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Youngster dead, woman hurt as tree falls on hiking group near Chilliwack, B.C.
YARROW, B.C. – A five-year-old boy has been killed in an accident involving a group…
B.C. teachers’ union calls for smaller classes, masks in back-to-school plan
VANCOUVER – Teachers in British Columbia are calling for reduced class sizes and broader mandatory…
Body of an Alberta man who tried to save family dog is found in B.C. river
KIMBERLEY, B.C. – The body of an Edmonton man who was swept down the Kootenay…
Increase in COVID testing centres and hours as case count increases in B.C.
VICTORIA – Testing for COVID-19 is being stepped up as the number of new cases…
One home burned in B.C. wildfire, hundreds evacuated, thousands more on notice
PENTICTON, B.C. – At least one home has been burned in a wildfire raging near…
Hundreds evacuated in B.C.’s Okanagan, wildfire service battles blazes
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The sky turned orange before filling with heavy white smoke above…
B.C. expands its state of emergency giving it more power to deal with COVID-19
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has extended its provincial state of emergency that gives…
B.C. Indigenous leaders call for closure of all Fraser River sockeye fisheries
VANCOUVER – First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister…
Joe Gosnell, Nisga’a chief who led nation to landmark treaty, dies of cancer
NEW AIYANSH, B.C. – Joe Gosnell, a renowned treaty negotiator, politician and leader of the…
Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou ask court to order release of confidential documents
VANCOUVER – The defence team for the chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei…
B.C. officials announce 236 COVID-19 cases over three days, say penalties coming
VANCOUVER – Health Minister Adrian Dix says the B.C. government will announce stricter penalties this…
Major crime unit investigates man’s death in Enderby, B.C., after assault
ENDERBY, B.C. – The RCMP say a homicide investigation into the death of a 46-year-old…
Grizzly attacks, injures mountain biker on remote B.C. trail
LILLOOET, B.C. – A grizzly bear attacked a man who was mountain biking Sunday in…
Masks will be mandatory at times in B.C.’s middle and high schools
VICTORIA – Staff and students at middle and secondary schools in British Columbia will be…
Calgary woman standing for a photo slipped into a B.C. river and dies
KELOWNA, B.C. – A Calgary woman has died after slipping into a river and being…
Police called when B.C. little league finds $230,000 missing from bank account
COQUITLAM, B.C. – A little league baseball club in Metro Vancouver says it has contacted…
Heat warnings posted for parts of B.C. as temperature records have tumbled
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is forcasting another day of sizzling heat through much of British…
Staff at two Metro Vancouver care homes test positive for COVID-19
VANCOUVER – Staff at two more long-term care homes in Metro Vancouver have tested positive…
Air quality advisory issued for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER – An air quality advisory is in effect for the eastern parts of Metro…
Abbotsford police seek witnesses to sexual assault early Saturday morning
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police are seeking witnesses or people who may have dashcam footage of…
Bhangra dancer looks to bring message of hope to B.C. during COVID-19
VICTORIA – Gurdeep Pandher has danced bhangra with firefighters, in front of a lighthouse and…
U.S. left out key statements by Huawei executive in extradition request: lawyer
VANCOUVER – A former adviser to the U.S. State Department says the American government omitted…
Officials issue distancing reminder as B.C. announces 84 new COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister and provincial health officer are urging people to follow…
Actor Ryan Reynolds releases warning of COVID-19 dangers after Premier’s plea
VANCOUVER – Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds has responded to a plea from British Columbia Premier…