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B.C. finance minister to table historic pandemic-challenged deficit budget
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped…
B.C. Indigenous nation opposes mineral exploration in culturally sensitive area
VANCOUVER – A mineral exploration company with provincial permits to work in Tahltan territory in…
B.C. health minister says delay in Moderna vaccine ‘disappointing’
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s health minister says news that Moderna will be delaying shipments of…
Groups offer more support across Canada for families of drug users
VANCOUVER – A support group for families of people who have fatally overdosed is expanding…
Court of Appeal grants partial stay in ruling on B.C. auto injuries
VICTORIA – The British Columbia Court of Appeal has granted a temporary and partial stay…
COVID-19 outbreak has been ‘taxing’ for Vancouver Canucks: Horvat
VANCOUVER – The physical strain and constant uncertainty of the last three weeks have been…
Record year prompts B.C. to increase budget for parks by $83 million over three years
VICTORIA – British Columbia will pump $83 million over three years into its parks for…
Huawei CFO’s legal team applies for adjournment in final extradition hearings
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Supreme Court says lawyers for Meng Wanzhou are applying to adjourn…
B.C. Supreme Court expands services to offer some sittings in Port Coquitlam
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – Some services of the B.C. Supreme Court will be offered in…
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, Lake Babine Nation get funding from B.C. government
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has reached an agreement to give Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs $7.2…
Vote by Tilray shareholders on Aphria merger deal delayed until April 30
NANAIMO, B.C. – A vote by Tilray Inc. shareholders on the cannabis company’s deal to…
Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises
VANCOUVER – A privately owned American entertainment company is the new owner of the Vancouver…
P.1 variant likely highest in B.C. due to more testing for it: top doctor
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says the province likely has Canada’s largest proportion of…
B.C. puts $2B toward low-interest loans for builders of affordable housing
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is investing $2 billion in a low-interest loan program for…
Residential school building in Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced
VICTORIA – A “horrible building” feared for its past as a residential school in the…
Suspect charged after woman brazenly followed while walking in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Police say a criminal charge has been laid in connection with a case…
B.C. families push for changes as special committee examines provincial Police Act
VANCOUVER – The death of his daughter after she was hit with rubber bullets brought…
Hospice services return to Delta, B.C., as facility reopens after lengthy fight
DELTA, B.C. – Hospice services are once again available locally to residents of Delta, B.C.,…
COVID-19 spike in B.C. could overwhelm B.C. hospitals: modelling group
VANCOUVER – An independent COVID-19 modelling group says hospitalizations from COVID-19 are projected to overwhelm…
7,000 more overdose deaths since B.C. declared public health emergency in 2016
Calls for bold, courageous and compassionate actions were made Wednesday by top health officials and…
Suspect’s arrest leads to assault charge against a Kelowna, B.C., Mountie
VICTORIA – A charge of assault has been approved against an RCMP officer from Kelowna.…
Boaters urged to use caution around hurt humpback off Vancouver
VANCOUVER – A conservation organization is warning boaters to be extra careful around an injured…
Wedding host, business owners fined in Surrey, B.C., for breaking COVID-19 orders
SURREY, B.C. – Nearly $17,000 in fines have been handed out by RCMP in Surrey,…
Backroom organizer Mark Marissen announces bid for mayor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Longtime political organizer Mark Marissen has announced his bid for mayor of Vancouver.…