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B.C. drops maximum allowable rent increases for 2021 to 1.4 per cent
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has capped rent increases for next year at 1.4 per…
University of Victoria law centre to train generation of Indigenous lawyers
VICTORIA – A new generation of Indigenous legal scholars will be trained at the University…
Loretta Sarah Todd’s ‘Monkey Beach’ to open Vancouver film festival
VANCOUVER – The world premiere of Loretta Sarah Todd’s “Monkey Beach” will open the Vancouver…
Construction to begin on Vancouver’s Broadway subway extension this fall
Vancouver’s Broadway subway line is one step closer to fruition with the announcement of a…
Mounties found kilos of fentanyl, $100,000 cash at home in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – A search warrant carried out by the Mounties in Surrey, B.C., has…
Dog comes to rescue of boy being attacked by a cougar in B.C.’s Interior
LILLOOET, B.C. – A 10-year-old boy has escaped serious harm in a cougar attack in…
RCMP say suspect in fatal B.C. crash arrested after 5-day manhunt
LADYSMITH, B.C. – Police say they have arrested a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash…
B.C. puts delays or put taxes on hold to help on pandemic recovery.
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the British Columbia government to delay implementation of…
COVID-19 outbreak declared at nephrology unit of a B.C. hospital
VANCOUVER – A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the nephrology unit at a hospital…
B.C. government undermines information rights: privacy commissioner
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government routinely undermines the rights of its citizens by delaying…
Trudeau makes rounds in B.C.; says safe drug supply key to fighting overdoses
VANCOUER, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is moving forward “aggressively” on ensuring…
One killed, two others hurt in crash that closed B.C.’s Massey Tunnel for hours
RICHMOND, B.C. – Police say alcohol may have been a factor in a head-on crash…
B.C. schools receive $2-million cash boost to promote mental health
VICTORIA – Schools in British Columbia are getting an extra $2 million for mental health…
Vancouver home prices rose in August amid above-average sales rate
VANCOUVER – Metro Vancouver home sales hit 3,047 in August at a benchmark price of…
Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID warnings
VICTORIA – An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia’s Nass Valley has prompted an alert…
Snowbird jets grounded after crash take off from airport in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A pair of Snowbird jets took off from Kamloops, B.C., Tuesday, more…
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82
VANCOUVER – Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at…
New supportive housing coming for homeless in Vancouver, province and city say
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government and City of Vancouver are partnering to build 450 new…
Patient wants B.C. to protect legal rights of mentally ill like most provinces
VANCOUVER – A week after giving birth to her daughter, Shareen Nimmo was forced to…
B.C. sees 294 cases of COVID-19 over weekend, four additional deaths
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor is urging people to take control of the latest…
Ad criticized by teachers meant to allay anxiety: B.C.’s public health officer
VICTORIA – The provincial health officer says a back-to-school ad being criticized by the B.C.…
Three Greens in leadership race to replace former leader Andrew Weaver Sept. 14
VICTORIA – Andrew Weaver casts a long shadow over British Columbia’s Green party and the…
COVID-19 impact turns B.C.’s 2019-20 budget surplus to $321-million deficit
VICTORIA – British Columbia is expected to battle budget deficits for the next year and…
B.C. announces $3.5-million fund to clean up shores of central coast
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has announced a fund to clean up the shoreline…