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Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site…
Racism key barrier to getting Indigenous people help in B.C. overdose crisis: agency
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says Indigenous people accounted for nearly 15…
B.C. aims for end of summer for second vaccine shot for all, says Dr. Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says she’s set an end-of-summer target for everyone in…
Trans Mountain pipeline begins construction of tunnel in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. – Construction has begun on the 2.6-kilometre tunnel in Burnaby, B.C., for the…
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER – A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at…
Victim of fatal stabbing in Vancouver identified by homicide investigators
VANCOUVER – Police have named the victim of Vancouver’s seventh homicide of 2021. They say…
UBC launches 13-week COVID-19 test clinic and trial for students and others on campus
VANCOUVER – The University of British Columbia has launched a 13-week COVID-19 rapid testing clinic…
Counsellors help grieving Kelowna, B.C., students deal with loss of three classmates
KELOWNA, B.C. – Members of a critical incident response team are working at a Kelowna,…
Over 100 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging: RCMP
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Police say 58 people were arrested Tuesday as they enforced a…
Officials ask public to keep social groups small as B.C. reports 250 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister and provincial health officer are encouraging residents to limit…
Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study
VICTORIA – Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from…
Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is ‘appalled’ at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER – The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is “appalled and horrified”…
B.C. deploys crews to Manitoba to assist with several aggressive wildfires
VICTORIA – A crew of firefighters is heading to Manitoba to help with wildfires in…
B.C. ombudsperson urges caution if governments adopt COVID-19 vaccine passports
VICTORIA – As British Columbia lays out plans to shed COVID-19 restrictions, the person who…
B.C. outlines plan to end COVID-19 restrictions; eyes September return to normal
VICTORIA – A four-step plan in British Columbia to ease out of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Woman hurt in attack by three wolf dogs on Vancouver Island property
NANAIMO, B.C. – A 69-year-old woman has been seriously hurt in an attack by three…
B.C. fishing captain investigated by RCMP following vessel crash along coast
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Mounties say the captain of a fishing vessel that crashed into…
B.C. homicide team identifies man in fatal shooting, seizes suspect vehicle
VANCOUVER – The homicide investigation team has identified a man killed in a shooting in…
A list of the four steps in British Columbia’s restart plan
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has introduced a four-step restart plan in a gradual…
Weekend downpours in southeast B.C., raise flood concerns for Fairmont Hot Springs
FAIRMONT HOT SPRINGS, B.C. – An evacuation alert has been issued for more than 200…
Five more arrested in B.C. old-growth logging protest
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – Mounties say five more people have been arrested on southern Vancouver…
B.C. records 974 new COVID-19 cases, officials ask residents to follow restrictions
VICTORIA – Officials are continuing to urge British Columbia residents to follow COVID-19 health restrictions…
Canadian landscape architecture icon Cornelia Oberlander dies at 99
VANCOUVER – Canadian landscape architecture icon Cornelia Oberlander has died at the age of 99.…
‘So far, so good’: B.C. COVID-19 vaccination numbers steady across ages, expert says
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s younger residents appear to be getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at rates…