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COVID-19 pandemic adds risk to wildfire season: B.C. forests minister
NEW HAZELTON, B.C. – The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the danger of British Columbia’s wildfire…
B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive’s extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in…
TransLink’s COVID-19 recovery adds routes, cleaning, urges passengers wear masks
VANCOUVER – The corporation overseeing Metro Vancouver’s transportation network says it is restoring routes, enhancing…
Nearly 600 campers moved into temporary housing amid COVID-19: B.C. government
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government and advocates for homeless people are at odds over…
Premier says B.C. legislature could look like ‘Hollywood Squares’ next month
VICTORIA – Politicians in British Columbia will return to a new look legislature next month…
One investigation launched in first four months of whistleblower protection law
VICTORIA – The Office of the Ombudsperson says it has begun one investigation under British…
Vancouver police correct number of charges laid against two men in break-ins
Vancouver police say they provided incorrect information last week about the number of charges laid…
RCMP investigating burned truck, theft of fuel at Trans Mountain work site
MERRITT, B.C. – The RCMP says it’s investigating a suspicious blaze and alleged vandalism at…
COVID-19 is exposing Canada’s economic vulnerabilities, innovation experts say
VANCOUVER – The COVID-19 crisis is exposing the shortcomings of Canada’s economy, particularly when it…
B.C. businesses want safe reopenings even if it means taking extra time
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s economic restart got off to a slow and steady pace, with…
‘Active incident’ has concluded, investigation ongoing in Richmond, B.C.: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. – The RCMP say they’ve reopened an area in Richmond, B.C., that was…
Six homes ordered evacuated as Kettle River rises near Grand Forks, B.C.
TRAIL, B.C. – Six properties in southern British Columbia have been ordered evacuated after the…
Mother of baby left outside a home in Port Coquitlam, B.C., has been found: RCMP
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Mounties say they believe they’ve identified the mother of an infant that…
Injured pelican found near death in B.C. to be released after lengthy rehab
BURNABY, B.C. – An endangered American white pelican found near death on a lake in…
B.C. pilots to fly over Vancouver in tribute to Snowbirds victim
VANCOUVER – A group of B.C. pilots took to the skies as a tribute to…
B.C. businesses grapple with new health protocols as reopening begins Tuesday
VANCOUVER – As some British Columbia businesses prepare to reopen their doors on Tuesday when…
One dead, one injured after Canadian Forces Snowbirds plane crash in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – One member of the Canadian Armed Forces has died and another is…
Hate crimes investigators in Vancouver seek suspect, witnesses in alleged attack
VANCOUVER – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says one of its employees, an Indigenous…
Police investigate early morning fight and reports of shots fired in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Police say officers responded to a group of men fighting near Walmsley…
Unaffected by isolation, B.C. lighthouse keepers continue work
VANCOUVER – As British Columbia begins to reopen and reduce social distancing guidelines, life hasn’t…
New supportive housing coming to Prince Rupert next year, says B.C.
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing says support is on…
Top doctor urges ‘pause’ over long weekend before businesses reopen Tuesday
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor is urging residents to stay close to home over…
Overdoses ‘sadly normalized’ in British Columbia: addictions minister
VANCOUVER – A rising death toll from overdoses in B.C. during the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Voluntary part-time return to schools in B.C. on June 1, says premier
VICTORIA – Students in British Columbia can go back to school June 1 on a…