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Too many visitors forces B.C. to shut park on Canada-U.S. border
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia park that straddles the 49th parallel with Washington state will…
Canada closes cross-border park where families reunited
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia has temporarily closed a park where American and Canadian friends…
Telus to launch 5G wireless service in 5 markets on Friday, 26 more by year end
VANCOUVER – Telus says its fifth-generation wireless network will be activated in five of Canada’s…
Lower childhood asthma rates from less prescribing of antibiotics: B.C. study
VANCOUVER – Childhood asthma rates have fallen because fewer unnecessary antibiotics are being prescribed to…
More COVID-19 restrictions could ease next week in British Columbia: premier
VICTORIA – It will likely be next week before British Columbia further eases restrictions in…
RCMP officer charged with dangerous driving after 2018 Kamloops crash
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – An RCMP officer has been charged with dangerous driving related to a…
Surrey RCMP investigating suspicious death after woman dropped off at hospital
SURREY, B.C. – The RCMP are investigating the death of a woman who was dropped…
Coastal GasLink set to lay first pipe as it ramps up LNG pipeline construction
VANCOUVER – Coastal GasLink says it is ready to launch its summer construction program in…
Mayor wants changes to prison-transfer system after alleged murder by escapees
METCHOSIN, B.C. – The mayor of a Vancouver Island community where two inmates are accused…
Many arrests as Vancouver police enforce injunction against homeless camp
VANCOUVER – Police have made dozens of arrests after they say 46 people refused to…
Last survivor of 1958 disaster won’t let COVID-19 stop him from honouring dead
VANCOUVER – A sunny afternoon instantly turned dark for Lucien Lessard on June 17, 1958,…
B.C.’s health officer says COVID-19 hikes elsewhere serve as cautionary tales
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says the province is working to set up a…
Vancouver police detonate device found in backpack while investigating break-in
Vancouver police say they safely detonated an improvised explosive device in the city’s downtown. Police…
Host parents not liable for fatal crash after party: B.C. Supreme Court judge
VANCOUVER – Two parents have been found not legally responsible for a fatal crash involving…
One person was alive at home where three bodies found in Langley, B.C.: police
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. – Homicide investigators say a male was found alive at a…
B.C. report says condo insurance market ‘unhealthy,’ premiums up 40 per cent
VANCOUVER – The insurance market for an estimated 1.5 million people living in condominiums and…
Vancouver police enforce injunction to close homeless camp on port land
VANCOUVER – Police say they began enforcing a B.C. Supreme Court injunction on Tuesday to…
B.C. to cut retail liquor mark-up to help hospitality sector’s COVID-19 recovery
VICTORIA – British Columbia is planning to expand measures to support restaurants, bars and tourism…
Dr. Henry says ‘maybe’ less restrictions this week, reports 36 COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s COVID-19 restrictions are under further review this week, but the limit…
WorkSafeBC investigates ferry worker’s death in Richmond: union
RICHMOND, B.C. – BC Ferries says the body of one of its workers was recovered…
Lawyers for Meng accuse U.S. of misstating records in extradition case
VANCOUVER – Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer are accusing authorities in the United States…
British Columbia expands gas-price tracking to additional four communities
VICTORIA – Fuel prices will be tracked in four additional communities in B.C. under legislation…
Heavy rainfall in parts of British Columbia affects travel as roads closed
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A number of roads in northern British Columbia have been closed…
Seven arrested over Vancouver road blockade by anti-racism protesters: police
VANCOUVER – Seven people have been arrested as police removed protesters from a major route…