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Police investigate death of man in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER – Police are investigating the death of a 37-year-old man in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.…
COVID-19 outbreak at Prince Rupert care home where 16 died earlier this year
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Just weeks after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak ended at a northwestern…
Record-setting number of one-day COVID-19 cases as B.C. officials warn against travel
VICTORIA – Health officials are urging British Columbia residents not to travel outside their community…
Calls to search and rescue groups surge in B.C. as COVID-19 pushes people outdoors
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public safety minister is urging backcountry enthusiasts to take safety precautions…
North Vancouver residents to hold drive-thru vigil after stabbings at library
VANCOUVER – Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a…
Metro Vancouver home sales hit all-time record in March: real estate board
VANCOUVER – Home sales and new listings set all-time records across Metro Vancouver last month,…
B.C. applying for stay in court ruling on auto injury claims: Eby
VICTORIA – British Columbia is applying for a partial stay in a recent B.C. Supreme…
Indigenous leader says Vancouver Island hospital project turns fear to healing
NORTH COWICHAN, B.C. – A new hospital will become a place of healing for members…
Henry urges close contacts of COVID-19 cases in B.C. to ‘stay away from others’
VICTORIA – British Columbia is likely in for a “rough ride” in the coming days…
B.C. churches to appeal court decision that upheld COVID-19 restrictions
VANCOUVER – An appeal has been filed in a British Columbia Supreme Court decision that…
Staff shortage amid B.C.’s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report
VANCOUVER – An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British…
Meng Wanzhou extradition case has ‘overwhelming’ U.S. connection: attorney general
VANCOUVER – The extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an “overwhelming” connection to…
Quebec man accused of fatal B.C. stabbing appears in court
VANCOUVER – The man accused in a stabbing attack that left one woman dead and…
B.C. adds three more Vancouver hotels to housing stock for homeless
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government has purchased three more hotels to help house the homeless…
B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities
VICTORIA – Expanded supports for local overdose response and awareness for people living in rural,…
Human Rights Code can’t protect anti-maskers making unproven claims: tribunal
VANCOUVER – A decision by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal says anyone denied service…
‘Dollar clearing’ doesn’t give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer
VANCOUVER – A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei affiliate and an…
Pharmacies receive short notice about start of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout
VANCOUVER – Pharmacies were given short notice about Wednesday’s rollout of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in the…
Man charged after Vancouver Masonic hall fire, two fires remain under investigation
VANCOUVER – A 42-year-old man has been charged in relation to one of three fires…
Upgraded centre offering medical assistance in dying to reopen in B.C.
DELTA, B.C. – A hospice in Delta, B.C., is now in the possession of a…
Woman, dog killed in fire at residence in Maple Ridge, B.C.: RCMP
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. – The RCMP say one woman has died in a residential fire…
Vancouver hopeful second candidate now seeking B.C. Liberal leadership
VANCOUVER – A daycare operator and entrepreneur is the second person to join the race…
B.C. residents who don’t pay securities fines could lose driving privileges
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Securities Commission says anyone who hasn’t paid fines related to investment…
B.C.’s top doctor and climate activist Greta Thunberg receiving honorary UBC degrees
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s provincial health officer and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg are receiving…