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B.C. secures new supply of surgical masks that exceed Health Canada standards
VICTORIA – Millions of respirator masks that British Columbia purchased from a manufacturer in China…
Video of officer seen punching driver to be investigated: Kelowna, B.C., RCMP
KELOWNA, B.C. – A video circulating on social media that appears to show a Mountie…
Man charged with assault, kidnapping, suspected of removing monitoring bracelet
SURREY, B.C. – RCMP say they’re looking for a 19-year-old man charged with kidnapping and…
One in three students back in classrooms in British Columbia: minister
VICTORIA – About one third of students returned to classrooms in British Columbia Monday and…
BC Ferries back in service on some routes after pause due to pandemic
VICTORIA – Services are resuming on some British Columbia ferry routes with more people travelling…
B.C. immigration program well managed, but fraud, corruption are risks: auditor
VICTORIA – An immigration nominee program that brings workers to British Columbia fills labour gaps…
Climate change threatens glass sponge reefs unique to Pacific Northwest: study
VANCOUVER – Warming ocean temperatures and acidification caused by climate change are threatening the survival…
Police probe deaths of man and woman at home on B.C.’s Salt Spring Island
GANGES, B.C. – The Vancouver Island integrated major crime unit is investigating the deaths of…
Metro Vancouver homes sales fall 44 per cent in May, but prices are high as ever
VANCOUVER – Home sales in the Greater Vancouver area continued their steep year-over-year drop last…
Wolf killed near Prince Rupert B.C. after rare attack on a human
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Conservation officers in northwestern British Columbia have captured and killed a…
Large protest gatherings pose COVID-19 risks: B.C. health officials
VICTORIA – Large public gatherings, including anti-racism protests, pose health risks during a pandemic, British…
Parent, superintendent, trustee report smooth return to classrooms in B.C.
VANCOUVER – It was a relatively easy decision for Dean McGee to send his children…
TSB, coroner, probe fatal switching accident in CN Rail yard in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY, B.C. – Canadian National Railway confirms one of its employees has been killed while…
Metro Vancouver transit police ask for help to identify hate crime suspect
VANCOUVER – Transit police in Metro Vancouver are asking for help as they try to…
Suspects in custody after B.C. home invasion targeted dog, RCMP say
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two men are in custody and facing charges after what RCMP…
Linda Seymour named new president and chief executive of HSBC Canada
VANCOUVER – HSBC Canada says Linda Seymour has been appointed as the bank’s president and…
Trans Mountain reaches ‘key milestone’ as pipeline construction begins in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Trans Mountain says it has reached another “key milestone” in the project…
Lundin Gold restarting Fruta del Norte after suspending operations in March
VANCOUVER – Lundin Gold Inc. says it is moving to restart operations at its Fruta…
Community groups filling gaps in translation of COVID-19 information
VANCOUVER – When Mary Rose Manzano-Leal called Filipino employees of a coronavirus-stricken meat-packing plant in…
Evacuation alert, state of emergency declared in B.C.’s central Kootenay
NELSON, B.C. – A regional district in southern B.C. has declared a state of local…
B.C. watchdog called in after man suffers serious injuries, dies during arrest
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s police watchdog has been called in after a man who…
Number of students returning is a wild card as B.C. schools set to reopen Monday
VANCOUVER – When students board the school bus on Monday in Williams Lake, B.C., they’ll…
Minimum wage goes up June 1 in B.C. as businesses face COVID-19 challenges
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled…
B.C. sees second day in a row with no COVID-19 deaths as schools ready to reopen
VICTORIA – British Columbia announced no new deaths from COVID-19 for the second day in…