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Man not criminally responsible for fatal shooting, assault, in Salmon Arm, B.C.
SALMON ARM, B.C. – A man accused in a deadly shooting and aggravated assault last…
Vancouver police say charge laid after attack on Asian senior with dementia
VANCOUVER – A charge has been laid in an alleged attack on a Vancouver senior…
Vancouver votes to halt police street checks, but police board has final say
VANCOUVER – Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks,…
Elderly couple found dead after fire destroys home in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Two people have died in a house fire in B.C.’s Lower Mainland.…
Outbreak in Kelowna, B.C., forces 1,000 people into self-isolation
VICTORIA – A jump in COVID-19 infections in British Columbia has prompted a tightening of…
Proposed B.C. legislation to detain youth who overdose could harm them: doctor
VANCOUVER – Indigenous and civil liberties groups say the British Columbia government failed to consult…
B.C. environmental group asks court to revoke government’s wolf cull permits
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia environmental group has launched a legal petition alleging the provincial…
B.C. government to control crowds at six busy parks with free day pass
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government is introducing a pilot program to control crowds at…
B.C. will match $1 billion from Ottawa to help jump start the pandemic economy
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it is matching $1 billion in federal government…
COVID-19 takes big bite out of A&W results as same-store sales plunge
VANCOUVER – A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund saw same-store sales plunge more than 30 per…
B.C., Alberta service puppies put through transit paces after pandemic delay
VANCOUVER – It appears that even service puppies can’t escape the changes of the pandemic.…
Off-duty Abbotsford, B.C., police officer dies after trying to stop disturbance
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A British Columbia police officer is being remembered for his “spark for…
Separate quakes hit off B.C. and Alaska, but cause no damage, tsunami
VANCOUVER – A moderate earthquake has occurred off northwest Vancouver Island but emergency officials in…
B.C. tourism industry seeks $680M to rebuild after COVID-19 pandemic
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s tourism and hospitality sector believes it should receive more than one-third…
BC Liberals won’t be in pride parade this year: Vancouver Pride Society
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Pride Society says the BC Liberals won’t be part of next…
B.C. announces funding for search and rescue groups amid spike in calls
VICTORIA – Sustainable funding is on the way for search and rescue groups in British…
Hoax call diverted resources during struggle to adapt to COVID-19: care home
VANCOUVER – A long-term care home in North Vancouver that was the site of Canada’s…
B.C. aims to clear surgery backlog in 15 months if COVID-19 surge doesn’t happen
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the province has hired more staff and increased…
Trend upward with 30 new COVID-19 cases a ‘concern,’ health officials say
VICTORIA – The COVID-19 infection rate is moving up in British Columbia, with 30 more…
B.C. provincial court to get six more judges to help with pandemic backlog
VICTORIA – Six more judges have been appointed to British Columbia’s provincial court in an…
B.C. premier asks Trudeau to reduce stigma of illicit drug use as deaths climb
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an “enormous…
B.C.’s top doctor says ‘pay attention now’ to higher COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says a higher number of COVID-19 cases over…
No more cotton candy vaping products for youth, B.C. to restrict sales
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has followed through on a promise to try to…
Electronic music festival Shambhala postpones amid sexual misconduct allegations
A prominent electronic music festival in British Columbia is postponing this year’s virtual event after…