVID-19 data
VICTORIA – A coalition of First Nations is asking British Columbia’s privacy commissioner to compel…
Decades-old recording of Joni Mitchell finally go from old box to a boxed set
VICTORIA – Two long-forgotten tapes featuring some of the first recordings of Joni Mitchell have…
B.C. to add team-based primary care networks for patients without family doctors
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is adding 22 primary care networks in 13 regions where…
Cleanup is underway after train derailment in British Columbia
HOPE, B.C. – CN Rail says a team of contractors and environmental experts has begun…
Ivanhoe says at least two people killed in accident at Platreef mine in South Africa
Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. is reporting at least two people have been killed in an…
COVID-19 controls tightened as cases rise and possible second wave looms
VICTORIA – The looming prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 this fall has governments…
B.C. reports six deaths, 317 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reported 317 additional cases of COVID-19 and six more people…
Vancouver mayor to introduce housing program aimed at middle-income earners
Vancouver’s mayor is set to introduce a new housing program that he says would allow…
Kingswood Capital to acquire Mountain Equipment Co-op through CCAA proceeding
VANCOUVER – Mountain Equipment Co-op says its board of directors has unanimously approved a deal…
U.S. wildfire smoke blankets B.C., wafts east to Alberta, affecting air quality
Vancouver’s air quality is among the worst in the world, Environment Canada said Monday, as…
B.C. announces first-in-Canada provincial early lung cancer screening program
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program that…
Two more B.C. New Democrat members say they won’t run again in next election
VICTORIA – Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won’t run again amid…
Member of the legislature Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
VICTORIA – The Green party’s new leader in B.C. wants the premier to focus on…
CN Rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported
HOPE, B.C. – CN Rail says at least 60 railcars carrying potash derailed Monday near…
RCMP field calls from dozens of people attempting to claim lost cash
VANCOUVER – More than 50 people called police trying to claim a misplaced envelope of…
Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A cable on a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., has been…
Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C.,…
After COVID-19 quashes Musical Ride, rider pens children’s books set in iconic event
PENTICTON, B.C. – Retired Mountie Katherine Hansen was overjoyed when she was offered a second…
B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has announced regulatory changes aimed at bringing more transparency to…
B.C. approves plastic bylaws in 5 communities, aims for provincial plan
RICHMOND, B.C. – British Columbia has approved bylaws banning single-use plastics in five communities as…
Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose ‘very high risk’ for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing…
B.C. officer shoots theft suspect after being pepper-sprayed, assaulted: Police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say an officer and a suspect in an alleged theft are…
Most of B.C. now warned of smoky skies and lower air quality from U.S. wildfires
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada has expanded air quality statements to almost all of British Columbia…