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BC Wildfire Service reports minimal or no growth at many ‘fires of note’
VICTORIA – The number of wildfires burning in British Columbia has remained steady in the…
B.C.’s police watchdog investigating after man dies in shooting
QUESNEL, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a person died following a…
B.C. extends state of emergency due to wildfires for two weeks
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public safety minister says the province is extending its state of…
Criminal negligence charge stayed in 2009 worker death at Toba Inlet project in B.C.
VICTORIA – A stay of proceedings has been entered in the case of two supervisors…
B.C.’s top doctor says get vaccinated to protect children as school starts
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor is encouraging everyone connected with children under 12 to…
2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says
VICTORIA – British Columbia needs a significant shift in how it treats people who use…
Planned ignition targets last challenging section of White Rock Lake wildfire
VERNON, B.C. – A planned ignition covering around 30 square kilometres is underwayat the northeast…
B.C. to phase out private housekeeping, food service contracts in acute care
VANCOUVER – Workers employed by private contractors who provide housekeeping and food services at acute…
Wildfire grows near Penticton; more military crews join B.C. blaze battle
PENTICTON – Officials are warning that a wildfire burning southwest of Penticton, B.C., may affect…
Ongoing protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – In the year since the first camp was set up to…
Girl, 3, dies after rock falls on her at Vancouver Island ski resort
COMOX, B.C. – A three-year-old girl has died after a rock fell on her at…
‘Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist’: Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA – A report that found systemic racism in a British Columbia school board and…
Mix of toxic pollutants left behind in ash after wildfires scorch communities: expert
VANCOUVER – Wildfires that race through communities, incinerating ingredients that make up modern-day life, can…
More money and resources to be added to help fight wildfires in B.C., says Horgan
LOGAN LAKE, B.C. – Lessons learned from recent destructive wildfire seasons in British Columbia will…
B.C. reports 867 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily total since April
VICTORIA – The trend for COVID-19 infections in British Columbia continues upward with 867 new…
B.C. provides $12.9 million in grants for fairs, festivals affected by COVID-19
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is spending $12.9 million to make grants available to…
B.C. reports two deaths, 724 new cases of COVID-19
VICTORIA – British Columbia has reported 724 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths,…
Two major wildfires in B.C.’s southern Interior now classified as ‘being held’
VANCOUVER – Two of the largest wildfires in British Columbia are now classified as “being…
Vancouver police search for owners of $12,000 worth of dental gold
Vancouver police say they are searching for the owner of thousands of dollars of dental…
B.C. sees jump in COVID-19 vaccine bookings and registrations
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says the number of people registering for and making…
One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP
VANCOUVER – One person is believed to be dead and another is in hospital after…
Affordability issues dotting campaign platforms from major parties
OTTAWA – Canada’s main political parties say they are putting your pocketbook at the top…
Police watchdog clears Vancouver officers in fatal shooting in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s police watchdog has cleared Vancouver officers in the fatal shooting of…
Evacuation orders and alerts drop in B.C. as number of wildfires holds steady
VANCOUVER – Emergency Management BC says about 3,700 properties were on evacuation order on Wednesday,…