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Watchdog finds no grounds for offence in relation to man’s death in Quesnel, B.C.
SURREY — The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has found no reasonable grounds to believe…
Helijet chopper hit by helicopter-induced lightning, setting off plunge: TSB report
RICHMOND — The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter-induced lightning strike set off an uncontrolled…
B.C. investing $241 million over three years to train high paying trades workers
DELTA — The British Columbia government says it’s investing $241 million over three years to…
Two foreign nationals arrested in Surrey, B.C., in extortion shooting
SURREY — Two foreign nationals have been arrested in connection to extortion violence in Surrey,…
Parts of Kamloops, B.C., still without water after repair on broken main unsuccessful
KAMLOOPS — Parts of Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior have been without water for…
Howitzers to fall silent when avalanche control deal in Rogers Pass ends in 2027
ROGERS PASS — The military has decided to end its role in avalanche control along…
B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia’s public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining…
B.C. premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
VANCOUVER — The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong…
Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes off coast of northern B.C.
DAAJING GIIDS — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was recorded off the coast of northern B.C.…
B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER — Members of British Columbia’s nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union…
Man faces six charges more than a year after ‘near tragic’ crash in B.C.: police
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PARKSVILLE — B.C. Highway Patrol says a man is facing six charges after a crash…
Report details equipment problems, flaring violations at LNG Canada
An emissions report LNG Canada filed to the B.C. Energy Regulator details operational issues at…
B.C. policewomen want lawsuit, not labour arbitration, over alleged discrimination
VANCOUVER — A group of female police officers pursuing a class-action lawsuit against municipal police…
Victims of fatal double shooting in Surrey, B.C., were 16 and 18 years old: police
SURREY — Police say two teenagers from Surrey, B.C., are dead in an apparent targeted…
Vancouver’s Oakridge Park mall to open May 28, part of 5-million-square-foot project
VANCOUVER — The Oakridge Park shopping mall in Vancouver, which is part of a massive…
Telus and feds announce AI data cluster in B.C. to boost ‘sovereign’ computing power
VANCOUVER — Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says the Liberal government is aware of risks involved…
Trans Mountain and its federal parent see case for Ottawa owning pipeline for good
There’s a case to indefinitely keep the Trans Mountain pipeline in government hands, possibly alongside…
Economic growth now tops environment as priority in energy policy, poll suggests
OTTAWA — More Canadians now say economic growth should be a bigger priority in Canada’s…
Forests Minister Parmar says B.C. has flagged Middle East as emerging export market
VICTORIA — British Columbia Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the province could be selling more…
B.C. Mounties cancel Amber Alert for twin siblings
PRINCE RUPERT — Mounties in northwestern British Columbia have cancelled a provincewide Amber Alert for…
Canadians on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak land in Canada
VANCOUVER — Four Canadians who disembarked the cruise ship at the centre of a deadly…
Crash in Delta, B.C., leaves motorcycle hanging from traffic light
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DELTA — Police in Delta, B.C., say a motorcyclist is in hospital after a crash…
Mounties search for snowmobiler missing in northwestern B.C.
ATLIN — Mounties are searching for a snowmobiler from Whitehorse who went missing near the…
Two Ottawa men wanted for murder may be hiding in B.C., police say
Police are asking for the public’s help finding two murder suspects from Ottawa who investigators…